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The unnamed hurricane of 1876

Oct 12, 1876 to Oct 23, 1876Peak 115 mph958 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1876 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in FL. It was strongest near Collier County, FL, as a Category 2 on October 20, 1876.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1876

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
958 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
FL
Counties within 100 miles
27
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Collier County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 20, 1876
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Collier CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Monroe CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Hendry CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 20, 1876
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Indian River CountyFL2.1Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Glades CountyFL3.1Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Okeechobee CountyFL7.9Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Palm Beach CountyFL7.9Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Brevard CountyFL11.5Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Broward CountyFL14.8Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Highlands CountyFL17.8Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Osceola CountyFL24.9Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Miami-Dade CountyFL26.1Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Lee CountyFL27.3Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Charlotte CountyFL37.8Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Polk CountyFL40.1Category 1Oct 20, 1876
DeSoto CountyFL45.3Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Orange CountyFL49.5Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Hardee CountyFL54.4Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Volusia CountyFL58.4Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Seminole CountyFL65.3Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Sarasota CountyFL73.1Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Manatee CountyFL77.9Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Hillsborough CountyFL90.8Category 2Oct 20, 1876
Lake CountyFL90.8Category 1Oct 20, 1876
Flagler CountyFL96.9Category 1Oct 20, 1876

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.