The unnamed tropical storm of 1877

Oct 24, 1877 to Oct 28, 1877Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1877 passed within 50 miles of 28 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Glynn County, GA, as a tropical storm on October 27, 1877.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1877

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
28
FL, LA
Counties within 100 miles
64
FL, GA, LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Glynn County, GA, 91.0 mi, Oct 27, 1877
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
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
St. Johns CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Putnam CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Dixie CountyFL1.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Marion CountyFL4.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Flagler CountyFL5.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Clay CountyFL10.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Gilchrist CountyFL11.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Bradford CountyFL12.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Volusia CountyFL19.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Citrus CountyFL25.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Lake CountyFL27.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Taylor CountyFL27.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Duval CountyFL29.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Columbia CountyFL29.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Union CountyFL29.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Lafayette CountyFL30.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Plaquemines ParishLA32.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Suwannee CountyFL34.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Sumter CountyFL37.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Baker CountyFL38.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Franklin CountyFL41.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Lafourche ParishLA47.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Nassau CountyFL47.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Terrebonne ParishLA47.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Hernando CountyFL49.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Gulf CountyFL49.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Jefferson ParishLA53.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Charlton CountyGA53.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Seminole CountyFL55.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Orange CountyFL58.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Wakulla CountyFL60.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Hamilton CountyFL61.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Jefferson CountyFL62.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Liberty CountyFL64.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Madison CountyFL65.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Pasco CountyFL67.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Brevard CountyFL67.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Bay CountyFL67.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Ware CountyGA69.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Camden CountyGA70.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Clinch CountyGA74.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Leon CountyFL76.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Echols CountyGA76.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Pinellas CountyFL80.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
St. Bernard ParishLA81.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
St. Mary ParishLA82.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Polk CountyFL83.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Calhoun CountyFL83.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Hillsborough CountyFL84.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Lowndes CountyGA87.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Osceola CountyFL87.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
St. Charles ParishLA89.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Iberia ParishLA90.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Glynn CountyGA91.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Assumption ParishLA91.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Gadsden CountyFL91.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Brooks CountyGA91.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Walton CountyFL95.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
St. Martin ParishLA96.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1877
Brantley CountyGA98.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1877
Thomas CountyGA99.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1877
Orleans ParishLA99.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1877

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.