The unnamed tropical storm of 1878
Jul 1, 1878 to Jul 3, 1878Peak 46 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1878 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Sarasota County, FL, as a tropical storm on July 2, 1878.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1878
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 46 mph, 40 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 3
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 5
- FL
- 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.
| Collier County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | FL | 16.9 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 20.9 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 69.4 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 83.1 | Tropical storm |
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.