Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

The unnamed hurricane of 1878

Oct 9, 1878 to Oct 15, 1878Peak 81 mph982 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1878 passed within 50 miles of 59 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 1 on October 12, 1878.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1878

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
982 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
59
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
134
AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dare County, NC, 55.7 mi, Oct 12, 1878
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
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Leon CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Brantley CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Liberty CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
McIntosh CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Gulf CountyFL1.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Bay CountyFL1.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Glynn CountyGA2.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Camden CountyGA2.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Wakulla CountyFL5.1Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Brooks CountyGA5.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Thomas CountyGA5.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Echols CountyGA5.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Madison CountyFL7.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Charlton CountyGA7.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Hamilton CountyFL8.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Gadsden CountyFL8.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Wayne CountyGA9.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Lanier CountyGA10.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Franklin CountyFL11.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Pierce CountyGA12.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Calhoun CountyFL14.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Liberty CountyGA16.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Grady CountyGA17.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Berrien CountyGA19.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Cook CountyGA19.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Taylor CountyFL20.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Atkinson CountyGA21.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Columbia CountyFL21.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Long CountyGA22.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Decatur CountyGA22.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Nassau CountyFL24.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Suwannee CountyFL24.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Chatham CountyGA25.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Colquitt CountyGA25.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Bryan CountyGA26.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Bacon CountyGA26.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Appling CountyGA27.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Coffee CountyGA29.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Baker CountyFL29.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Jackson CountyFL32.9Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Lafayette CountyFL34.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Mitchell CountyGA35.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Washington CountyFL37.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Jasper CountySC37.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Beaufort CountySC38.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Seminole CountyGA39.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Tift CountyGA40.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Tattnall CountyGA41.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Walton CountyFL43.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Duval CountyFL43.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Irwin CountyGA43.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Jeff Davis CountyGA45.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Worth CountyGA45.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Colleton CountySC47.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Charleston CountySC47.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Baker CountyGA50.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Miller CountyGA50.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Effingham CountyGA51.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Ben Hill CountyGA54.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Toombs CountyGA55.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Evans CountyGA55.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Dare CountyNC55.7Category 1Oct 12, 1878
Union CountyFL56.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Berkeley CountySC56.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Carteret CountyNC58.6Category 1Oct 11, 1878
Georgetown CountySC58.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Turner CountyGA59.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Houston CountyAL59.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Dougherty CountyGA59.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Holmes CountyFL59.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Early CountyGA60.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Telfair CountyGA60.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Okaloosa CountyFL60.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Dixie CountyFL60.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Clay CountyFL61.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Brunswick CountyNC62.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Bulloch CountyGA62.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Montgomery CountyGA63.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Bradford CountyFL63.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Wheeler CountyGA63.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Gilchrist CountyFL63.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Dorchester CountySC64.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Hyde CountyNC64.6Category 1Oct 12, 1878
New Hanover CountyNC66.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Alachua CountyFL68.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Calhoun CountyGA68.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
St. Johns CountyFL68.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Wilcox CountyGA69.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Geneva CountyAL70.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Hampton CountySC71.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Lee CountyGA72.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Dodge CountyGA73.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Candler CountyGA74.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Santa Rosa CountyFL75.1Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Crisp CountyGA75.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Terrell CountyGA76.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Escambia CountyFL77.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Horry CountySC78.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Craven CountyNC78.7Category 1Oct 11, 1878
Henry CountyAL79.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Williamsburg CountySC79.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Screven CountyGA80.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Emanuel CountyGA80.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Onslow CountyNC80.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Pender CountyNC81.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Levy CountyFL82.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Randolph CountyGA83.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Clay CountyGA83.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Dale CountyAL85.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Laurens CountyGA85.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Pamlico CountyNC86.7Category 1Oct 11, 1878
Treutlen CountyGA87.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Sumter CountyGA88.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Plaquemines ParishLA88.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Jones CountyNC88.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Putnam CountyFL88.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Covington CountyAL89.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Pulaski CountyGA89.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Columbus CountyNC89.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Dooly CountyGA90.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Marion CountySC91.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Baldwin CountyAL91.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Coffee CountyAL91.7Tropical stormOct 10, 1878
Allendale CountySC93.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Orangeburg CountySC94.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Jenkins CountyGA95.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Beaufort CountyNC96.7Category 1Oct 11, 1878
Tyrrell CountyNC97.5Category 1Oct 12, 1878
Bamberg CountySC99.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878
Webster CountyGA99.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1878

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.