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The unnamed tropical storm of 1879

Oct 9, 1879 to Oct 16, 1879Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1879 passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Okaloosa County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 16, 1879.

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Unnamed storm · 1879

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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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
25
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
48
AL, FL, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Okaloosa County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 16, 1879
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
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Marengo CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Wilcox CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Clarke CountyAL6.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Dallas CountyAL9.1Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Perry CountyAL11.0Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Walton CountyFL12.1Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Escambia CountyFL12.3Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Covington CountyAL13.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Butler CountyAL20.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Baldwin CountyAL30.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Bay CountyFL31.3Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Lowndes CountyAL31.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Washington CountyFL34.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Crenshaw CountyAL38.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Washington CountyAL39.2Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Holmes CountyFL39.8Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Geneva CountyAL40.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Autauga CountyAL44.3Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Coffee CountyAL45.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Gulf CountyFL46.2Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Mobile CountyAL50.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Franklin CountyFL53.6Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Wayne CountyMS56.9Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Pike CountyAL58.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Montgomery CountyAL59.1Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Calhoun CountyFL62.9Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Jackson CountyFL66.6Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Dale CountyAL67.1Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Greene CountyMS68.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Elmore CountyAL68.9Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Liberty CountyFL70.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Houston CountyAL71.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Monroe CountyFL80.1Tropical stormOct 14, 1879
George CountyMS80.3Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Bullock CountyAL80.4Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Barbour CountyAL81.6Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Jackson CountyMS86.9Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Macon CountyAL88.6Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Perry CountyMS89.9Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Henry CountyAL90.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Wakulla CountyFL97.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Tallapoosa CountyAL98.5Tropical stormOct 16, 1879
Gadsden CountyFL98.7Tropical stormOct 16, 1879

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.