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The unnamed hurricane of 1879

Oct 24, 1879 to Oct 29, 1879Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1879 passed within 50 miles of 24 counties in FL. It was strongest near Nantucket County, MA, as a Category 1 on October 29, 1879.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1879

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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
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
24
FL
Counties within 100 miles
51
FL, GA, MA, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Nantucket County, MA, 96.2 mi, Oct 29, 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
Marion CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Putnam CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Citrus CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Levy CountyFL2.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
St. Johns CountyFL4.8Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Flagler CountyFL4.8Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Alachua CountyFL6.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Sumter CountyFL16.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Clay CountyFL16.6Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Volusia CountyFL17.4Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Hernando CountyFL21.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Lake CountyFL21.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Bradford CountyFL22.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Duval CountyFL23.9Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Gilchrist CountyFL31.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Dixie CountyFL32.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Pasco CountyFL36.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Pinellas CountyFL43.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Union CountyFL43.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Baker CountyFL46.2Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Nassau CountyFL46.2Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Orange CountyFL46.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Columbia CountyFL47.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Hillsborough CountyFL49.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Seminole CountyFL51.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Lafayette CountyFL55.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Dare CountyNC56.7Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Suwannee CountyFL57.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Camden CountyGA58.5Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Charlton CountyGA59.2Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Taylor CountyFL61.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Polk CountyFL61.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Hyde CountyNC67.4Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Brevard CountyFL67.7Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Osceola CountyFL71.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Glynn CountyGA72.9Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Ware CountyGA76.3Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Carteret CountyNC76.3Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Hamilton CountyFL77.7Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Clinch CountyGA83.7Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
McIntosh CountyGA83.7Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Manatee CountyFL83.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Echols CountyGA90.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Madison CountyFL91.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Brantley CountyGA92.7Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Liberty CountyGA94.4Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Sarasota CountyFL95.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1879
Nantucket CountyMA96.2Category 1Oct 29, 1879
Craven CountyNC98.0Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Tyrrell CountyNC98.1Tropical stormOct 28, 1879
Brunswick CountyNC99.1Tropical stormOct 28, 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.