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The unnamed hurricane of 1880

Aug 24, 1880 to Sep 1, 1880Peak 104 mph972 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1880 passed within 50 miles of 68 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Brevard County, FL, as a Category 2 on August 29, 1880.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1880

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—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
972 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
68
AL, FL, MS
Counties within 100 miles
123
AL, FL, GA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Brevard County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 29, 1880
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Choctaw CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Brevard CountyFL0.0Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Sumter CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Franklin CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Orange CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Clarke CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Gulf CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Citrus CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Osceola CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Lauderdale CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Kemper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Bay CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Escambia CountyFL0.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Baldwin CountyAL2.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Pasco CountyFL2.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Washington CountyAL2.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Clarke CountyMS2.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Walton CountyFL4.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Sumter CountyAL4.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Polk CountyFL5.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Marengo CountyAL7.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Conecuh CountyAL9.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Liberty CountyFL11.1Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Levy CountyFL12.3Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Newton CountyMS12.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Washington CountyFL12.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Calhoun CountyFL15.4Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Wayne CountyMS15.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Seminole CountyFL18.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1880
Mobile CountyAL18.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Indian River CountyFL20.8Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Dixie CountyFL21.6Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Hillsborough CountyFL21.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Volusia CountyFL22.7Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Marion CountyFL22.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Wilcox CountyAL24.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Jasper CountyMS24.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Wakulla CountyFL25.3Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Covington CountyAL27.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Holmes CountyFL29.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Greene CountyMS30.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Greene CountyAL31.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Pinellas CountyFL34.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Taylor CountyFL35.9Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Jackson CountyFL37.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Leon CountyFL38.6Category 1Aug 31, 1880
St. Lucie CountyFL39.6Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Okeechobee CountyFL40.0Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Hale CountyAL41.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Jones CountyMS41.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Geneva CountyAL41.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Jefferson CountyFL43.9Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Smith CountyMS44.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Gadsden CountyFL44.9Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Highlands CountyFL44.9Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Gilchrist CountyFL45.5Category 1Aug 30, 1880
George CountyMS46.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Butler CountyAL46.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Perry CountyAL47.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Lafayette CountyFL47.8Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Dallas CountyAL48.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Alachua CountyFL49.6Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Hardee CountyFL50.3Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Perry CountyMS50.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Coffee CountyAL53.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Manatee CountyFL56.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Tuscaloosa CountyAL58.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Martin CountyFL58.1Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Jackson CountyMS58.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Flagler CountyFL60.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Seminole CountyGA60.6Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Decatur CountyGA60.6Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Crenshaw CountyAL61.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Putnam CountyFL61.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Houston CountyAL62.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Madison CountyFL63.7Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Covington CountyMS64.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Suwannee CountyFL64.9Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Forrest CountyMS65.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Dale CountyAL65.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Lowndes CountyAL66.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Simpson CountyMS67.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Columbia CountyFL68.2Category 1Aug 30, 1880
DeSoto CountyFL71.0Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Glades CountyFL71.6Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Grady CountyGA71.7Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Stone CountyMS72.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Bibb CountyAL73.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Palm Beach CountyFL76.9Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Sarasota CountyFL77.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Clay CountyFL77.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Bradford CountyFL77.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Union CountyFL78.8Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Lamar CountyMS78.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Pike CountyAL78.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Early CountyGA79.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Thomas CountyGA79.5Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Harrison CountyMS81.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Miller CountyGA81.7Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Autauga CountyAL82.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Jefferson Davis CountyMS82.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
St. Johns CountyFL83.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1880
Henry CountyAL84.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Chilton CountyAL85.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Hamilton CountyFL86.9Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Brooks CountyGA87.4Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Hendry CountyFL87.5Category 2Aug 29, 1880
Montgomery CountyAL90.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Marion CountyMS90.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Pearl River CountyMS91.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Baker CountyGA91.6Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Charlotte CountyFL91.6Category 1Aug 29, 1880
Barbour CountyAL92.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1880
Baker CountyFL92.8Category 1Aug 30, 1880
Mitchell CountyGA93.0Category 1Aug 31, 1880
Lawrence CountyMS94.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1880
Lowndes CountyGA96.3Category 1Aug 31, 1880

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.