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The unnamed hurricane of 1880

Sep 6, 1880 to Sep 11, 1880Peak 81 mph987 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1880 passed within 50 miles of 77 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 9, 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—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
987 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
77
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
167
DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dare County, NC, 0.0 mi, Sep 9, 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
Dare CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Columbia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Pamlico CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Camden CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Hyde CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Onslow CountyNC0.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Taylor CountyFL1.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Hamilton CountyFL2.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Glynn CountyGA3.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Craven CountyNC4.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Baker CountyFL4.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Tyrrell CountyNC4.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Charlton CountyGA4.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Beaufort CountyNC6.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Jones CountyNC6.9Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Brunswick CountyNC7.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Nassau CountyFL8.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
McIntosh CountyGA8.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Dixie CountyFL9.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Pender CountyNC10.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
New Hanover CountyNC10.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Clinch CountyGA13.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Madison CountyFL13.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Brantley CountyGA14.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Currituck CountyNC14.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Echols CountyGA16.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Washington CountyNC17.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Gilchrist CountyFL19.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Union CountyFL19.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Liberty CountyGA20.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Camden CountyNC22.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Duval CountyFL22.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Pasquotank CountyNC25.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Chatham CountyGA26.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Wayne CountyGA26.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Bryan CountyGA27.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Georgetown CountySC27.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Charleston CountySC28.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Duplin CountyNC29.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Perquimans CountyNC29.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Alachua CountyFL30.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Pierce CountyGA30.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Jefferson CountyFL30.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Clay CountyFL32.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Long CountyGA32.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Bradford CountyFL33.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Beaufort CountySC33.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Lowndes CountyGA34.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Levy CountyFL35.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Wakulla CountyFL35.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Martin CountyNC35.1Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Pitt CountyNC35.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Chowan CountyNC35.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Horry CountySC35.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Columbus CountyNC36.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Jasper CountySC37.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Colleton CountySC37.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Virginia Beach cityVA38.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Lenoir CountyNC38.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Berkeley CountySC38.4Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Brooks CountyGA39.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Lanier CountyGA39.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Franklin CountyFL39.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Bertie CountyNC39.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Bladen CountyNC41.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Leon CountyFL43.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Appling CountyGA45.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Dorchester CountySC46.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
St. Johns CountyFL47.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Atkinson CountyGA47.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Greene CountyNC48.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Sampson CountyNC48.4Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Chesapeake cityVA48.8Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Bacon CountyGA50.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Gates CountyNC52.1Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Wayne CountyNC53.1Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Liberty CountyFL53.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Marion CountySC53.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Thomas CountyGA54.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Williamsburg CountySC54.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Effingham CountyGA55.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Berrien CountyGA56.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Hertford CountyNC56.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Coffee CountyGA56.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Putnam CountyFL57.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Tattnall CountyGA58.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Marion CountyFL59.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Cook CountyGA59.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Edgecombe CountyNC59.8Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Nantucket CountyMA60.6Category 1Sep 10, 1880
Suffolk cityVA62.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Florence CountySC63.4Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Norfolk cityVA64.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Bulloch CountyGA65.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Grady CountyGA66.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Evans CountyGA66.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Portsmouth cityVA66.8Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Gadsden CountyFL66.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Hampton CountySC67.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Gulf CountyFL67.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Northampton CountyVA67.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Wilson CountyNC67.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Halifax CountyNC69.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Jeff Davis CountyGA70.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Colquitt CountyGA70.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Cumberland CountyNC72.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Citrus CountyFL74.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Johnston CountyNC74.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Northampton CountyNC74.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Robeson CountyNC74.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Toombs CountyGA75.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Orangeburg CountySC75.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Accomack CountyVA75.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Hampton cityVA76.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Barnstable CountyMA76.7Category 1Sep 10, 1880
Decatur CountyGA77.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Dillon CountySC78.0Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Clarendon CountySC78.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Southampton CountyVA79.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Newport News cityVA79.4Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Irwin CountyGA79.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Flagler CountyFL80.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Dukes CountyMA80.7Category 1Sep 10, 1880
Isle of Wight CountyVA80.8Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Tift CountyGA81.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Nash CountyNC82.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Poquoson cityVA82.9Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Franklin cityVA83.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Screven CountyGA83.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Montgomery CountyGA84.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Candler CountyGA85.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
York CountyVA85.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Ben Hill CountyGA86.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Mitchell CountyGA86.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Wheeler CountyGA87.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Worcester CountyMD87.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Telfair CountyGA88.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Calhoun CountyFL88.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Worth CountyGA89.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Bamberg CountySC89.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Bay CountyFL90.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Hernando CountyFL91.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Mathews CountyVA91.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Sumter CountyFL91.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Harnett CountyNC91.9Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Allendale CountySC92.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1880
Volusia CountyFL92.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Greensville CountyVA92.9Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Gloucester CountyVA93.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Surry CountyVA95.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Sumter CountySC95.7Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Jackson CountyFL96.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Lake CountyFL96.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Emanuel CountyGA96.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
James City CountyVA96.9Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Calhoun CountySC97.2Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Seminole CountyGA98.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Turner CountyGA98.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1880
Somerset CountyMD99.3Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Sussex CountyVA99.5Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Franklin CountyNC99.6Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Sussex CountyDE99.8Category 1Sep 9, 1880
Wake CountyNC99.8Category 1Sep 9, 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.