The unnamed hurricane of 1880
Oct 5, 1880 to Oct 10, 1880Peak 81 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1880 passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Hernando County, FL, as a Category 1 on October 8, 1880.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1880
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- 81 mph, 70 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 25
- FL, GA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 48
- FL, GA
- 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.
| Marion County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Johns County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Putnam County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Levy County | FL | 2.2 | Category 1 |
| Clay County | FL | 11.0 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 11.1 | Category 1 |
| Flagler County | FL | 12.4 | Tropical storm |
| Hernando County | FL | 14.3 | Category 1 |
| Volusia County | FL | 16.5 | Category 1 |
| Sumter County | FL | 17.5 | Category 1 |
| Bradford County | FL | 19.4 | Category 1 |
| Duval County | FL | 19.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lake County | FL | 20.5 | Category 1 |
| Pasco County | FL | 25.8 | Category 1 |
| Pinellas County | FL | 32.8 | Category 1 |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 34.6 | Category 1 |
| Dixie County | FL | 37.7 | Category 1 |
| Nassau County | FL | 39.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 41.1 | Category 1 |
| Union County | FL | 41.9 | Category 1 |
| Baker County | FL | 44.3 | Category 1 |
| Orange County | FL | 46.8 | Category 1 |
| Columbia County | FL | 47.6 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | GA | 49.8 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | FL | 52.6 | Category 1 |
| Charlton County | GA | 53.9 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | FL | 56.3 | Category 1 |
| Lafayette County | FL | 57.5 | Category 1 |
| Suwannee County | FL | 58.9 | Category 1 |
| Taylor County | FL | 66.1 | Category 1 |
| Glynn County | GA | 67.5 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 69.9 | Category 1 |
| Ware County | GA | 71.0 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 71.1 | Category 1 |
| Brevard County | FL | 72.1 | Category 1 |
| Hamilton County | FL | 76.4 | Category 1 |
| McIntosh County | GA | 78.3 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 80.4 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 81.8 | Category 1 |
| Brantley County | GA | 85.2 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 86.5 | Category 1 |
| Liberty County | GA | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hardee County | FL | 91.6 | Category 1 |
| Madison County | FL | 93.1 | Category 1 |
| Wayne County | GA | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 97.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 98.7 | Tropical storm |
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.