The unnamed hurricane of 1881
Aug 16, 1881 to Aug 21, 1881Peak 81 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1881 passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 17, 1881.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1881
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
- 2
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 5
- FL
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Monroe County | FL | 26.3 | Tropical storm |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 38.9 | Tropical storm |
| Broward County | FL | 70.1 | Tropical storm |
| Collier County | FL | 87.7 | Tropical storm |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 87.8 | 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.