The unnamed hurricane of 1882
Oct 5, 1882 to Oct 15, 1882Peak 138 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1882 passed within 50 miles of 57 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 1 on October 9, 1882.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1882
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 138 mph, 120 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 57
- FL, GA, NC, SC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 132
- FL, GA, NC, SC
- 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.
| Hamilton County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Charlton County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Glynn County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Columbia County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| McIntosh County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Ware County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | FL | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | FL | 4.6 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 6.4 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Brantley County | GA | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | FL | 9.9 | Category 1 |
| Chatham County | GA | 13.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 14.3 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 14.8 | Category 1 |
| Bryan County | GA | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | GA | 15.9 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 16.7 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 17.2 | Category 1 |
| Union County | FL | 19.2 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 19.9 | Tropical storm |
| New Hanover County | NC | 21.1 | Category 1 |
| Jasper County | SC | 21.5 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 21.6 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 22.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 22.9 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 23.2 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 24.1 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | SC | 25.2 | Tropical storm |
| Duval County | FL | 27.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | FL | 30.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | GA | 31.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lanier County | GA | 33.7 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 33.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 34.2 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 35.6 | Category 1 |
| Pender County | NC | 36.4 | Category 1 |
| Clay County | FL | 36.9 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 38.0 | Tropical storm |
| Atkinson County | GA | 40.5 | Tropical storm |
| Effingham County | GA | 40.6 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | GA | 41.1 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 41.5 | Tropical storm |
| Onslow County | NC | 42.5 | Category 1 |
| Bacon County | GA | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Columbus County | NC | 44.1 | Category 1 |
| Citrus County | FL | 46.6 | Category 1 |
| Marion County | FL | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 49.0 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 49.3 | Tropical storm |
| Berrien County | GA | 50.8 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 51.4 | Category 1 |
| Hampton County | SC | 52.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 52.7 | Tropical storm |
| St. Johns County | FL | 53.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 54.1 | Category 1 |
| Evans County | GA | 54.5 | Tropical storm |
| Cook County | GA | 55.0 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 55.8 | Category 1 |
| Putnam County | FL | 56.1 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 56.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pasco County | FL | 57.7 | Category 1 |
| Bladen County | NC | 58.3 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 58.5 | Category 1 |
| Pinellas County | FL | 58.8 | Category 1 |
| Wakulla County | FL | 60.8 | Category 1 |
| Hernando County | FL | 60.9 | Category 1 |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 62.2 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 63.2 | Tropical storm |
| Thomas County | GA | 63.8 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 63.9 | Category 1 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 64.3 | Category 1 |
| Toombs County | GA | 65.2 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | FL | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Clarendon County | SC | 67.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 67.6 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | FL | 67.9 | Category 1 |
| Colquitt County | GA | 68.6 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 68.9 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 70.2 | Category 1 |
| Sumter County | FL | 70.3 | Category 1 |
| Irwin County | GA | 72.4 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 73.9 | Category 1 |
| Candler County | GA | 74.0 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 74.4 | Category 1 |
| Bamberg County | SC | 75.0 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 76.3 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 76.3 | Tropical storm |
| Tift County | GA | 76.6 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 77.1 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 77.6 | Category 1 |
| Wheeler County | GA | 79.1 | Tropical storm |
| Ben Hill County | GA | 79.1 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 79.2 | Category 1 |
| Telfair County | GA | 80.2 | Tropical storm |
| Grady County | GA | 81.7 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | FL | 81.9 | Category 1 |
| Sarasota County | FL | 82.9 | Category 1 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 83.5 | Category 1 |
| Worth County | GA | 84.8 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | SC | 84.9 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 85.5 | Tropical storm |
| Flagler County | FL | 86.7 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 86.8 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 88.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lake County | FL | 88.9 | Category 1 |
| Jenkins County | GA | 89.2 | Tropical storm |
| Volusia County | FL | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| Gadsden County | FL | 90.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 91.4 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 91.6 | Category 1 |
| Mitchell County | GA | 91.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 92.4 | Category 1 |
| Turner County | GA | 92.5 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | GA | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 95.3 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 95.7 | Category 1 |
| Darlington County | SC | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Decatur County | GA | 97.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pitt County | NC | 97.8 | Category 1 |
| Burke County | GA | 98.2 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 98.5 | Category 1 |
| Dodge County | GA | 99.0 | 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.