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.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1882

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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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
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Monroe County, FL, 73.9 mi, Oct 9, 1882
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Charlton CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Glynn CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Camden CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Dixie CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Columbia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
McIntosh CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Clinch CountyGA2.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Baker CountyFL3.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Nassau CountyFL4.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Echols CountyGA6.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Liberty CountyGA6.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Brantley CountyGA7.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Gilchrist CountyFL8.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Taylor CountyFL9.9Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Chatham CountyGA13.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Charleston CountySC14.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Levy CountyFL14.8Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Bryan CountyGA14.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Wayne CountyGA15.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Georgetown CountySC16.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Brunswick CountyNC17.2Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Union CountyFL19.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Beaufort CountySC19.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
New Hanover CountyNC21.1Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Jasper CountySC21.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Alachua CountyFL21.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Long CountyGA22.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Pierce CountyGA22.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Colleton CountySC23.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Madison CountyFL24.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Berkeley CountySC25.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Duval CountyFL27.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Bradford CountyFL30.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Lowndes CountyGA31.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Lanier CountyGA33.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Horry CountySC33.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Dorchester CountySC34.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Carteret CountyNC35.6Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Pender CountyNC36.4Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Clay CountyFL36.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Appling CountyGA38.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Atkinson CountyGA40.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Effingham CountyGA40.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Brooks CountyGA41.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Williamsburg CountySC41.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Onslow CountyNC42.5Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Bacon CountyGA42.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Columbus CountyNC44.1Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Citrus CountyFL46.6Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Marion CountyFL47.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Marion CountySC47.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Tattnall CountyGA49.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Coffee CountyGA49.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Berrien CountyGA50.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Dare CountyNC51.4Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Hampton CountySC52.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Bulloch CountyGA52.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
St. Johns CountyFL53.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Jefferson CountyFL54.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Hyde CountyNC54.1Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Evans CountyGA54.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Cook CountyGA55.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Craven CountyNC55.8Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Putnam CountyFL56.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Florence CountySC56.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Pasco CountyFL57.7Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Bladen CountyNC58.3Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Jones CountyNC58.5Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Pinellas CountyFL58.8Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Wakulla CountyFL60.8Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Hernando CountyFL60.9Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Jeff Davis CountyGA62.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Orangeburg CountySC63.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Thomas CountyGA63.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Duplin CountyNC63.9Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Pamlico CountyNC64.3Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Toombs CountyGA65.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Leon CountyFL66.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Clarendon CountySC67.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Sampson CountyNC67.6Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Franklin CountyFL67.9Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Colquitt CountyGA68.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Screven CountyGA68.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Hillsborough CountyFL70.2Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Sumter CountyFL70.3Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Irwin CountyGA72.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Monroe CountyFL73.9Category 1Oct 9, 1882
Candler CountyGA74.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Manatee CountyFL74.4Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Bamberg CountySC75.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Montgomery CountyGA76.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Allendale CountySC76.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Tift CountyGA76.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Dillon CountySC77.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Robeson CountyNC77.6Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Wheeler CountyGA79.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Ben Hill CountyGA79.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Beaufort CountyNC79.2Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Telfair CountyGA80.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Grady CountyGA81.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Liberty CountyFL81.9Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Sarasota CountyFL82.9Category 1Oct 10, 1882
Lenoir CountyNC83.5Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Worth CountyGA84.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Calhoun CountySC84.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Sumter CountySC85.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Flagler CountyFL86.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Emanuel CountyGA86.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Barnwell CountySC88.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Lake CountyFL88.9Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Jenkins CountyGA89.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Volusia CountyFL89.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Gadsden CountyFL90.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Lee CountySC91.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Tyrrell CountyNC91.6Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Mitchell CountyGA91.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Cumberland CountyNC92.4Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Turner CountyGA92.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Marlboro CountySC95.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Wilcox CountyGA95.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Treutlen CountyGA95.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Wayne CountyNC95.7Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Darlington CountySC95.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Decatur CountyGA97.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1882
Pitt CountyNC97.8Category 1Oct 12, 1882
Burke CountyGA98.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1882
Gulf CountyFL98.5Category 1Oct 11, 1882
Dodge CountyGA99.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1882

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.