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The unnamed hurricane of 1883

Sep 4, 1883 to Sep 13, 1883Peak 127 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1883 passed within 50 miles of 71 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a Category 2 on September 11, 1883.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1883

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
127 mph, 110 kt
Counties within 50 miles
71
NC, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
127
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Brunswick County, NC, 0.0 mi, Sep 11, 1883
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
Columbus CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Nash CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Johnston CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Powhatan CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Amelia CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Bladen CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Wilson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Warren CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Nottoway CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Franklin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Wayne CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Brunswick CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Chesterfield CountyVA0.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Dinwiddie CountyVA1.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Mecklenburg CountyVA4.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Horry CountySC4.1Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Halifax CountyNC4.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Duplin CountyNC4.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Northampton CountyNC5.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Lunenburg CountyVA5.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Pender CountyNC6.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Wake CountyNC7.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Richmond cityVA8.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Cumberland CountyNC9.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Greensville CountyVA13.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Vance CountyNC13.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Edgecombe CountyNC16.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Harnett CountyNC17.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Sussex CountyVA17.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Greene CountyNC19.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Cumberland CountyVA20.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Prince Edward CountyVA20.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Colonial Heights cityVA20.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Petersburg cityVA20.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Lenoir CountyNC21.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
New Hanover CountyNC21.6Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Emporia cityVA22.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Prince George CountyVA23.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Granville CountyNC24.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Pitt CountyNC25.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Hopewell cityVA25.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Robeson CountyNC25.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Southampton CountyVA25.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Georgetown CountySC27.1Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Charles City CountyVA28.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Buckingham CountyVA28.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Charlotte CountyVA30.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Jones CountyNC31.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Halifax CountyVA31.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Durham CountyNC33.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Onslow CountyNC34.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Dillon CountySC36.7Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Surry CountyVA38.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Martin CountyNC38.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Marion CountySC38.8Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Charleston CountySC39.7Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Hoke CountyNC40.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Person CountyNC41.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Chatham CountyNC41.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Bertie CountyNC41.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Craven CountyNC42.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Appomattox CountyVA42.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Lee CountyNC44.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Hertford CountyNC45.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Moore CountyNC46.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Florence CountySC46.8Category 2Sep 11, 1883
James City CountyVA46.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Williamsburg CountySC47.0Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Orange CountyNC49.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Berkeley CountySC50.2Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Nelson CountyVA50.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Campbell CountyVA52.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Beaufort CountyNC53.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Franklin cityVA54.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
York CountyVA55.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Scotland CountyNC56.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Isle of Wight CountyVA56.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Williamsburg cityVA57.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Gates CountyNC58.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Suffolk cityVA58.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Amherst CountyVA60.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Caswell CountyNC60.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Marlboro CountySC61.3Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Alamance CountyNC61.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Richmond CountyNC65.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Carteret CountyNC65.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Pittsylvania CountyVA65.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Newport News cityVA66.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Lynchburg cityVA69.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Darlington CountySC69.9Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Pamlico CountyNC70.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Danville cityVA72.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Washington CountyNC72.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Chowan CountyNC73.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Montgomery CountyNC75.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Bedford CountyVA76.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Hampton cityVA76.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Randolph CountyNC76.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Poquoson cityVA77.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Clarendon CountySC78.9Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Guilford CountyNC79.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Camden CountyNC79.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Chesterfield CountySC79.7Category 1Sep 11, 1883
Sumter CountySC80.1Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Perquimans CountyNC80.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Chesapeake cityVA80.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Portsmouth cityVA81.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Rockingham CountyNC81.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Pasquotank CountyNC82.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Hyde CountyNC84.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Norfolk cityVA85.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Dorchester CountySC85.9Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Anson CountyNC86.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1883
Lee CountySC86.6Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Buena Vista cityVA87.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Currituck CountyNC91.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Virginia Beach cityVA92.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Franklin CountyVA92.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Lexington cityVA93.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Henry CountyVA93.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Botetourt CountyVA94.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Tyrrell CountyNC95.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1883
Orangeburg CountySC96.0Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Colleton CountySC96.4Category 2Sep 11, 1883
Stanly CountyNC99.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1883

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.