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The unnamed tropical storm of 1885

Aug 29, 1885 to Aug 31, 1885Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1885 passed within 50 miles of 72 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on August 30, 1885.

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Unnamed storm · 1885

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
72
AL, FL, GA, LA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
147
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Aug 30, 1885
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Leon CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Brooks CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Glynn CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Brantley CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Bay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Liberty CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Gulf CountyFL0.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Gadsden CountyFL1.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Echols CountyGA2.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
McIntosh CountyGA2.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Thomas CountyGA2.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Charlton CountyGA3.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jefferson CountyFL3.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Lanier CountyGA4.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Camden CountyGA4.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Grady CountyGA5.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Pierce CountyGA5.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Wakulla CountyFL7.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Madison CountyFL8.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Wayne CountyGA9.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Liberty CountyGA10.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Berrien CountyGA11.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Hamilton CountyFL12.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Decatur CountyGA13.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Cook CountyGA16.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Atkinson CountyGA16.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Walton CountyFL17.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Washington CountyFL17.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jackson CountyFL18.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Colquitt CountyGA19.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Long CountyGA19.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Franklin CountyFL20.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Chatham CountyGA21.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Bryan CountyGA21.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Lafourche ParishLA22.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Seminole CountyGA22.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Appling CountyGA23.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Bacon CountyGA24.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Nassau CountyFL24.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Coffee CountyGA24.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jefferson ParishLA24.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Taylor CountyFL25.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Columbia CountyFL25.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Terrebonne ParishLA26.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Suwannee CountyFL30.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Mitchell CountyGA30.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Okaloosa CountyFL31.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Baker CountyFL32.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. Bernard ParishLA34.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Tift CountyGA36.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jasper CountySC36.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Lafayette CountyFL37.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Beaufort CountySC39.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Santa Rosa CountyFL39.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Worth CountyGA39.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Holmes CountyFL39.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Tattnall CountyGA40.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Baker CountyGA40.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Irwin CountyGA40.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Miller CountyGA40.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Escambia CountyFL41.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Jeff Davis CountyGA43.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Duval CountyFL44.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Houston CountyAL45.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Baldwin CountyAL46.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Early CountyGA47.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Effingham CountyGA50.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Ben Hill CountyGA50.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Mobile CountyAL53.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Dougherty CountyGA53.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Toombs CountyGA53.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Evans CountyGA53.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Geneva CountyAL54.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Turner CountyGA54.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Colleton CountySC55.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Charleston CountySC56.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Telfair CountyGA56.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jackson CountyMS56.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Union CountyFL60.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Montgomery CountyGA60.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Bulloch CountyGA60.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. Charles ParishLA61.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Wheeler CountyGA61.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Calhoun CountyGA61.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Clay CountyFL64.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Orleans ParishLA64.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Bradford CountyFL65.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Dixie CountyFL65.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Wilcox CountyGA65.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Harrison CountyMS66.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Henry CountyAL66.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Lee CountyGA66.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Gilchrist CountyFL67.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Covington CountyAL68.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Berkeley CountySC68.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Dodge CountyGA69.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Dale CountyAL69.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. Johns CountyFL70.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Crisp CountyGA70.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Terrell CountyGA71.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Alachua CountyFL72.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Candler CountyGA72.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Coffee CountyAL72.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Hancock CountyMS72.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Clay CountyGA73.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Dorchester CountySC74.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. Tammany ParishLA74.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
St. Mary ParishLA75.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Hampton CountySC75.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Randolph CountyGA76.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Escambia CountyAL77.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Georgetown CountySC77.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Screven CountyGA78.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Assumption ParishLA78.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Emanuel CountyGA79.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. John the Baptist ParishLA80.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Laurens CountyGA82.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Sumter CountyGA82.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
St. Martin ParishLA83.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
St. James ParishLA83.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Dooly CountyGA85.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Pulaski CountyGA85.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Treutlen CountyGA85.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Levy CountyFL88.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Iberia ParishLA89.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Conecuh CountyAL90.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
George CountyMS91.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Putnam CountyFL91.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Allendale CountySC93.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Quitman CountyGA93.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Barbour CountyAL93.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Tangipahoa ParishLA93.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Webster CountyGA94.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Jenkins CountyGA95.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Pearl River CountyMS95.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Stone CountyMS95.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Williamsburg CountySC96.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Bleckley CountyGA96.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Crenshaw CountyAL97.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1885
Stewart CountyGA97.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Johnson CountyGA99.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1885
Pike CountyAL99.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1885

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.