The unnamed hurricane of 1886
Jun 17, 1886 to Jun 24, 1886Peak 98 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1886 passed within 50 miles of 157 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, FL, as a Category 2 on June 21, 1886.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1886
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 98 mph, 85 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 157
- FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 295
- AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
- 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.
| Caswell County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Rowan County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cabarrus County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Thomas County | GA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Glascock County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Worth County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Davidson County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newberry County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| McCormick County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Guilford County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dodge County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Colquitt County | GA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Greenwood County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Turner County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| York County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Person County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | GA | 0.3 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | FL | 0.7 | Category 2 |
| McDuffie County | GA | 1.7 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | GA | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Tift County | GA | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Edgefield County | SC | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | SC | 3.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gaston County | NC | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | SC | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Ben Hill County | GA | 3.5 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | GA | 3.8 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | FL | 3.9 | Category 1 |
| Irwin County | GA | 4.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | GA | 4.3 | Tropical storm |
| Wakulla County | FL | 4.6 | Category 2 |
| Orange County | NC | 4.6 | Tropical storm |
| Alamance County | NC | 4.6 | Tropical storm |
| Saluda County | SC | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkinson County | GA | 5.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bleckley County | GA | 5.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | GA | 5.7 | Tropical storm |
| Crisp County | GA | 6.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | SC | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Iredell County | NC | 8.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | GA | 8.8 | Category 1 |
| Stanly County | NC | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | GA | 9.0 | Tropical storm |
| Rockingham County | NC | 9.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 9.1 | Tropical storm |
| Grady County | GA | 9.4 | Category 1 |
| Lancaster County | SC | 10.1 | Tropical storm |
| Mitchell County | GA | 10.1 | Category 1 |
| Randolph County | NC | 10.1 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | GA | 10.6 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | SC | 10.7 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 10.7 | Category 1 |
| Forsyth County | NC | 11.2 | Tropical storm |
| Twiggs County | GA | 11.5 | Tropical storm |
| Davie County | NC | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Telfair County | GA | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | GA | 12.8 | Tropical storm |
| Dooly County | GA | 13.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | NC | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Danville city | VA | 14.3 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | NC | 14.7 | Tropical storm |
| Cook County | GA | 14.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dougherty County | GA | 15.3 | Category 1 |
| Union County | NC | 15.3 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | NC | 15.4 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 15.5 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | GA | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Abbeville County | SC | 15.9 | Tropical storm |
| Spartanburg County | SC | 16.0 | Tropical storm |
| Durham County | NC | 17.4 | Tropical storm |
| Berrien County | GA | 17.4 | Tropical storm |
| Catawba County | NC | 17.8 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | GA | 18.2 | Tropical storm |
| Taliaferro County | GA | 18.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | NC | 19.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wheeler County | GA | 19.4 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | FL | 19.8 | Category 2 |
| Aiken County | SC | 20.4 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 20.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gadsden County | FL | 21.1 | Category 1 |
| Emanuel County | GA | 22.0 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | GA | 22.3 | Category 1 |
| Lowndes County | GA | 22.3 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | GA | 22.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 22.8 | Tropical storm |
| Elbert County | GA | 23.5 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 24.2 | Tropical storm |
| Stokes County | NC | 24.3 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | GA | 25.9 | Tropical storm |
| Anson County | NC | 26.5 | Tropical storm |
| Decatur County | GA | 26.9 | Category 1 |
| Coffee County | GA | 27.0 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 27.1 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 27.9 | Tropical storm |
| Yadkin County | NC | 28.2 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | VA | 28.5 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | GA | 29.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | GA | 29.8 | Tropical storm |
| Atkinson County | GA | 30.8 | Tropical storm |
| Greenville County | SC | 31.0 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | GA | 31.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bibb County | GA | 32.0 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | SC | 32.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 33.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | FL | 33.0 | Category 2 |
| Macon County | GA | 33.9 | Tropical storm |
| Peach County | GA | 34.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 34.7 | Tropical storm |
| Alexander County | NC | 35.0 | Tropical storm |
| Kershaw County | SC | 35.2 | Tropical storm |
| Oglethorpe County | GA | 35.3 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 35.3 | Tropical storm |
| Rutherford County | NC | 35.4 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | NC | 35.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 36.3 | Tropical storm |
| Terrell County | GA | 36.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | FL | 36.9 | Category 1 |
| Calhoun County | GA | 37.7 | Category 1 |
| Dixie County | FL | 37.7 | Category 2 |
| Lafayette County | FL | 37.9 | Category 1 |
| Surry County | NC | 37.9 | Tropical storm |
| Martinsville city | VA | 37.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lanier County | GA | 38.0 | Category 1 |
| Toombs County | GA | 38.8 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | NC | 39.4 | Tropical storm |
| Patrick County | VA | 39.4 | Tropical storm |
| Crawford County | GA | 39.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | NC | 40.6 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | GA | 40.8 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | VA | 41.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | NC | 42.1 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Caldwell County | NC | 44.0 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 44.7 | Category 1 |
| Morgan County | GA | 44.9 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | NC | 45.0 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 45.4 | Category 1 |
| Candler County | GA | 45.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | GA | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Schley County | GA | 47.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hart County | GA | 47.1 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 47.2 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | GA | 47.6 | Tropical storm |
| Early County | GA | 48.5 | Category 1 |
| Monroe County | GA | 48.5 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | GA | 48.8 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 49.3 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | GA | 49.3 | Category 1 |
| Bacon County | GA | 49.7 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 50.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 50.8 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | GA | 51.5 | Category 1 |
| Calhoun County | SC | 51.5 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 51.9 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 52.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harnett County | NC | 52.4 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | GA | 53.0 | Tropical storm |
| McDowell County | NC | 53.0 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 53.6 | Tropical storm |
| Webster County | GA | 53.9 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 54.3 | Category 2 |
| Pickens County | SC | 54.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | FL | 55.1 | Category 1 |
| Clarke County | GA | 55.9 | Tropical storm |
| Ware County | GA | 56.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | FL | 58.3 | Category 1 |
| Marion County | GA | 59.3 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 59.8 | Tropical storm |
| Carroll County | VA | 59.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 60.0 | Category 2 |
| Bamberg County | SC | 60.6 | Tropical storm |
| Hoke County | NC | 60.8 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 60.8 | Tropical storm |
| Butts County | GA | 60.9 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | GA | 61.3 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | GA | 61.5 | Tropical storm |
| Scotland County | NC | 61.6 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 62.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 62.0 | Tropical storm |
| Henderson County | NC | 62.6 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd County | VA | 62.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 63.0 | Tropical storm |
| Alleghany County | NC | 63.5 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | SC | 63.6 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | GA | 63.9 | Tropical storm |
| Upson County | GA | 64.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 64.1 | Category 2 |
| Stewart County | GA | 64.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lamar County | GA | 64.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | GA | 66.3 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 66.4 | Tropical storm |
| Walton County | GA | 66.4 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | AL | 66.8 | Category 1 |
| Roanoke County | VA | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Buncombe County | NC | 67.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 67.1 | Tropical storm |
| Grayson County | VA | 67.8 | Tropical storm |
| Watauga County | NC | 68.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 69.0 | Tropical storm |
| Avery County | NC | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| Roanoke city | VA | 70.3 | Tropical storm |
| Talbot County | GA | 70.4 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | FL | 70.4 | Category 1 |
| Transylvania County | NC | 70.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wilson County | NC | 71.1 | Tropical storm |
| Ashe County | NC | 72.0 | Tropical storm |
| Stephens County | GA | 72.0 | Tropical storm |
| Banks County | GA | 72.2 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | GA | 72.3 | Tropical storm |
| Mitchell County | NC | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Barrow County | GA | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
| Quitman County | GA | 73.2 | Category 1 |
| Chattahoochee County | GA | 74.2 | Tropical storm |
| Galax city | VA | 74.2 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | VA | 74.3 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | GA | 74.9 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | AL | 75.1 | Category 1 |
| Hampton County | SC | 75.6 | Tropical storm |
| Salem city | VA | 75.7 | Tropical storm |
| Yancey County | NC | 76.7 | Tropical storm |
| Spalding County | GA | 76.8 | Tropical storm |
| Effingham County | GA | 77.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 77.5 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 77.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | GA | 78.0 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 78.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pasco County | FL | 79.2 | Category 2 |
| Sampson County | NC | 79.7 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 79.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pinellas County | FL | 79.9 | Category 2 |
| Pulaski County | VA | 80.0 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 80.6 | Category 2 |
| Wythe County | VA | 81.4 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 81.6 | Category 2 |
| Brantley County | GA | 81.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charlton County | GA | 82.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bay County | FL | 82.1 | Category 2 |
| Rockdale County | GA | 82.3 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 82.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 83.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clarendon County | SC | 84.0 | Tropical storm |
| Barbour County | AL | 84.4 | Category 1 |
| Muscogee County | GA | 84.6 | Tropical storm |
| Gwinnett County | GA | 84.8 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | FL | 85.5 | Category 2 |
| Craig County | VA | 85.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 85.8 | Tropical storm |
| Meriwether County | GA | 85.9 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | TN | 86.0 | Tropical storm |
| Carter County | TN | 86.1 | Tropical storm |
| Habersham County | GA | 86.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | NC | 86.5 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | GA | 86.8 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | FL | 86.9 | Category 1 |
| Radford city | VA | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Russell County | AL | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hernando County | FL | 87.3 | Category 2 |
| Washington County | FL | 87.5 | Category 1 |
| Rabun County | GA | 87.8 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 88.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hall County | GA | 88.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 88.3 | Category 2 |
| Jasper County | SC | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Haywood County | NC | 89.2 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 89.7 | Category 2 |
| Madison County | NC | 90.0 | Tropical storm |
| Macon County | NC | 90.1 | Tropical storm |
| DeKalb County | GA | 90.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 91.3 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | FL | 92.6 | Category 2 |
| Bladen County | NC | 93.3 | Tropical storm |
| Smyth County | VA | 93.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clayton County | GA | 93.6 | Tropical storm |
| Giles County | VA | 94.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dale County | AL | 94.2 | Category 1 |
| Fayette County | GA | 94.7 | Tropical storm |
| Unicoi County | TN | 95.0 | Tropical storm |
| Geneva County | AL | 95.1 | Category 1 |
| Bradford County | FL | 95.4 | Category 2 |
| Holmes County | FL | 95.7 | Category 1 |
| White County | GA | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Coweta County | GA | 97.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 97.7 | Category 2 |
| Bland County | VA | 97.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | VA | 98.3 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | WV | 98.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 98.8 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 99.7 | 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.