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The unnamed hurricane of 1886

Jul 14, 1886 to Jul 24, 1886Peak 86 mph990 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1886 passed within 50 miles of 27 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Citrus County, FL, as a Category 1 on July 19, 1886.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1886

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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
27
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
56
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Citrus County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jul 19, 1886
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
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Marion CountyFL0.0Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Putnam CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Citrus CountyFL0.0Category 1Jul 19, 1886
St. Johns CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Clay CountyFL3.5Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Levy CountyFL3.8Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Duval CountyFL6.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Hernando CountyFL7.5Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Bradford CountyFL9.9Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Pasco CountyFL11.0Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Sumter CountyFL12.2Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Pinellas CountyFL12.4Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Flagler CountyFL16.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Hillsborough CountyFL22.2Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Volusia CountyFL25.6Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Nassau CountyFL28.7Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Lake CountyFL29.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Gilchrist CountyFL29.8Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Baker CountyFL32.2Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Union CountyFL32.3Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Manatee CountyFL33.4Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Columbia CountyFL38.7Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Camden CountyGA38.7Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Dixie CountyFL40.5Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Sarasota CountyFL42.4Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Charlton CountyGA43.7Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Polk CountyFL50.5Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Suwannee CountyFL51.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Orange CountyFL51.5Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Lafayette CountyFL52.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Glynn CountyGA55.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Ware CountyGA60.9Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Seminole CountyFL61.0Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Charlotte CountyFL63.5Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Hamilton CountyFL66.9Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Taylor CountyFL67.9Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Monroe CountyFL68.4Category 1Jul 18, 1886
McIntosh CountyGA69.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Osceola CountyFL69.3Category 1Jul 19, 1886
Clinch CountyGA69.6Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Hardee CountyFL69.6Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Lee CountyFL71.8Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Brantley CountyGA74.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Echols CountyGA76.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
DeSoto CountyFL77.5Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Brevard CountyFL81.7Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Liberty CountyGA81.8Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Wayne CountyGA83.0Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Madison CountyFL86.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Pierce CountyGA90.1Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Chatham CountyGA91.3Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Bryan CountyGA91.9Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Long CountyGA94.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886
Highlands CountyFL97.2Category 1Jul 18, 1886
Lowndes CountyGA99.4Tropical stormJul 19, 1886

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.