The unnamed tropical storm of 1887
Jun 11, 1887 to Jun 14, 1887Peak 40 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1887 passed within 50 miles of 7 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near St. Bernard Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on June 14, 1887.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1887
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 40 mph, 35 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 7
- AL, LA, MS
- Counties within 100 miles
- 13
- AL, LA, MS
- 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.
| Jackson County | MS | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harrison County | MS | 5.9 | Tropical storm |
| St. Bernard Parish | LA | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Mobile County | AL | 19.4 | Tropical storm |
| Plaquemines Parish | LA | 28.4 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | AL | 40.1 | Tropical storm |
| St. Tammany Parish | LA | 49.7 | Tropical storm |
| Orleans Parish | LA | 55.4 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Parish | LA | 78.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lafourche Parish | LA | 85.1 | Tropical storm |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 86.3 | Tropical storm |
| Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 86.4 | Tropical storm |
| St. Charles Parish | LA | 88.8 | 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.