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The unnamed hurricane of 1887

Jul 20, 1887 to Jul 28, 1887Peak 98 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1887 passed within 50 miles of 47 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Okaloosa County, FL, as a Category 1 on July 27, 1887.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1887

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 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Counties within 50 miles
47
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
85
AL, FL, GA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Okaloosa County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jul 27, 1887
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
Russell CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Walton CountyFL0.0Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Pike CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Harris CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Bullock CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Troup CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Geneva CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Lee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Coffee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Barbour CountyAL0.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Macon CountyAL3.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Muscogee CountyGA3.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Chambers CountyAL4.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Dale CountyAL5.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Holmes CountyFL11.1Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Santa Rosa CountyFL11.9Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Crenshaw CountyAL12.7Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Talbot CountyGA13.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Chattahoochee CountyGA17.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Escambia CountyFL17.8Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Montgomery CountyAL19.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Henry CountyAL19.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Houston CountyAL21.2Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Randolph CountyAL22.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Stewart CountyGA22.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Escambia CountyAL23.9Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Tallapoosa CountyAL25.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Quitman CountyGA27.4Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Marion CountyGA27.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Washington CountyFL28.8Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Elmore CountyAL29.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Conecuh CountyAL30.6Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Butler CountyAL30.7Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Clay CountyGA30.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Bay CountyFL32.6Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Taylor CountyGA35.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Jackson CountyFL37.9Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Randolph CountyGA37.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Webster CountyGA38.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Lowndes CountyAL39.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Clay CountyAL43.4Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Baldwin CountyAL44.0Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Schley CountyGA44.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Early CountyGA44.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Coosa CountyAL46.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Macon CountyGA51.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Sumter CountyGA52.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Calhoun CountyGA52.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Terrell CountyGA53.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Autauga CountyAL55.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Calhoun CountyFL59.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Peach CountyGA59.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Monroe CountyAL59.3Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Miller CountyGA60.4Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Seminole CountyGA60.7Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Wilcox CountyAL61.7Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Chilton CountyAL64.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Lee CountyGA66.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Talladega CountyAL66.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Baker CountyGA68.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Dallas CountyAL68.7Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Gulf CountyFL70.5Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Dooly CountyGA70.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Dougherty CountyGA71.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Decatur CountyGA76.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Mobile CountyAL80.0Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Crisp CountyGA80.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Liberty CountyFL80.2Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Gadsden CountyFL81.1Tropical stormJul 27, 1887
Shelby CountyAL81.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Clarke CountyAL83.9Category 1Jul 27, 1887
St. Clair CountyAL85.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Mitchell CountyGA86.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Worth CountyGA86.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Pulaski CountyGA87.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Bibb CountyAL93.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Perry CountyAL93.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Wilcox CountyGA93.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Grady CountyGA94.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Franklin CountyFL94.4Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Washington CountyAL94.9Category 1Jul 27, 1887
Turner CountyGA96.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1887
Jackson CountyMS98.8Category 1Jul 27, 1887

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.