The unnamed hurricane of 1887
Aug 18, 1887 to Aug 27, 1887Peak 127 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1887 came within 100 miles of 12 U.S. counties without passing within 50.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1887
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 127 mph, 110 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 0
- None
- Counties within 100 miles
- 12
- NC
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Dare County | NC | 52.7 | Category 3 |
| Carteret County | NC | 56.9 | Category 3 |
| Hyde County | NC | 59.5 | Category 3 |
| Craven County | NC | 76.7 | Category 3 |
| Brunswick County | NC | 79.9 | Category 3 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 82.6 | Category 3 |
| Onslow County | NC | 82.7 | Category 3 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 83.0 | Category 3 |
| Jones County | NC | 89.3 | Category 3 |
| Pender County | NC | 89.3 | Category 3 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 92.5 | Category 3 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 94.4 | Category 3 |
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.