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The unnamed hurricane of 1887

Oct 9, 1887 to Oct 22, 1887Peak 86 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1887 passed within 50 miles of 45 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on October 19, 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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Counties within 50 miles
45
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
83
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 3.1 mi, Oct 19, 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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Dale CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Coffee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Pike CountyAL1.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Harrison CountyMS1.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Terrebonne ParishLA3.1Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Crenshaw CountyAL3.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Escambia CountyFL5.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
George CountyMS5.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Butler CountyAL9.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Monroe CountyAL11.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Santa Rosa CountyFL12.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Hancock CountyMS14.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Orleans ParishLA15.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Tammany ParishLA16.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Washington CountyAL16.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Clarke CountyAL17.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Stone CountyMS19.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Charles ParishLA19.1Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Geneva CountyAL19.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Greene CountyMS20.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Okaloosa CountyFL21.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Houston CountyAL24.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Montgomery CountyAL27.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Walton CountyFL28.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Perry CountyMS30.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Pearl River CountyMS34.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Holmes CountyFL35.2Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Lowndes CountyAL36.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Wilcox CountyAL38.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Forrest CountyMS40.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. John the Baptist ParishLA41.4Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Tangipahoa ParishLA44.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Wayne CountyMS45.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Jackson CountyFL45.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
St. James ParishLA47.5Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Washington CountyFL51.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Dallas CountyAL52.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Mary ParishLA52.9Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Washington ParishLA53.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Choctaw CountyAL53.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Assumption ParishLA53.9Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Lamar CountyMS54.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Livingston ParishLA57.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Martin ParishLA58.6Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Ascension ParishLA60.0Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Autauga CountyAL62.8Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Jones CountyMS63.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Marengo CountyAL64.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Marion CountyMS64.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Walthall CountyMS70.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Bay CountyFL73.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Clarke CountyMS74.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Iberville ParishLA75.7Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Calhoun CountyFL76.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Iberia ParishLA76.3Category 1Oct 19, 1887
East Baton Rouge ParishLA79.1Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Covington CountyMS79.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Perry CountyAL79.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
St. Helena ParishLA81.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Jasper CountyMS83.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Chilton CountyAL84.3Tropical stormOct 20, 1887
Jefferson Davis CountyMS85.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Pike CountyMS87.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
West Baton Rouge ParishLA89.0Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Sumter CountyAL90.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Hale CountyAL92.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Vermilion ParishLA93.0Category 1Oct 19, 1887
Lauderdale CountyMS95.2Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
East Feliciana ParishLA96.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Lawrence CountyMS96.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Smith CountyMS96.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Amite CountyMS98.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1887
Gulf CountyFL99.2Tropical stormOct 20, 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.