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The unnamed hurricane of 1887

Oct 29, 1887 to Nov 6, 1887Peak 81 mph990 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1887 passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 31, 1887.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 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
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
21
FL, NC
Counties within 100 miles
51
FL, GA, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 49.3 mi, Oct 31, 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
Sumter CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Hernando CountyFL1.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Pinellas CountyFL2.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Orange CountyFL6.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Seminole CountyFL7.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Flagler CountyFL9.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Hillsborough CountyFL9.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Marion CountyFL10.5Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Polk CountyFL15.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Citrus CountyFL15.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Putnam CountyFL23.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Brevard CountyFL26.5Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Osceola CountyFL27.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
St. Johns CountyFL30.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Manatee CountyFL34.8Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Levy CountyFL44.8Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Sarasota CountyFL47.5Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Dare CountyNC49.3Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Alachua CountyFL50.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Hardee CountyFL51.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Carteret CountyNC52.8Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Clay CountyFL52.8Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Hyde CountyNC56.5Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Duval CountyFL61.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Bradford CountyFL65.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Highlands CountyFL69.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
DeSoto CountyFL69.6Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Craven CountyNC73.0Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Brunswick CountyNC76.9Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Onslow CountyNC77.3Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Gilchrist CountyFL78.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Dixie CountyFL79.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
New Hanover CountyNC80.1Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Pamlico CountyNC80.5Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Charlotte CountyFL80.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Indian River CountyFL82.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Nassau CountyFL83.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Jones CountyNC84.0Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Okeechobee CountyFL84.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Pender CountyNC85.7Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Baker CountyFL87.4Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Union CountyFL87.6Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Beaufort CountyNC90.1Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Tyrrell CountyNC91.1Tropical stormOct 31, 1887
Columbia CountyFL92.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Camden CountyGA93.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Lee CountyFL94.8Tropical stormOct 30, 1887
Charlton CountyGA98.4Tropical stormOct 30, 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.