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The unnamed tropical storm of 1888

Sep 6, 1888 to Sep 13, 1888Peak 58 mph999 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1888 passed within 50 miles of 219 counties in 6 states. It was strongest near Levy County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 9, 1888.

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Unnamed storm · 1888

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
219
FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
343
DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Levy County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 9, 1888
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
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Chatham CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Martin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Evans CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Wake CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Chesterfield CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Citrus CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Brunswick CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Mecklenburg CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Wayne CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Effingham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Richmond CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Richmond CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Dinwiddie CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Moore CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Highlands CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Vance CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Sumter CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Warren CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
King William CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Prince George CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Essex CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Allendale CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Hardee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Hampton CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lee CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Long CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Bulloch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
New Kent CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Lee CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Orangeburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Dorchester CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Echols CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Calhoun CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Bamberg CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Franklin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Pierce CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Gilchrist CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Granville CountyNC0.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Columbia CountyFL0.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Charlton CountyGA0.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Richland CountySC1.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Charles City CountyVA1.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Hopewell cityVA1.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Brantley CountyGA1.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Dixie CountyFL1.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Tattnall CountyGA1.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Lafayette CountyFL1.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Petersburg cityVA1.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Middlesex CountyVA1.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Durham CountyNC1.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
King and Queen CountyVA2.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
St. Mary's CountyMD2.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Northumberland CountyVA2.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Screven CountyGA2.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Bryan CountyGA2.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Chesterfield CountyVA2.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Montgomery CountyNC3.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Appling CountyGA3.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Kershaw CountySC3.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Anson CountyNC4.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Okeechobee CountyFL4.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Lancaster CountyVA4.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Liberty CountyGA4.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Henrico CountyVA4.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Marlboro CountySC4.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Darlington CountySC5.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Greensville CountyVA5.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Colonial Heights cityVA5.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Westmoreland CountyVA6.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Sussex CountyVA6.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Scotland CountyNC7.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Colleton CountySC8.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Bacon CountyGA8.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Northampton CountyNC8.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Orange CountyNC8.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lunenburg CountyVA8.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Hendry CountyFL8.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Hoke CountyNC9.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Baker CountyFL9.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Halifax CountyNC9.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
James City CountyVA9.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Barnwell CountySC10.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
DeSoto CountyFL10.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Harnett CountyNC10.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Hanover CountyVA10.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Gloucester CountyVA11.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Lexington CountySC11.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Somerset CountyMD11.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Surry CountyVA11.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Clarendon CountySC12.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Nottoway CountyVA12.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Jasper CountySC12.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Calvert CountyMD13.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
St. Lucie CountyFL13.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Emporia cityVA13.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Manatee CountyFL14.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Richmond cityVA14.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Alachua CountyFL14.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Dorchester CountySC15.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Amelia CountyVA15.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Marion CountyFL16.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Person CountyNC16.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Sumter CountyFL16.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Randolph CountyNC17.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Alamance CountyNC17.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Pinellas CountyFL17.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Southampton CountyVA17.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Florence CountySC18.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
York CountyVA18.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Candler CountyGA18.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Lancaster CountySC18.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Cumberland CountyNC18.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Nash CountyNC19.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Chatham CountyGA19.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Toombs CountyGA19.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Union CountyFL19.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Atkinson CountyGA19.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Accomack CountyVA19.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Burke CountyGA20.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Williamsburg cityVA20.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Johnston CountyNC20.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Broward CountyFL21.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1888
Union CountyNC22.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Aiken CountySC22.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Osceola CountyFL22.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Jenkins CountyGA22.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
McIntosh CountyGA22.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Coffee CountyGA22.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Lake CountyFL22.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Robeson CountyNC22.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Madison CountyFL23.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Mathews CountyVA23.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Stanly CountyNC23.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Camden CountyGA23.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Halifax CountyVA23.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Caroline CountyVA23.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Fairfield CountySC25.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Taylor CountyFL25.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Glynn CountyGA25.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Dillon CountySC26.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lanier CountyGA26.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Charlotte CountyFL27.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Jeff Davis CountyGA27.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Nassau CountyFL27.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Charles CountyMD27.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Beaufort CountySC28.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lowndes CountyGA28.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Goochland CountyVA28.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Bradford CountyFL28.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Emanuel CountyGA29.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Powhatan CountyVA29.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Isle of Wight CountyVA29.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Newport News cityVA30.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Caswell CountyNC30.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Charlotte CountyVA30.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Indian River CountyFL31.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
King George CountyVA32.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Guilford CountyNC32.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wilson CountyNC33.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Berkeley CountySC33.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Prince George's CountyMD33.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Prince Edward CountyVA33.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Edgecombe CountyNC34.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Williamsburg CountySC34.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Montgomery CountyGA34.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Sarasota CountyFL35.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Anne Arundel CountyMD35.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Sampson CountyNC35.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Orange CountyFL36.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Marion CountySC36.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wheeler CountyGA37.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Hertford CountyNC37.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Brooks CountyGA38.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Davidson CountyNC38.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Chester CountySC38.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Berrien CountyGA38.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Franklin cityVA39.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Poquoson cityVA40.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Telfair CountyGA41.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Duval CountyFL41.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Lee CountyFL41.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Richmond CountyGA41.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Northampton CountyVA42.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Brevard CountyFL42.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Treutlen CountyGA42.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Hampton cityVA42.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Bladen CountyNC42.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Louisa CountyVA42.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Rowan CountyNC43.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Miami-Dade CountyFL43.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1888
Clay CountyFL43.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Cumberland CountyVA44.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Suffolk cityVA44.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Charleston CountySC44.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wayne CountyNC44.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Cabarrus CountyNC45.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Newberry CountySC46.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Collier CountyFL46.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Stafford CountyVA47.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Rockingham CountyNC47.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Pittsylvania CountyVA47.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Gates CountyNC47.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Bertie CountyNC47.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Mecklenburg CountyNC48.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Cook CountyGA48.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Spotsylvania CountyVA48.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
York CountySC49.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Saluda CountySC49.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Edgefield CountySC50.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Putnam CountyFL50.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Irwin CountyGA51.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Ben Hill CountyGA52.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Danville cityVA52.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Portsmouth cityVA52.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Jefferson CountyFL52.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Buckingham CountyVA52.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Martin CountyNC52.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Jefferson CountyGA52.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Norfolk cityVA52.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Fredericksburg cityVA53.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Chesapeake cityVA53.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Johnson CountyGA54.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Greene CountyNC55.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Horry CountySC55.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Campbell CountyVA56.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Columbus CountyNC56.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Fairfax CountyVA56.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Pitt CountyNC57.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Appomattox CountyVA57.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Laurens CountyGA57.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Prince William CountyVA57.8Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Seminole CountyFL58.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Fluvanna CountyVA58.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Duplin CountyNC58.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Forsyth CountyNC59.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
District of ColumbiaDC59.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Alexandria cityVA59.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Virginia Beach cityVA60.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Columbia CountyGA61.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Dodge CountyGA61.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Arlington CountyVA61.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Thomas CountyGA61.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Union CountySC62.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Camden CountyNC63.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Tift CountyGA63.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Washington CountyGA63.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Colquitt CountyGA63.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Culpeper CountyVA64.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Georgetown CountySC64.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
St. Johns CountyFL65.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Davie CountyNC65.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Montgomery CountyMD65.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Lenoir CountyNC66.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wilcox CountyGA66.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Orange CountyVA66.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Pasquotank CountyNC66.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Fauquier CountyVA67.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
McCormick CountySC67.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Gaston CountyNC67.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Henry CountyVA67.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Falls Church cityVA68.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Iredell CountyNC68.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Chowan CountyNC68.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
McDuffie CountyGA68.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Stokes CountyNC69.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wakulla CountyFL70.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Leon CountyFL70.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Volusia CountyFL70.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Fairfax cityVA71.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Perquimans CountyNC71.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Greenwood CountySC71.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Warren CountyGA72.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Currituck CountyNC72.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Glascock CountyGA73.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Albemarle CountyVA73.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Laurens CountySC74.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Manassas Park cityVA74.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Lincoln CountyNC74.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Manassas cityVA74.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Beaufort CountyNC75.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lincoln CountyGA75.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Nelson CountyVA75.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Turner CountyGA75.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Worth CountyGA76.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Cherokee CountySC76.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Martinsville cityVA77.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Monroe CountyFL77.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1888
Amherst CountyVA78.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Franklin CountyVA78.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Bedford CountyVA79.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Yadkin CountyNC80.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Catawba CountyNC80.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Lynchburg cityVA80.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Grady CountyGA81.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Madison CountyVA81.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Pender CountyNC81.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Pulaski CountyGA82.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Patrick CountyVA82.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Wilkinson CountyGA82.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Bleckley CountyGA82.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Flagler CountyFL82.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Loudoun CountyVA82.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Cleveland CountyNC83.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Craven CountyNC83.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Jones CountyNC83.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Charlottesville cityVA83.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Washington CountyNC85.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Franklin CountyFL86.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Spartanburg CountySC86.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Surry CountyNC86.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Greene CountyVA87.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Wilkes CountyGA87.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Brunswick CountyNC87.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Crisp CountyGA87.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Mitchell CountyGA88.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Hancock CountyGA88.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Onslow CountyNC89.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Abbeville CountySC91.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Gadsden CountyFL91.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Rappahannock CountyVA92.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Twiggs CountyGA92.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Dooly CountyGA94.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Baldwin CountyGA95.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Alexander CountyNC95.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Taliaferro CountyGA96.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Decatur CountyGA97.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Wilkes CountyNC97.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1888
Dougherty CountyGA97.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Augusta CountyVA98.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Hyde CountyNC98.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1888
Liberty CountyFL98.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1888
Tyrrell CountyNC99.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1888

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.