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The unnamed hurricane of 1888

Sep 23, 1888 to Sep 27, 1888Peak 81 mph985 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1888 passed within 50 miles of 17 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Barnstable County, MA, as a Category 1 on September 26, 1888.

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Unnamed hurricane · 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
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
985 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
17
FL, MA, ME
Counties within 100 miles
54
CT, FL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, RI
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Barnstable County, MA, 3.3 mi, Sep 26, 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
Washington CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Monroe CountyFL0.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
Miami-Dade CountyFL1.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
Barnstable CountyMA3.3Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Nantucket CountyMA5.3Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Broward CountyFL9.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
Hancock CountyME9.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Palm Beach CountyFL14.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
Dukes CountyMA16.7Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Knox CountyME20.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Martin CountyFL32.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Plymouth CountyMA36.0Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Bristol CountyMA41.7Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Waldo CountyME42.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Lincoln CountyME44.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Collier CountyFL46.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
St. Lucie CountyFL47.6Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Dare CountyNC50.7Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Newport CountyRI52.0Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Hendry CountyFL59.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
Washington CountyRI60.2Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Norfolk CountyMA60.6Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Sagadahoc CountyME61.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Hyde CountyNC61.3Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Bristol CountyRI62.8Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Indian River CountyFL63.2Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Essex CountyMA63.9Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Kent CountyRI69.0Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Cumberland CountyME69.5Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Suffolk CountyMA69.7Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Okeechobee CountyFL70.2Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Providence CountyRI70.2Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Kennebec CountyME70.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Carteret CountyNC71.7Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Suffolk CountyNY72.1Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Somerset CountyME73.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Glades CountyFL75.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1888
York CountyME75.9Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Rockingham CountyNH76.2Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Middlesex CountyMA77.6Category 1Sep 26, 1888
New London CountyCT79.0Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Brevard CountyFL79.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Androscoggin CountyME82.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1888
Worcester CountyMA87.2Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Highlands CountyFL87.2Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Windham CountyCT87.7Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Strafford CountyNH90.4Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Tyrrell CountyNC92.0Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Currituck CountyNC93.0Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Osceola CountyFL96.4Tropical stormSep 24, 1888
Craven CountyNC96.5Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Pamlico CountyNC97.6Tropical stormSep 25, 1888
Hillsborough CountyNH97.7Category 1Sep 26, 1888
Franklin CountyME98.4Tropical stormSep 26, 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.