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The unnamed hurricane of 1888

Oct 8, 1888 to Oct 12, 1888Peak 109 mph970 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1888 passed within 50 miles of 86 counties in 9 states. It was strongest near Dixie County, FL, as a Category 2 on October 11, 1888.

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Watch how it happened

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 2
109 mph, 95 kt
Lowest pressure
970 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
86
CT, FL, GA, MA, NC, NY, RI, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
204
CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Dixie County, FL, 7.3 mi, Oct 11, 1888
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Duval CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Onslow CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Pamlico CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Levy CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Tyrrell CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Hyde CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Alachua CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Jones CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Clay CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Carteret CountyNC2.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Beaufort CountyNC3.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Craven CountyNC3.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Currituck CountyNC4.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Pender CountyNC4.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
New Hanover CountyNC4.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Brunswick CountyNC4.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Camden CountyNC5.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Gilchrist CountyFL7.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Dixie CountyFL7.3Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Dare CountyNC7.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
St. Johns CountyFL7.9Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Nassau CountyFL8.3Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Pasquotank CountyNC9.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Washington CountyNC9.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Bradford CountyFL10.4Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Baker CountyFL11.4Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Union CountyFL11.5Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Putnam CountyFL14.5Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Perquimans CountyNC15.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Columbia CountyFL16.0Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Marion CountyFL16.3Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Nantucket CountyMA16.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Camden CountyGA16.8Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Virginia Beach cityVA18.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Duplin CountyNC18.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Chowan CountyNC21.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Georgetown CountySC23.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Columbus CountyNC23.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Dukes CountyMA23.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Charlton CountyGA24.7Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Charleston CountySC24.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Martin CountyNC25.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Citrus CountyFL25.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Horry CountySC25.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Pitt CountyNC26.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Lafayette CountyFL27.0Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Bladen CountyNC28.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Bertie CountyNC28.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Suwannee CountyFL28.5Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Glynn CountyGA29.2Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Lenoir CountyNC29.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Chesapeake cityVA30.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Suffolk CountyNY30.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Barnstable CountyMA32.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Washington CountyRI35.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Sampson CountyNC35.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Taylor CountyFL36.0Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Gates CountyNC36.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
McIntosh CountyGA36.6Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Berkeley CountySC37.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Flagler CountyFL38.7Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Greene CountyNC39.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Ware CountyGA40.1Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Liberty CountyGA42.4Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Hertford CountyNC42.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Sumter CountyFL43.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Northampton CountyVA43.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Hernando CountyFL43.4Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Beaufort CountySC44.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Norfolk cityVA44.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Wayne CountyNC44.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Marion CountySC44.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Newport CountyRI45.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Colleton CountySC45.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Suffolk cityVA45.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Bristol CountyMA45.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Hamilton CountyFL46.2Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Chatham CountyGA46.9Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Portsmouth cityVA47.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Accomack CountyVA47.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Clinch CountyGA47.9Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Williamsburg CountySC49.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Plymouth CountyMA49.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Volusia CountyFL49.7Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Bryan CountyGA49.8Category 1Oct 11, 1888
New London CountyCT49.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Edgecombe CountyNC51.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Jasper CountySC51.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Brantley CountyGA52.1Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Dorchester CountySC52.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Worcester CountyMD53.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Lake CountyFL53.6Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Echols CountyGA54.0Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Florence CountySC54.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Middlesex CountyCT54.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Pasco CountyFL54.7Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Hampton cityVA56.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Wayne CountyGA56.3Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Bristol CountyRI58.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Wilson CountyNC58.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Pinellas CountyFL58.8Category 2Oct 10, 1888
Kent CountyRI59.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
New Haven CountyCT59.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Halifax CountyNC59.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Newport News cityVA59.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Robeson CountyNC59.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Cumberland CountyNC60.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Long CountyGA60.8Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Isle of Wight CountyVA61.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Poquoson cityVA61.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Sussex CountyDE62.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Dillon CountySC62.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Madison CountyFL62.9Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Northampton CountyNC63.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Southampton CountyVA64.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
York CountyVA65.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Johnston CountyNC66.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Providence CountyRI66.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Somerset CountyMD67.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Hillsborough CountyFL67.4Category 2Oct 10, 1888
Franklin cityVA67.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Mathews CountyVA67.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Pierce CountyGA68.0Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Wicomico CountyMD68.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Atlantic CountyNJ68.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Windham CountyCT69.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Ocean CountyNJ69.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Gloucester CountyVA69.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Effingham CountyGA71.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Cape May CountyNJ71.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Nassau CountyNY73.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Nash CountyNC73.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Tolland CountyCT74.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Hartford CountyCT75.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Surry CountyVA76.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Orangeburg CountySC76.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
James City CountyVA76.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Lowndes CountyGA77.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Hampton CountySC77.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Clarendon CountySC77.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Burlington CountyNJ77.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Fairfield CountyCT78.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Orange CountyFL78.2Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Middlesex CountyVA79.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Monmouth CountyNJ79.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Greensville CountyVA80.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Jefferson CountyFL81.3Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Harnett CountyNC81.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Lancaster CountyVA81.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Appling CountyGA81.8Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Norfolk CountyMA82.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Sussex CountyVA82.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Williamsburg cityVA83.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Lanier CountyGA83.6Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Brooks CountyGA84.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Bulloch CountyGA84.2Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Seminole CountyFL84.3Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Cumberland CountyNJ84.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Queens CountyNY85.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Northumberland CountyVA85.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Wakulla CountyFL85.2Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Worcester CountyMA86.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Marlboro CountySC87.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Hoke CountyNC87.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Sumter CountySC87.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Polk CountyFL88.1Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Bacon CountyGA88.4Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Franklin CountyFL88.5Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Tattnall CountyGA88.7Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Atkinson CountyGA88.7Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Darlington CountySC89.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Kings CountyNY89.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Evans CountyGA90.5Category 1Oct 11, 1888
King and Queen CountyVA91.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Franklin CountyNC91.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Dorchester CountyMD91.5Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Wake CountyNC91.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Charles City CountyVA92.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Manatee CountyFL92.4Category 2Oct 10, 1888
Scotland CountyNC92.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Kent CountyDE92.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Suffolk CountyMA93.8Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Lee CountySC94.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Leon CountyFL94.5Category 2Oct 11, 1888
Litchfield CountyCT94.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
New Kent CountyVA95.0Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Middlesex CountyMA95.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Emporia cityVA95.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Westchester CountyNY95.6Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Prince George CountyVA95.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Bronx CountyNY96.4Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Coffee CountyGA96.6Category 1Oct 11, 1888
Bamberg CountySC96.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Warren CountyNC96.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Caroline CountyMD97.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Calhoun CountySC97.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Screven CountyGA97.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Camden CountyNJ98.2Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Gloucester CountyNJ98.9Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
King William CountyVA99.1Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Richmond CountyNY99.3Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
New York CountyNY99.7Tropical stormOct 12, 1888
Moore CountyNC99.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1888
Richmond CountyVA100.0Tropical stormOct 12, 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.