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The unnamed hurricane of 1889

Jun 15, 1889 to Jun 20, 1889Peak 75 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1889 passed within 50 miles of 36 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Citrus County, FL, as a tropical storm on June 17, 1889.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1889

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Counties within 50 miles
36
FL, GA, NC
Counties within 100 miles
95
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Citrus County, FL, 11.3 mi, Jun 17, 1889
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
Duval CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Clay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
St. Johns CountyFL2.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Putnam CountyFL3.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Marion CountyFL3.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Bradford CountyFL5.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Citrus CountyFL11.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Nassau CountyFL14.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Gilchrist CountyFL16.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Dixie CountyFL19.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Baker CountyFL20.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Union CountyFL22.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Dare CountyNC23.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Camden CountyGA23.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Flagler CountyFL27.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Carteret CountyNC29.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Columbia CountyFL29.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Sumter CountyFL30.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Hernando CountyFL30.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Hyde CountyNC30.9Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Charlton CountyGA32.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Volusia CountyFL36.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Glynn CountyGA37.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Lafayette CountyFL39.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Lake CountyFL40.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Suwannee CountyFL40.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Pasco CountyFL43.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Brunswick CountyNC46.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
McIntosh CountyGA46.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Taylor CountyFL48.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Ware CountyGA49.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Craven CountyNC49.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Pinellas CountyFL49.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
New Hanover CountyNC49.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Onslow CountyNC53.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Pamlico CountyNC56.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Liberty CountyGA56.6Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Hamilton CountyFL56.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Hillsborough CountyFL56.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Clinch CountyGA57.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Pender CountyNC58.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Brantley CountyGA58.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Jones CountyNC60.6Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Charleston CountySC61.4Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Chatham CountyGA63.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Georgetown CountySC63.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Bryan CountyGA64.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Tyrrell CountyNC64.9Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Echols CountyGA65.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Orange CountyFL65.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Wayne CountyGA65.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Beaufort CountyNC65.6Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Beaufort CountySC68.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Jasper CountySC70.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Seminole CountyFL70.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Horry CountySC71.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Long CountyGA72.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Colleton CountySC72.5Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Berkeley CountySC73.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Pierce CountyGA74.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Polk CountyFL74.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Madison CountyFL74.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Currituck CountyNC76.0Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Columbus CountyNC76.5Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Duplin CountyNC78.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Washington CountyNC80.4Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Dorchester CountySC82.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Manatee CountyFL83.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Camden CountyNC85.0Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Bladen CountyNC85.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Osceola CountyFL88.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Williamsburg CountySC88.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Appling CountyGA89.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Marion CountySC89.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Pasquotank CountyNC90.0Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Lowndes CountyGA90.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Effingham CountyGA90.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Brevard CountyFL91.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Perquimans CountyNC92.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Sampson CountyNC92.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Lenoir CountyNC93.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Jefferson CountyFL94.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Sarasota CountyFL94.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Pitt CountyNC94.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Lanier CountyGA95.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Bacon CountyGA96.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Brooks CountyGA97.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Atkinson CountyGA97.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Tattnall CountyGA98.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1889
Martin CountyNC98.3Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Wakulla CountyFL98.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1889
Chowan CountyNC98.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1889
Florence CountySC99.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1889

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.