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The unnamed tropical storm of 1889

Oct 5, 1889 to Oct 11, 1889Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1889 passed within 50 miles of 13 counties in FL. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 6, 1889.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1889

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
Counties within 50 miles
13
FL
Counties within 100 miles
26
FL, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 64.3 mi, Oct 6, 1889
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
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1889
Broward CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Martin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
St. Lucie CountyFL9.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Collier CountyFL17.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Indian River CountyFL21.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Hendry CountyFL25.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Okeechobee CountyFL29.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Brevard CountyFL35.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Glades CountyFL37.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Highlands CountyFL46.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Osceola CountyFL55.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Dare CountyNC64.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Lee CountyFL66.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Polk CountyFL68.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Orange CountyFL71.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Hyde CountyNC72.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Charlotte CountyFL73.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Volusia CountyFL76.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
DeSoto CountyFL78.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Carteret CountyNC78.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Seminole CountyFL85.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Hardee CountyFL85.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1889
Craven CountyNC96.6Tropical stormOct 6, 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.