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The unnamed tropical storm of 1890

Aug 18, 1890 to Aug 28, 1890Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1890 passed within 50 miles of 42 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on August 27, 1890.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1890

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
42
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
64
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Aug 27, 1890
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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
St. Helena ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Copiah CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Livingston ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Ascension ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Lincoln CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
St. James ParishLA3.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Tangipahoa ParishLA5.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
St. John the Baptist ParishLA5.3Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Assumption ParishLA8.7Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Pike CountyMS10.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Franklin CountyMS11.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Simpson CountyMS12.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
St. Charles ParishLA13.7Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
East Feliciana ParishLA14.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Washington ParishLA15.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Jefferson CountyMS15.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
East Baton Rouge ParishLA16.7Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Lawrence CountyMS17.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Walthall CountyMS17.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Claiborne CountyMS18.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
St. Mary ParishLA19.1Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
St. Martin ParishLA21.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Iberville ParishLA21.9Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
St. Tammany ParishLA22.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Jefferson ParishLA26.3Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Marion CountyMS28.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Jefferson Davis CountyMS28.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
West Baton Rouge ParishLA28.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Wilkinson CountyMS29.6Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Iberia ParishLA31.3Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Orleans ParishLA35.4Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
West Feliciana ParishLA35.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Adams CountyMS38.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Tensas ParishLA38.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Covington CountyMS40.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Pointe Coupee ParishLA40.6Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Plaquemines ParishLA40.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
St. Bernard ParishLA43.9Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Pearl River CountyMS45.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Lamar CountyMS50.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Concordia ParishLA53.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Hancock CountyMS57.6Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Jones CountyMS60.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
St. Landry ParishLA60.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Forrest CountyMS62.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Catahoula ParishLA63.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Franklin ParishLA63.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Avoyelles ParishLA66.7Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Lafayette ParishLA72.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Vermilion ParishLA73.0Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Stone CountyMS73.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Harrison CountyMS75.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Perry CountyMS79.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Caldwell ParishLA85.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Acadia ParishLA86.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Wayne CountyMS86.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
LaSalle ParishLA86.8Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Rapides ParishLA90.7Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Evangeline ParishLA91.4Tropical stormAug 27, 1890
Greene CountyMS97.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1890
Grant ParishLA99.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1890

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.