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The unnamed hurricane of 1893

Sep 4, 1893 to Sep 9, 1893Peak 98 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1893 passed within 50 miles of 63 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on September 7, 1893.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1893

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
98 mph, 85 kt
Counties within 50 miles
63
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
101
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 7, 1893
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
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Washington ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Newton CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
St. Charles ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Marion CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
St. John the Baptist ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 7, 1893
Winston CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lamar CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Covington CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Jasper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Neshoba CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Oktibbeha CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1893
Jones CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Smith CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Kemper CountyMS0.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Noxubee CountyMS1.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1893
Walthall CountyMS3.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lauderdale CountyMS4.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Pearl River CountyMS4.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Jefferson Davis CountyMS4.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Tangipahoa ParishLA5.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Jefferson ParishLA6.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Forrest CountyMS7.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Orleans ParishLA10.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Scott CountyMS11.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
St. James ParishLA11.2Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Clarke CountyMS12.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Livingston ParishLA13.8Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Choctaw CountyMS15.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Simpson CountyMS15.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Ascension ParishLA19.0Category 1Sep 7, 1893
St. Mary ParishLA19.1Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Assumption ParishLA19.1Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Leake CountyMS19.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lawrence CountyMS20.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Wayne CountyMS21.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
St. Bernard ParishLA21.9Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Perry CountyMS22.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Plaquemines ParishLA22.5Category 1Sep 7, 1893
St. Martin ParishLA22.7Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Pike CountyMS23.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Attala CountyMS23.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Hancock CountyMS24.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Rankin CountyMS27.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Stone CountyMS28.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
St. Helena ParishLA29.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Sumter CountyAL31.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lincoln CountyMS33.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Montgomery CountyMS34.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1893
Choctaw CountyAL36.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Harrison CountyMS36.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
East Baton Rouge ParishLA37.4Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Greene CountyMS37.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Amite CountyMS38.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Iberville ParishLA39.5Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Copiah CountyMS39.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Greene CountyAL40.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Iberia ParishLA42.5Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Madison CountyMS42.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
East Feliciana ParishLA45.7Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Carroll CountyMS46.8Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
West Baton Rouge ParishLA50.4Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Washington CountyAL50.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Holmes CountyMS51.2Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
George CountyMS51.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Franklin CountyMS53.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Hinds CountyMS54.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Marengo CountyAL56.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Jackson CountyMS58.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Yazoo CountyMS59.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Vermilion ParishLA60.1Category 2Sep 7, 1893
Hale CountyAL61.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Clarke CountyAL62.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Wilkinson CountyMS65.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Jefferson CountyMS67.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Pointe Coupee ParishLA68.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
West Feliciana ParishLA69.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Mobile CountyAL69.4Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Claiborne CountyMS72.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Leflore CountyMS75.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Lafayette ParishLA77.2Category 1Sep 7, 1893
St. Landry ParishLA80.2Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Adams CountyMS81.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Bibb CountyAL82.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1893
Perry CountyAL82.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Humphreys CountyMS83.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Warren CountyMS83.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Wilcox CountyAL84.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Cameron ParishLA87.9Category 2Sep 7, 1893
Dallas CountyAL90.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Baldwin CountyAL91.9Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Sunflower CountyMS92.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Concordia ParishLA94.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1893
Sharkey CountyMS94.3Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Issaquena CountyMS94.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Acadia ParishLA95.9Category 1Sep 7, 1893
Monroe CountyAL97.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Madison ParishLA97.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893
Tensas ParishLA97.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1893

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.