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The unnamed hurricane of 1893

Sep 27, 1893 to Oct 5, 1893Peak 132 mph948 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1893 passed within 50 miles of 202 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near Jefferson Parish, LA, as a Category 4 on October 2, 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
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
948 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
202
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
355
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Jefferson Parish, LA, 5.0 mi, Oct 2, 1893
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
Robeson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Meriwether CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Macon CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pike CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Jackson CountyMS0.0Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Edgefield CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Morgan CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Montgomery CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Troup CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Butler CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chesterfield CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lowndes CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Category 1Oct 3, 1893
Mobile CountyAL0.0Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Marlboro CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lenoir CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Richland CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Washington CountyAL0.0Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Newberry CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lincoln CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chambers CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Saluda CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Beaufort CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Elmore CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Scotland CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Cumberland CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Greene CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Wilkes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Kershaw CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Butts CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Spalding CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Clarke CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Darlington CountySC0.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Hyde CountyNC0.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Tallapoosa CountyAL0.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Fairfield CountySC1.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lexington CountySC1.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
McCormick CountySC1.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Bladen CountyNC1.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Newton CountyGA1.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Harrison CountyMS1.9Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Henry CountyGA2.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
George CountyMS2.3Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Jasper CountyGA3.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Conecuh CountyAL3.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pamlico CountyNC3.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Harris CountyGA3.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Taliaferro CountyGA3.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Wilcox CountyAL3.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Putnam CountyGA4.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dillon CountySC4.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lee CountySC4.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Wayne CountyNC4.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jefferson ParishLA5.0Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Coweta CountyGA5.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Greenwood CountySC5.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Hoke CountyNC5.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lamar CountyGA6.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Oglethorpe CountyGA6.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Fayette CountyGA6.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Jones CountyNC6.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lafourche ParishLA7.1Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Crenshaw CountyAL7.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Bullock CountyAL8.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dare CountyNC8.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Pitt CountyNC8.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Monroe CountyGA9.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
McDuffie CountyGA9.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Walton CountyGA10.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lancaster CountySC10.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Columbia CountyGA10.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Oconee CountyGA10.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Upson CountyGA11.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Warren CountyGA11.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Elbert CountyGA11.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Escambia CountyAL11.5Category 1Oct 3, 1893
Onslow CountyNC11.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Dallas CountyAL11.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Clayton CountyGA11.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Rockdale CountyGA12.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Greene CountyMS12.4Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Autauga CountyAL13.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Greene CountyNC13.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Hancock CountyGA14.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Richmond CountyNC14.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Talbot CountyGA14.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Sumter CountySC15.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Abbeville CountySC15.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Aiken CountySC15.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Laurens CountySC16.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Stone CountyMS16.4Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Muscogee CountyGA16.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Clarke CountyGA17.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Tyrrell CountyNC17.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Heard CountyGA17.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Johnston CountyNC18.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Russell CountyAL18.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chester CountySC18.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Carteret CountyNC19.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Anson CountyNC19.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jones CountyGA19.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
DeKalb CountyGA19.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pike CountyAL19.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Randolph CountyAL19.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Hancock CountyMS19.7Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Florence CountySC20.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Terrebonne ParishLA20.5Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Coosa CountyAL20.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Harnett CountyNC21.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Pender CountyNC22.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Calhoun CountySC22.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Baldwin CountyGA23.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
St. Tammany ParishLA23.5Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Escambia CountyFL23.8Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Washington CountyNC24.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Union CountySC24.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Columbus CountyNC24.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Madison CountyGA24.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Marion CountySC24.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Fulton CountyGA25.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Moore CountyNC25.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Gwinnett CountyGA25.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Richmond CountyGA25.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Perry CountyMS25.5Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Orleans ParishLA25.9Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Union CountyNC26.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Covington CountyAL27.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Crawford CountyGA28.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Martin CountyNC28.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Barrow CountyGA28.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Clay CountyAL29.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Carroll CountyGA30.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Taylor CountyGA30.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Glascock CountyGA30.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chilton CountyAL30.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Wilson CountyNC31.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Anderson CountySC31.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Jackson CountyGA31.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Washington CountyGA32.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Choctaw CountyAL32.4Category 1Oct 3, 1893
Bibb CountyGA32.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Horry CountySC32.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Chattahoochee CountyGA32.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Marengo CountyAL32.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Marion CountyGA33.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Orangeburg CountySC34.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jefferson CountyGA34.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Barbour CountyAL34.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Wayne CountyMS34.6Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Montgomery CountyNC35.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Douglas CountyGA35.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pearl River CountyMS35.6Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Hart CountyGA36.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Edgecombe CountyNC36.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lee CountyNC36.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
York CountySC37.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
St. Charles ParishLA37.2Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Bertie CountyNC37.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Clarendon CountySC38.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Forrest CountyMS38.5Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Santa Rosa CountyFL38.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Burke CountyGA39.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Cobb CountyGA39.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Coffee CountyAL40.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Spartanburg CountySC40.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Wilkinson CountyGA40.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Wake CountyNC41.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Greenville CountySC41.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Perry CountyAL41.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Franklin CountyGA41.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Barnwell CountySC42.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Twiggs CountyGA42.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Cleburne CountyAL42.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Banks CountyGA42.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Stanly CountyNC43.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Williamsburg CountySC43.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Stewart CountyGA44.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Nash CountyNC44.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Hall CountyGA45.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Talladega CountyAL45.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Brunswick CountyNC45.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Paulding CountyGA46.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Forsyth CountyGA46.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chowan CountyNC46.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Chatham CountyNC46.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Schley CountyGA46.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Peach CountyGA46.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Bamberg CountySC47.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
New Hanover CountyNC47.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Currituck CountyNC48.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Mecklenburg CountyNC48.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Cherokee CountySC48.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Houston CountyGA49.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Macon CountyGA49.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Perquimans CountyNC50.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Haralson CountyGA50.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pasquotank CountyNC51.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Franklin CountyNC51.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Webster CountyGA51.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dale CountyAL52.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lamar CountyMS52.2Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Shelby CountyAL52.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Okaloosa CountyFL52.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Camden CountyNC53.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
St. John the Baptist ParishLA53.3Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Bibb CountyAL53.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Cabarrus CountyNC53.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Oconee CountySC54.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Quitman CountyGA55.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Jones CountyMS55.1Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Tangipahoa ParishLA55.3Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Cherokee CountyGA55.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Hale CountyAL55.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Halifax CountyNC55.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Stephens CountyGA56.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Randolph CountyNC57.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Clarke CountyMS57.0Category 1Oct 3, 1893
Washington ParishLA59.0Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Calhoun CountyAL59.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Johnson CountyGA59.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pickens CountySC59.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Henry CountyAL59.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Allendale CountySC60.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Georgetown CountySC60.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Sumter CountyAL60.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Gaston CountyNC60.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Sumter CountyGA61.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Bartow CountyGA61.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Polk CountyGA62.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Habersham CountyGA62.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dawson CountyGA62.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Geneva CountyAL62.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Laurens CountyGA63.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Randolph CountyGA63.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Berkeley CountySC64.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Clay CountyGA64.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Hertford CountyNC65.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Northampton CountyNC65.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jenkins CountyGA65.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Marion CountyMS65.6Category 2Oct 2, 1893
St. James ParishLA65.6Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Davidson CountyNC65.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Bleckley CountyGA66.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Durham CountyNC66.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Emanuel CountyGA66.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Walton CountyFL66.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Screven CountyGA67.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Cleveland CountyNC67.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
White CountyGA67.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dooly CountyGA68.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Greene CountyAL68.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lumpkin CountyGA68.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Rowan CountyNC68.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Dorchester CountySC68.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
St. Clair CountyAL68.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Gates CountyNC68.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Orange CountyNC69.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Granville CountyNC70.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Pickens CountyGA70.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pulaski CountyGA71.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Livingston ParishLA72.1Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Terrell CountyGA72.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Alamance CountyNC72.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Colleton CountySC72.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jasper CountyMS72.7Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Floyd CountyGA73.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lauderdale CountyMS73.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Walthall CountyMS73.8Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Assumption ParishLA74.4Category 4Oct 2, 1893
St. Mary ParishLA74.7Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Covington CountyMS74.8Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Cherokee CountyAL74.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Warren CountyNC75.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Dodge CountyGA75.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lincoln CountyNC75.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Rabun CountyGA75.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Ascension ParishLA76.2Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Houston CountyAL76.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Rutherford CountyNC76.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Hampton CountySC77.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Vance CountyNC77.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Tuscaloosa CountyAL77.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
St. Martin ParishLA78.1Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Iredell CountyNC78.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Lee CountyGA79.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Holmes CountyFL79.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chesapeake cityVA79.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Virginia Beach cityVA79.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jefferson CountyAL80.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Polk CountyNC80.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Guilford CountyNC81.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Treutlen CountyGA81.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Gordon CountyGA82.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Etowah CountyAL82.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Early CountyGA82.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Crisp CountyGA82.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Jefferson Davis CountyMS82.6Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Gilmer CountyGA83.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Suffolk cityVA83.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Union CountyGA83.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Calhoun CountyGA84.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Fannin CountyGA84.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Catawba CountyNC85.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Wilcox CountyGA86.8Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Southampton CountyVA87.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Towns CountyGA87.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Bulloch CountyGA87.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Henderson CountyNC87.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Transylvania CountyNC87.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Smith CountyMS88.6Category 1Oct 2, 1893
Davie CountyNC88.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Candler CountyGA89.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Person CountyNC89.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jackson CountyNC89.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Macon CountyNC90.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Greensville CountyVA91.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Kemper CountyMS91.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Newton CountyMS91.4Category 1Oct 3, 1893
St. Helena ParishLA91.7Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Murray CountyGA92.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Pike CountyMS92.9Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Wheeler CountyGA93.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Iberville ParishLA93.8Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Isle of Wight CountyVA93.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Worth CountyGA93.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Chattooga CountyGA94.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Franklin cityVA94.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Blount CountyAL94.2Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Dougherty CountyGA94.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Charleston CountySC94.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Montgomery CountyGA95.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
East Baton Rouge ParishLA95.4Category 3Oct 2, 1893
Brunswick CountyVA96.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Caswell CountyNC96.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Jasper CountySC96.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Clay CountyNC96.4Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Iberia ParishLA96.5Category 4Oct 2, 1893
Toombs CountyGA96.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Lawrence CountyMS96.7Category 2Oct 2, 1893
Jackson CountyFL97.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Burke CountyNC97.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Portsmouth cityVA98.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Washington CountyFL98.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Forsyth CountyNC98.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Mecklenburg CountyVA98.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Norfolk cityVA99.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1893
Telfair CountyGA99.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1893
Effingham CountyGA99.9Tropical stormOct 4, 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.