The unnamed tropical storm of 1894

Aug 5, 1894 to Aug 9, 1894Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1894 passed within 50 miles of 14 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Baldwin County, AL, as a tropical storm on August 7, 1894.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1894

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
14
AL, FL, MS
Counties within 100 miles
28
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Baldwin County, AL, 0.0 mi, Aug 7, 1894
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
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Greene CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
George CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Escambia CountyFL4.4Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Washington CountyAL11.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Jackson CountyMS13.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Santa Rosa CountyFL22.0Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Harrison CountyMS24.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Clarke CountyAL25.2Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Escambia CountyAL25.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Monroe CountyAL37.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Conecuh CountyAL46.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Okaloosa CountyFL47.8Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Choctaw CountyAL50.2Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Covington CountyAL65.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Walton CountyFL70.6Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Wilcox CountyAL72.6Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Marengo CountyAL75.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Butler CountyAL81.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Plaquemines ParishLA89.1Tropical stormAug 6, 1894
Bay CountyFL91.7Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Geneva CountyAL93.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Washington CountyFL93.9Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Crenshaw CountyAL95.6Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Holmes CountyFL97.3Tropical stormAug 7, 1894
Coffee CountyAL98.2Tropical stormAug 8, 1894
Dallas CountyAL99.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1894

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.