The unnamed hurricane of 1895

Oct 12, 1895 to Oct 26, 1895Peak 104 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1895 came within 100 miles of 4 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1895

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
104 mph, 90 kt
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
4
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Miami-Dade County, FL, 75.4 mi, Oct 22, 1895
Landfalls recorded
0
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 CountyFL75.4Category 2Oct 22, 1895
Monroe CountyFL75.6Category 2Oct 22, 1895
Broward CountyFL88.4Category 2Oct 22, 1895
Palm Beach CountyFL96.4Category 2Oct 22, 1895

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.