The unnamed hurricane of 1896

Aug 30, 1896 to Sep 11, 1896Peak 115 mph956 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1896 passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Suffolk County, NY, as a Category 1 on September 10, 1896.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1896

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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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 3; 115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure: 956 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 16; MA, NH, RI
Counties within 100 miles: 28; CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 1; Suffolk County, NY, 65.7 mi, Sep 10, 1896
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

Plymouth County	MA	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Dukes County	MA	0.0	Category 1	Sep 10, 1896
Barnstable County	MA	0.1	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Essex County	MA	1.1	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Norfolk County	MA	7.3	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Bristol County	MA	9.9	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Suffolk County	MA	14.8	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Nantucket County	MA	16.3	Category 1	Sep 10, 1896
Middlesex County	MA	21.0	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Newport County	RI	24.4	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Bristol County	RI	29.3	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Providence County	RI	33.1	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Hillsborough County	NH	34.9	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Kent County	RI	35.9	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Washington County	RI	38.6	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Worcester County	MA	41.0	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Windham County	CT	56.5	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
New London County	CT	58.3	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Suffolk County	NY	65.7	Category 1	Sep 10, 1896
Cheshire County	NH	69.2	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Tolland County	CT	71.9	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Hampden County	MA	73.7	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Hampshire County	MA	79.1	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Franklin County	MA	83.1	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Middlesex County	CT	86.4	Category 1	Sep 10, 1896
Hartford County	CT	90.3	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
Windham County	VT	95.8	Tropical storm	Sep 10, 1896
New Haven County	CT	99.8	Category 1	Sep 10, 1896

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.