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The unnamed hurricane of 1896

Oct 7, 1896 to Oct 16, 1896Peak 98 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1896 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in FL. It was strongest near Collier County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 9, 1896.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1896

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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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
19
FL
Counties within 100 miles
27
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Collier County, FL, 10.7 mi, Oct 9, 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
Lee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Indian River CountyFL3.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Charlotte CountyFL4.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Highlands CountyFL5.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Martin CountyFL5.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Collier CountyFL10.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Palm Beach CountyFL12.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
DeSoto CountyFL19.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Brevard CountyFL21.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Osceola CountyFL25.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Polk CountyFL35.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Hardee CountyFL37.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Sarasota CountyFL37.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Broward CountyFL45.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Manatee CountyFL46.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Monroe CountyFL52.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Orange CountyFL62.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Miami-Dade CountyFL65.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Hillsborough CountyFL71.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Volusia CountyFL80.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Seminole CountyFL81.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Lake CountyFL93.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1896
Pinellas CountyFL93.8Tropical stormOct 9, 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.