The unnamed tropical storm of 1897
Sep 25, 1897 to Sep 29, 1897Peak 46 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1897 came within 100 miles of 7 U.S. counties without passing within 50.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1897
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 46 mph, 40 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 0
- None
- Counties within 100 miles
- 7
- FL
- 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.
| Manatee County | FL | 68.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 68.9 | Tropical storm |
| Pinellas County | FL | 71.2 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 72.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pasco County | FL | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | FL | 89.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | FL | 98.2 | Tropical storm |
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.