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The unnamed tropical storm of 1897

Oct 23, 1897 to Oct 31, 1897Peak 63 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1897 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Currituck County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 25, 1897.

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Unnamed storm · 1897

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
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Counties within 50 miles
19
NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
56
MD, NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Currituck County, NC, 1.6 mi, Oct 25, 1897
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
Dare CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Currituck CountyNC1.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Camden CountyNC7.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Hyde CountyNC11.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Tyrrell CountyNC12.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Pasquotank CountyNC14.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Virginia Beach cityVA20.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Perquimans CountyNC21.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Washington CountyNC31.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Chesapeake cityVA32.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Carteret CountyNC32.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Chowan CountyNC34.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Gates CountyNC41.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Beaufort CountyNC43.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Northampton CountyVA43.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Norfolk cityVA46.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Suffolk cityVA49.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Bertie CountyNC49.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Portsmouth cityVA49.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Pamlico CountyNC50.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Hertford CountyNC51.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Martin CountyNC53.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Accomack CountyVA56.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Hampton cityVA57.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Newport News cityVA61.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Poquoson cityVA61.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Isle of Wight CountyVA63.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
York CountyVA65.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Craven CountyNC68.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Mathews CountyVA68.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Southampton CountyVA69.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Gloucester CountyVA70.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Franklin cityVA72.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Northampton CountyNC75.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Pitt CountyNC75.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
James City CountyVA77.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Surry CountyVA78.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Halifax CountyNC79.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Middlesex CountyVA80.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Lancaster CountyVA83.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Williamsburg cityVA83.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Sussex CountyVA85.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Edgecombe CountyNC86.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Worcester CountyMD86.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Northumberland CountyVA87.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Somerset CountyMD88.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Greensville CountyVA88.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Jones CountyNC89.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
King and Queen CountyVA91.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Charles City CountyVA94.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
New Kent CountyVA95.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Lenoir CountyNC97.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Onslow CountyNC97.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
Prince George CountyVA98.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1897
Greene CountyNC99.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1897
King William CountyVA99.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1897

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.