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The unnamed hurricane of 1898

Aug 2, 1898 to Aug 3, 1898Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1898 passed within 50 miles of 36 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a Category 1 on August 3, 1898.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1898

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 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
36
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
66
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Franklin County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 3, 1898
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Walton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Franklin CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Gulf CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Bay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Pinellas CountyFL1.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Pasco CountyFL1.6Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Washington CountyFL1.7Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Liberty CountyFL5.2Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Calhoun CountyFL6.6Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Holmes CountyFL8.6Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Santa Rosa CountyFL8.8Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Palm Beach CountyFL9.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Butler CountyAL16.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Geneva CountyAL17.8Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Hernando CountyFL21.1Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Jackson CountyFL22.6Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Escambia CountyFL24.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Wakulla CountyFL24.4Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Coffee CountyAL25.9Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Crenshaw CountyAL29.9Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Citrus CountyFL33.2Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Leon CountyFL34.3Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Lowndes CountyAL37.7Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Levy CountyFL39.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Gadsden CountyFL40.2Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Dale CountyAL42.4Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Houston CountyAL44.1Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Dixie CountyFL45.6Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Pike CountyAL48.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Jefferson CountyFL49.6Category 1Aug 2, 1898
Broward CountyFL49.9Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Seminole CountyGA51.6Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Decatur CountyGA51.6Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Taylor CountyFL52.6Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Marion CountyFL57.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Montgomery CountyAL59.8Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Henry CountyAL63.8Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Early CountyGA65.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Barbour CountyAL65.4Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Lafayette CountyFL65.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Grady CountyGA67.6Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Miller CountyGA68.9Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Gilchrist CountyFL69.6Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Madison CountyFL70.7Category 1Aug 2, 1898
Miami-Dade CountyFL73.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Bullock CountyAL76.5Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Thomas CountyGA77.7Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Elmore CountyAL78.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Alachua CountyFL78.7Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Baker CountyGA83.2Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Mitchell CountyGA84.9Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Suwannee CountyFL85.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Clay CountyGA87.3Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Macon CountyAL90.7Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Brooks CountyGA91.0Category 1Aug 3, 1898
Columbia CountyFL92.2Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Calhoun CountyGA93.4Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Randolph CountyGA97.7Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Quitman CountyGA98.1Tropical stormAug 3, 1898
Putnam CountyFL98.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1898
Coosa CountyAL99.0Tropical stormAug 3, 1898

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.