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The unnamed tropical storm of 1898

Sep 12, 1898 to Sep 22, 1898Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1898 passed within 50 miles of 32 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, TX, as a tropical storm on September 20, 1898.

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Unnamed storm · 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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
32
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
64
LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jefferson County, TX, 60.7 mi, Sep 20, 1898
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
Evangeline ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Acadia ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Caldwell ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
LaSalle ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Rapides ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Cameron ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Jefferson Davis ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
St. Landry ParishLA1.3Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Vermilion ParishLA2.2Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Grant ParishLA3.0Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Franklin ParishLA3.1Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Catahoula ParishLA4.0Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Avoyelles ParishLA4.2Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Allen ParishLA6.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Calcasieu ParishLA11.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Winn ParishLA15.4Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Concordia ParishLA19.5Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Lafayette ParishLA20.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Jackson ParishLA20.9Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Vernon ParishLA24.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Natchitoches ParishLA28.4Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Beauregard ParishLA29.3Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
St. Martin ParishLA31.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Pointe Coupee ParishLA33.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Adams CountyMS35.6Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
West Feliciana ParishLA36.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Jefferson CountyMS39.9Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Iberia ParishLA40.9Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Wilkinson CountyMS41.6Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Claiborne CountyMS44.5Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Iberville ParishLA46.5Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Bienville ParishLA48.1Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
St. Mary ParishLA53.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Sabine ParishLA55.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Franklin CountyMS55.9Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Orange CountyTX56.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
West Baton Rouge ParishLA59.2Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Jefferson CountyTX60.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Red River ParishLA61.2Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Newton CountyTX61.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
East Feliciana ParishLA65.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Amite CountyMS66.2Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
East Baton Rouge ParishLA67.5Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Jasper CountyTX72.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
De Soto ParishLA73.2Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Sabine CountyTX73.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Webster ParishLA73.8Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Lincoln CountyMS76.8Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Assumption ParishLA81.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Hardin CountyTX82.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Bossier ParishLA83.9Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Caddo ParishLA86.5Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Livingston ParishLA86.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Ascension ParishLA87.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Chambers CountyTX87.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
St. Helena ParishLA88.3Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Galveston CountyTX88.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Tyler CountyTX88.5Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Terrebonne ParishLA90.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Shelby CountyTX92.1Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
Pike CountyMS95.7Tropical stormSep 21, 1898
St. James ParishLA96.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
San Augustine CountyTX98.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1898
Liberty CountyTX98.6Tropical stormSep 20, 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.