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The unnamed hurricane of 1899

Jul 28, 1899 to Aug 2, 1899Peak 98 mph979 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1899 passed within 50 miles of 40 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a Category 2 on August 1, 1899.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1899

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 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
40
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
76
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Franklin County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 1, 1899
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
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Franklin CountyFL0.0Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Pike CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Geneva CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Liberty CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Jackson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Coffee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Washington CountyFL1.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Dale CountyAL2.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Houston CountyAL2.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Holmes CountyFL2.7Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Gulf CountyFL2.9Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Miami-Dade CountyFL3.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Collier CountyFL3.4Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Bay CountyFL3.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Covington CountyAL12.2Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Lee CountyFL14.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Barbour CountyAL17.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Wakulla CountyFL18.0Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Gadsden CountyFL21.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Henry CountyAL21.3Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Walton CountyFL21.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Leon CountyFL22.0Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Charlotte CountyFL25.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Seminole CountyGA27.1Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Decatur CountyGA28.1Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Sarasota CountyFL29.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Early CountyGA31.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Manatee CountyFL37.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Miller CountyGA37.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Okaloosa CountyFL38.7Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Hillsborough CountyFL39.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Hendry CountyFL41.2Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Pinellas CountyFL42.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Broward CountyFL43.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Jefferson CountyFL46.3Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Escambia CountyAL46.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Clay CountyGA46.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
DeSoto CountyFL47.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Taylor CountyFL50.4Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Grady CountyGA52.3Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Quitman CountyGA52.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Glades CountyFL54.8Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Randolph CountyGA56.1Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Calhoun CountyGA56.6Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Baker CountyGA57.2Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Santa Rosa CountyFL58.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Pasco CountyFL58.8Category 1Jul 31, 1899
Mitchell CountyGA59.4Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Palm Beach CountyFL61.2Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Hardee CountyFL62.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Stewart CountyGA64.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Thomas CountyGA67.2Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Madison CountyFL67.4Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Dixie CountyFL67.5Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Highlands CountyFL68.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Dougherty CountyGA75.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Terrell CountyGA75.5Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Levy CountyFL75.9Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Escambia CountyFL77.0Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Polk CountyFL77.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1899
Lafayette CountyFL77.6Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Hernando CountyFL77.8Category 1Jul 31, 1899
Webster CountyGA81.7Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Colquitt CountyGA83.7Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Brooks CountyGA84.2Category 1Aug 1, 1899
Citrus CountyFL85.7Category 1Jul 31, 1899
Lee CountyGA88.1Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Suwannee CountyFL92.4Category 2Aug 1, 1899
Okeechobee CountyFL92.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Martin CountyFL92.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1899
Marion CountyGA93.2Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Worth CountyGA93.8Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Sumter CountyGA93.9Tropical stormAug 2, 1899
Gilchrist CountyFL94.2Category 2Aug 1, 1899

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.