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The unnamed tropical storm of 1900

Sep 11, 1900 to Sep 15, 1900Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1900 passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 13, 1900.

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Unnamed storm · 1900

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
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
11
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
23
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 53.5 mi, Sep 13, 1900
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Harrison CountyMS2.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
St. Bernard ParishLA4.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Stone CountyMS20.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Hancock CountyMS27.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Jefferson ParishLA28.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Lafourche ParishLA33.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
St. Tammany ParishLA34.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Orleans ParishLA38.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Pearl River CountyMS40.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Terrebonne ParishLA53.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
St. Charles ParishLA57.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Washington ParishLA66.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
St. John the Baptist ParishLA68.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Tangipahoa ParishLA69.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Marion CountyMS70.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Walthall CountyMS78.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
St. James ParishLA86.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Livingston ParishLA88.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Ascension ParishLA93.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Assumption ParishLA98.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1900
Pike CountyMS99.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1900

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.