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The unnamed hurricane of 1902

Oct 3, 1902 to Oct 13, 1902Peak 104 mph970 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1902 passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on October 10, 1902.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1902

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
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
970 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
25
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
52
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 61.0 mi, Oct 10, 1902
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
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Crenshaw CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Montgomery CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Escambia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Pike CountyAL3.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Bullock CountyAL3.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Butler CountyAL4.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Okaloosa CountyFL6.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Baldwin CountyAL9.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Lowndes CountyAL10.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Coffee CountyAL17.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Autauga CountyAL22.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Monroe CountyAL26.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Walton CountyFL27.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Wilcox CountyAL30.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Geneva CountyAL30.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Barbour CountyAL33.0Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Dallas CountyAL36.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Dale CountyAL37.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Mobile CountyAL40.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Holmes CountyFL44.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Clarke CountyAL49.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Henry CountyAL52.1Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Houston CountyAL54.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Jackson CountyMS58.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Quitman CountyGA59.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Washington CountyAL60.4Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Plaquemines ParishLA61.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Perry CountyAL61.4Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Washington CountyFL62.6Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Clay CountyGA63.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Bay CountyFL67.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
St. Bernard ParishLA68.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Marengo CountyAL70.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Jackson CountyFL71.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
George CountyMS72.7Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Early CountyGA77.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Greene CountyMS81.4Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Hale CountyAL82.5Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Harrison CountyMS83.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Calhoun CountyGA85.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Choctaw CountyAL85.2Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Calhoun CountyFL92.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Miller CountyGA92.9Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Seminole CountyGA93.3Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Wayne CountyMS95.7Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Stone CountyMS96.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1902
Greene CountyAL96.8Tropical stormOct 11, 1902
Sumter CountyAL97.7Tropical stormOct 11, 1902

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.