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The unnamed hurricane of 1903

Sep 9, 1903 to Sep 16, 1903Peak 92 mph976 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1903 passed within 50 miles of 76 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Bay County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 13, 1903.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1903

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
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
976 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
76
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
127
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Bay County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 13, 1903
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
Macon CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Montgomery CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Washington CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Coweta CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Pike CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Geneva CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Lee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Chambers CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 12, 1903
Bay CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Heard CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Manatee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
DeSoto CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Charlotte CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Holmes CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Troup CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Bullock CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Broward CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 12, 1903
Tallapoosa CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Coffee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Elmore CountyAL1.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Sarasota CountyFL1.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Gulf CountyFL2.0Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Hillsborough CountyFL2.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Pinellas CountyFL2.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Hardee CountyFL3.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Randolph CountyAL3.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Walton CountyFL4.1Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Highlands CountyFL5.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Meriwether CountyGA6.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Dale CountyAL8.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Miami-Dade CountyFL8.7Category 1Sep 11, 1903
Crenshaw CountyAL8.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Franklin CountyFL9.2Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Carroll CountyGA9.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Lee CountyFL9.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Harris CountyGA11.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Houston CountyAL13.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Covington CountyAL13.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Collier CountyFL13.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Calhoun CountyFL14.4Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Jackson CountyFL14.6Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Barbour CountyAL14.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Russell CountyAL20.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Clay CountyAL20.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Coosa CountyAL20.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Polk CountyFL22.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Lowndes CountyAL23.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Liberty CountyFL24.2Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Cleburne CountyAL25.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Okeechobee CountyFL25.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Martin CountyFL25.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Butler CountyAL25.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Muscogee CountyGA27.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Okaloosa CountyFL28.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Haralson CountyGA29.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Pasco CountyFL29.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Autauga CountyAL29.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Upson CountyGA30.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Talbot CountyGA31.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Henry CountyAL31.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Chilton CountyAL36.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Conecuh CountyAL40.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Chattahoochee CountyGA42.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Monroe CountyFL42.2Category 1Sep 12, 1903
Talladega CountyAL43.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Escambia CountyAL44.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Calhoun CountyAL45.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
St. Lucie CountyFL46.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Early CountyGA48.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Stewart CountyGA49.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Gadsden CountyFL49.5Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Dallas CountyAL49.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Marion CountyGA49.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Hernando CountyFL50.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Wilcox CountyAL50.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Quitman CountyGA50.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Clay CountyGA50.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Seminole CountyGA51.2Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Santa Rosa CountyFL51.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Wakulla CountyFL51.9Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Monroe CountyAL53.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Leon CountyFL54.1Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Cherokee CountyAL54.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Osceola CountyFL54.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Decatur CountyGA55.0Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Shelby CountyAL55.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Miller CountyGA57.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Randolph CountyGA61.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Sumter CountyFL62.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Indian River CountyFL63.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Webster CountyGA63.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
St. Clair CountyAL63.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Bibb CountyAL64.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Citrus CountyFL64.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Schley CountyGA65.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Etowah CountyAL65.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Lake CountyFL67.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Calhoun CountyGA67.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Perry CountyAL67.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Escambia CountyFL69.0Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Brevard CountyFL74.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Levy CountyFL74.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1903
Sumter CountyGA75.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Baker CountyGA76.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Orange CountyFL76.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Jefferson CountyAL77.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Terrell CountyGA79.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Dixie CountyFL81.4Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Mitchell CountyGA81.8Category 1Sep 14, 1903
DeKalb CountyAL82.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Grady CountyGA82.7Category 1Sep 14, 1903
Jefferson CountyFL83.6Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Blount CountyAL85.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Taylor CountyFL87.7Category 1Sep 13, 1903
Clarke CountyAL88.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Marengo CountyAL88.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Tuscaloosa CountyAL89.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Dougherty CountyGA89.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Marion CountyFL89.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1903
Lee CountyGA91.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Marshall CountyAL91.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Baldwin CountyAL92.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1903
Hale CountyAL93.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1903
Thomas CountyGA98.7Category 1Sep 13, 1903

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.