The unnamed tropical storm of 1905

Sep 24, 1905 to Sep 30, 1905Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1905 passed within 50 miles of 79 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 29, 1905.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1905

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
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
79
AR, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
132
AR, LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Vermilion Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 29, 1905
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
Chicot CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Issaquena CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Claiborne CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Ashley CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
East Carroll ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Wilkinson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
West Feliciana ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Lincoln CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
St. Landry ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Grant CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jefferson CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lafayette ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Warren CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Madison ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jefferson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Franklin CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Drew CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Cameron ParishLA1.4Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Adams CountyMS1.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Tensas ParishLA2.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Washington CountyMS2.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Acadia ParishLA3.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
West Carroll ParishLA3.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Cleveland CountyAR3.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
St. Martin ParishLA3.7Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Concordia ParishLA6.1Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Amite CountyMS6.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Desha CountyAR8.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Iberville ParishLA9.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Lincoln CountyMS9.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Copiah CountyMS9.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Sharkey CountyMS10.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Avoyelles ParishLA10.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Dallas CountyAR12.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Morehouse ParishLA13.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Bradley CountyAR14.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
East Feliciana ParishLA14.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Iberia ParishLA14.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Hinds CountyMS16.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jefferson Davis ParishLA17.9Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Bolivar CountyMS18.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Evangeline ParishLA18.9Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Arkansas CountyAR18.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Richland ParishLA19.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
West Baton Rouge ParishLA19.9Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Lonoke CountyAR22.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Yazoo CountyMS22.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
East Baton Rouge ParishLA22.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Franklin ParishLA23.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Calhoun CountyAR28.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Catahoula ParishLA28.7Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Humphreys CountyMS29.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Calcasieu ParishLA30.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Sunflower CountyMS31.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Pike CountyMS31.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
St. Helena ParishLA31.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Prairie CountyAR32.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
St. Mary ParishLA33.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Allen ParishLA34.7Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Rapides ParishLA34.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Ouachita CountyAR34.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Madison CountyMS36.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lawrence CountyMS38.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
LaSalle ParishLA39.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Union CountyAR39.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Livingston ParishLA40.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Simpson CountyMS41.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Union ParishLA42.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Rankin CountyMS43.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Tangipahoa ParishLA43.9Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Phillips CountyAR44.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Walthall CountyMS44.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Holmes CountyMS44.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Ouachita ParishLA45.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Leflore CountyMS47.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Monroe CountyAR47.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Ascension ParishLA49.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Caldwell ParishLA50.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Assumption ParishLA51.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Coahoma CountyMS51.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Grant ParishLA54.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Jefferson Davis CountyMS54.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Washington ParishLA54.7Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Marion CountyMS54.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Beauregard ParishLA55.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Vernon ParishLA60.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
St. James ParishLA62.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Carroll CountyMS63.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lee CountyAR65.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Tallahatchie CountyMS66.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Woodruff CountyAR66.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Covington CountyMS67.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Attala CountyMS69.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Terrebonne ParishLA69.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
St. Tammany ParishLA70.5Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
St. John the Baptist ParishLA72.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Smith CountyMS72.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lincoln ParishLA72.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lafourche ParishLA72.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Jackson ParishLA72.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
St. Francis CountyAR73.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Orange CountyTX73.1Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Winn ParishLA74.4Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Scott CountyMS74.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jefferson CountyTX74.5Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Claiborne ParishLA74.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Quitman CountyMS75.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Lamar CountyMS75.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Grenada CountyMS77.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Newton CountyTX78.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Leake CountyMS78.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Natchitoches ParishLA81.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Pearl River CountyMS84.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
St. Charles ParishLA84.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Tunica CountyMS85.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Montgomery CountyMS86.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Forrest CountyMS87.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jones CountyMS88.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jasper CountyTX89.2Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Cross CountyAR90.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Jefferson ParishLA92.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Jasper CountyMS93.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Panola CountyMS94.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Yalobusha CountyMS94.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Bienville ParishLA97.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Newton CountyMS97.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1905
Hardin CountyTX98.4Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Orleans ParishLA99.6Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Sabine ParishLA99.8Tropical stormSep 29, 1905
Webster ParishLA99.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1905

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.