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The unnamed tropical storm of 1905

Oct 5, 1905 to Oct 11, 1905Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1905 passed within 50 miles of 28 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on October 9, 1905.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1905

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
28
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
42
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Vermilion Parish, LA, 34.9 mi, Oct 9, 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
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Tangipahoa ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
Livingston ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Ascension ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Assumption ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Washington ParishLA2.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
St. James ParishLA2.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Terrebonne ParishLA4.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. Helena ParishLA5.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
East Baton Rouge ParishLA7.5Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Iberville ParishLA7.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Lafourche ParishLA9.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. John the Baptist ParishLA11.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Amite CountyMS11.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
Iberia ParishLA12.3Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. Tammany ParishLA14.4Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
East Feliciana ParishLA18.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
West Baton Rouge ParishLA18.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. Charles ParishLA23.5Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Jefferson ParishLA32.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Vermilion ParishLA34.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Pointe Coupee ParishLA39.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Wilkinson CountyMS39.1Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
West Feliciana ParishLA39.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Orleans ParishLA39.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
St. Landry ParishLA48.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Lafayette ParishLA50.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Hancock CountyMS51.3Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
St. Bernard ParishLA52.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Plaquemines ParishLA54.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Adams CountyMS54.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1905
Cameron ParishLA64.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Concordia ParishLA66.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Acadia ParishLA67.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Avoyelles ParishLA71.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Evangeline ParishLA81.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Jefferson Davis ParishLA83.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Rapides ParishLA96.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Calcasieu ParishLA96.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
LaSalle ParishLA98.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1905
Allen ParishLA99.9Tropical stormOct 9, 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.