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The unnamed hurricane of 1906

Sep 19, 1906 to Sep 30, 1906Peak 121 mph953 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1906 passed within 50 miles of 98 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near Jackson County, MS, as a Category 2 on September 27, 1906.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1906

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
953 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
98
AL, AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN
Counties within 100 miles
173
AL, AR, FL, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Jackson County, MS, 0.0 mi, Sep 27, 1906
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
Shelby CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Newton CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
DeSoto CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Clay CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Attala CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Butler CountyMO0.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Yalobusha CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Tate CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jackson CountyMS0.0Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Mississippi CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Greene CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
George CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Montgomery CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Grenada CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jones CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Leake CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jasper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Perry CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Panola CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Crittenden CountyAR0.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Tipton CountyTN1.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Dunklin CountyMO1.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Stone CountyMS2.2Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Scott CountyMS2.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Neshoba CountyMS2.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lafayette CountyMS3.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Wayne CountyMS4.1Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Smith CountyMS4.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Craighead CountyAR4.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Webster CountyMS4.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Poinsett CountyAR5.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Carroll CountyMS5.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Greene CountyMS5.9Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Choctaw CountyMS6.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Harrison CountyMS6.3Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Winston CountyMS8.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Forrest CountyMS8.9Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Calhoun CountyMS9.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Ripley CountyMO10.1Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Marshall CountyMS10.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Tallahatchie CountyMS10.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Clarke CountyMS12.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Lauderdale CountyTN13.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Tunica CountyMS14.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Holmes CountyMS14.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Covington CountyMS16.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Mobile CountyAL16.4Category 2Sep 27, 1906
St. Bernard ParishLA16.6Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Pemiscot CountyMO17.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Madison CountyMS18.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lauderdale CountyMS19.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Quitman CountyMS19.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Cross CountyAR19.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
St. Francis CountyAR19.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Fayette CountyTN20.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lamar CountyMS20.8Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Randolph CountyAR21.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
New Madrid CountyMO22.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lee CountyAR24.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Oktibbeha CountyMS24.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lawrence CountyAR24.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Rankin CountyMS25.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Chickasaw CountyMS25.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Kemper CountyMS25.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Pearl River CountyMS26.5Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Simpson CountyMS27.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Pontotoc CountyMS27.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Leflore CountyMS27.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Washington CountyAL27.9Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Dyer CountyTN30.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Yazoo CountyMS31.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Union CountyMS31.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Benton CountyMS31.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jefferson Davis CountyMS31.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Coahoma CountyMS31.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Clay CountyMS32.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hancock CountyMS32.7Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Baldwin CountyAL34.2Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Lake CountyTN34.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Noxubee CountyMS35.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Choctaw CountyAL35.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Haywood CountyTN36.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Marion CountyMS36.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Phillips CountyAR37.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Plaquemines ParishLA39.4Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Sunflower CountyMS41.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jackson CountyAR43.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hardeman CountyTN43.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Tippah CountyMS43.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hinds CountyMS43.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Fulton CountyKY44.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Humphreys CountyMS45.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Obion CountyTN46.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lowndes CountyMS48.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Sumter CountyAL48.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Washington ParishLA48.9Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Crockett CountyTN49.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lawrence CountyMS49.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Sharp CountyAR50.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Woodruff CountyAR50.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Mississippi CountyMO50.5Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Lee CountyMS50.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Monroe CountyMS50.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Bolivar CountyMS51.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
St. Tammany ParishLA51.8Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Independence CountyAR52.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Walthall CountyMS53.5Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Clarke CountyAL54.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Copiah CountyMS56.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Orleans ParishLA57.8Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Madison CountyTN58.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Fulton CountyAR58.7Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Gibson CountyTN59.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Marengo CountyAL60.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Prentiss CountyMS61.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Alcorn CountyMS62.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Monroe CountyAR62.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Pickens CountyAL62.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Desha CountyAR63.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Escambia CountyFL64.4Category 2Sep 27, 1906
White CountyAR65.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lincoln CountyMS65.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Washington CountyMS66.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
McNairy CountyTN66.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Itawamba CountyMS66.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hickman CountyKY67.0Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Sharkey CountyMS67.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Monroe CountyAL68.4Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Warren CountyMS69.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Greene CountyAL69.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Arkansas CountyAR69.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Chester CountyTN70.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Escambia CountyAL72.6Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Pike CountyMS72.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Prairie CountyAR73.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lamar CountyAL74.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Izard CountyAR74.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Weakley CountyTN75.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Issaquena CountyMS75.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Santa Rosa CountyFL82.1Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Tangipahoa ParishLA83.4Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Tishomingo CountyMS83.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Wilcox CountyAL84.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Claiborne CountyMS84.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Chicot CountyAR84.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Carroll CountyTN84.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Marion CountyAL84.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jefferson ParishLA85.5Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Henderson CountyTN86.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hale CountyAL86.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Cleburne CountyAR86.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
St. John the Baptist ParishLA87.1Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Conecuh CountyAL87.9Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Stone CountyAR88.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Hardin CountyTN88.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Amite CountyMS89.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Franklin CountyMS89.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Madison ParishLA90.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Franklin CountyAL90.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Jefferson CountyMS92.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1906
Tuscaloosa CountyAL92.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Fayette CountyAL92.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
East Carroll ParishLA92.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lonoke CountyAR93.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
St. Charles ParishLA94.2Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Jefferson CountyAR94.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Lafourche ParishLA94.8Category 2Sep 27, 1906
Lincoln CountyAR95.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Colbert CountyAL96.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
St. Helena ParishLA96.7Category 1Sep 27, 1906
Baxter CountyAR97.3Tropical stormSep 29, 1906
Lauderdale CountyAL98.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1906
Perry CountyAL99.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1906

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.