The unnamed hurricane of 1906

Oct 8, 1906 to Oct 23, 1906Peak 121 mph953 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1906 passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Miami-Dade County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 18, 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
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
953 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
63
FL, GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Miami-Dade County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 18, 1906
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.0Category 3Oct 18, 1906
Monroe CountyFL0.0Category 3Oct 18, 1906
St. Johns CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Flagler CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Putnam CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Broward CountyFL2.1Category 3Oct 18, 1906
Duval CountyFL3.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Marion CountyFL8.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Clay CountyFL8.9Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Nassau CountyFL10.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Camden CountyGA14.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Palm Beach CountyFL15.2Category 3Oct 18, 1906
Glynn CountyGA23.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
McIntosh CountyGA27.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Liberty CountyGA32.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Chatham CountyGA33.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Alachua CountyFL33.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Brevard CountyFL33.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Bradford CountyFL35.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Beaufort CountySC36.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Jasper CountySC37.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Bryan CountyGA38.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Baker CountyFL40.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Charlton CountyGA42.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Martin CountyFL44.0Category 2Oct 18, 1906
Union CountyFL45.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Brantley CountyGA46.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Colleton CountySC47.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1906
Charleston CountySC48.4Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Wayne CountyGA50.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Long CountyGA52.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Levy CountyFL54.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Ware CountyGA56.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Effingham CountyGA56.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Berkeley CountySC59.7Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Pierce CountyGA62.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Columbia CountyFL63.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Dorchester CountySC65.2Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Clinch CountyGA69.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Gilchrist CountyFL69.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Hampton CountySC70.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Georgetown CountySC70.3Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Bulloch CountyGA71.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Appling CountyGA76.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Echols CountyGA78.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Hamilton CountyFL79.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Evans CountyGA79.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Tattnall CountyGA79.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Suwannee CountyFL80.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Bacon CountyGA82.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Screven CountyGA84.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Lafayette CountyFL85.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Williamsburg CountySC86.1Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Dixie CountyFL86.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Allendale CountySC92.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Atkinson CountyGA93.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Coffee CountyGA96.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Orangeburg CountySC97.2Category 1Oct 20, 1906
Toombs CountyGA97.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1906
Bamberg CountySC97.8Tropical stormOct 20, 1906
Candler CountyGA98.4Tropical stormOct 21, 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.