The unnamed hurricane of 1911

Aug 8, 1911 to Aug 14, 1911Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1911 passed within 50 miles of 40 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Baldwin County, AL, as a Category 1 on August 11, 1911.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1911

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
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
40
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
81
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Baldwin County, AL, 0.0 mi, Aug 11, 1911
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
Washington ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Pearl River CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Stone CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
George CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Tangipahoa ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Escambia CountyFL0.5Category 1Aug 11, 1911
St. Helena ParishLA0.9Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Pike CountyMS1.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
East Feliciana ParishLA1.4Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Walthall CountyMS3.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Forrest CountyMS5.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Harrison CountyMS6.2Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Perry CountyMS6.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Marion CountyMS7.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Lamar CountyMS8.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Santa Rosa CountyFL13.0Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Hancock CountyMS13.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Greene CountyMS16.2Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
St. Tammany ParishLA16.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
East Baton Rouge ParishLA19.4Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Livingston ParishLA23.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Lincoln CountyMS24.5Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Lawrence CountyMS27.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Washington CountyAL31.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Jefferson Davis CountyMS32.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Okaloosa CountyFL32.7Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Covington CountyMS38.3Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Jones CountyMS40.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Escambia CountyAL40.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Wayne CountyMS43.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
St. John the Baptist ParishLA45.2Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
St. Bernard ParishLA45.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Clarke CountyAL45.8Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Copiah CountyMS48.3Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Walton CountyFL48.4Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Orleans ParishLA48.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Jefferson ParishLA51.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
St. Charles ParishLA54.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Claiborne CountyMS54.3Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Monroe CountyAL55.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Simpson CountyMS56.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Gulf CountyFL56.1Category 1Aug 11, 1911
St. James ParishLA56.7Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Bay CountyFL59.5Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Monroe CountyFL60.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1911
Conecuh CountyAL61.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Smith CountyMS61.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Franklin CountyFL62.2Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Washington CountyFL65.4Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Jasper CountyMS65.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Covington CountyAL67.8Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Choctaw CountyAL68.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Plaquemines ParishLA69.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Clarke CountyMS71.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Hinds CountyMS72.4Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Lafourche ParishLA74.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Rankin CountyMS75.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Manatee CountyFL77.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1911
Hillsborough CountyFL77.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1911
Sarasota CountyFL78.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1911
Holmes CountyFL79.5Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Pinellas CountyFL79.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1911
Calhoun CountyFL81.1Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Charlotte CountyFL81.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1911
Liberty CountyFL83.7Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Terrebonne ParishLA84.5Tropical stormAug 13, 1911
Geneva CountyAL87.5Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Scott CountyMS91.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Butler CountyAL92.9Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Wilcox CountyAL93.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Newton CountyMS94.6Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Pasco CountyFL95.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1911
Marengo CountyAL95.4Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Jackson CountyFL97.4Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Coffee CountyAL97.5Category 1Aug 11, 1911
Lauderdale CountyMS98.1Tropical stormAug 12, 1911
Madison CountyMS99.5Tropical stormAug 12, 1911

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.