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The unnamed hurricane of 1915

Aug 31, 1915 to Sep 6, 1915Peak 98 mph982 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1915 passed within 50 miles of 74 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Bay County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 4, 1915.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1915

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—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
982 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
74
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
126
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Bay County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 4, 1915
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
Houston CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Russell CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Barbour CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Troup CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Heard CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Bay CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Carroll CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Lee CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Paulding CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Henry CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Jackson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Gulf CountyFL0.6Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Harris CountyGA2.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Coweta CountyGA3.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Douglas CountyGA3.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Muscogee CountyGA5.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Dale CountyAL5.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Washington CountyFL5.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Chambers CountyAL6.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Geneva CountyAL8.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Haralson CountyGA8.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Fulton CountyGA8.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Holmes CountyFL8.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Franklin CountyFL9.1Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Clay CountyGA9.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Quitman CountyGA9.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Bullock CountyAL10.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Meriwether CountyGA11.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Chattahoochee CountyGA11.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Stewart CountyGA11.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Randolph CountyAL12.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Early CountyGA12.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Macon CountyAL15.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Liberty CountyFL15.9Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Cleburne CountyAL17.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Seminole CountyGA19.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Randolph CountyGA20.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Pike CountyAL21.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Fayette CountyGA21.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Talbot CountyGA24.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Miller CountyGA24.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Tallapoosa CountyAL26.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Gadsden CountyFL27.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Coffee CountyAL27.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Cherokee CountyAL28.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Walton CountyFL28.4Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Calhoun CountyGA29.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Decatur CountyGA29.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Clayton CountyGA30.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Marion CountyGA30.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Pike CountyGA31.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Spalding CountyGA31.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Upson CountyGA32.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Webster CountyGA33.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Calhoun CountyAL34.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Clay CountyAL34.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Henry CountyGA37.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Elmore CountyAL38.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Terrell CountyGA39.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Wakulla CountyFL39.9Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Baker CountyGA40.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Leon CountyFL40.9Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Taylor CountyGA41.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Montgomery CountyAL41.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Rockdale CountyGA45.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Schley CountyGA46.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Talladega CountyAL46.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Etowah CountyAL46.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Lamar CountyGA46.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Sumter CountyGA47.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Crenshaw CountyAL48.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Covington CountyAL49.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Mitchell CountyGA49.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Coosa CountyAL50.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Dougherty CountyGA50.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Butts CountyGA53.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Newton CountyGA54.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Lee CountyGA54.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Crawford CountyGA54.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Macon CountyGA55.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Walton CountyGA55.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Monroe CountyGA56.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Grady CountyGA57.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Okaloosa CountyFL60.7Category 1Sep 4, 1915
St. Clair CountyAL62.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Lowndes CountyAL65.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Jasper CountyGA66.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Peach CountyGA66.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Butler CountyAL66.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Dooly CountyGA69.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Bibb CountyGA70.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Autauga CountyAL70.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Chilton CountyAL71.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Jones CountyGA71.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Thomas CountyGA73.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Morgan CountyGA74.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Worth CountyGA74.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Shelby CountyAL75.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Crisp CountyGA75.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Monroe CountyFL76.0Category 1Sep 3, 1915
Houston CountyGA76.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Jefferson CountyFL78.0Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Colquitt CountyGA78.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Conecuh CountyAL79.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Escambia CountyAL79.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Blount CountyAL79.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Taylor CountyFL84.4Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Santa Rosa CountyFL84.5Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Putnam CountyGA84.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Turner CountyGA87.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Jefferson CountyAL87.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Twiggs CountyGA87.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Greene CountyGA89.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Escambia CountyFL91.4Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Dallas CountyAL91.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Wilcox CountyAL92.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Pulaski CountyGA92.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Baldwin CountyGA93.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1915
Madison CountyFL93.8Category 1Sep 4, 1915
Monroe CountyAL94.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Wilcox CountyGA94.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Brooks CountyGA95.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Bleckley CountyGA97.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Tift CountyGA97.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1915
Wilkinson CountyGA97.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1915

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.