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The unnamed hurricane of 1915

Sep 21, 1915 to Oct 1, 1915Peak 144 mph931 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1915 passed within 50 miles of 41 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Lafourche Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on September 29, 1915.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1915

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
Category 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
931 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
41
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
67
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Lafourche Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 29, 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
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 3Sep 29, 1915
Washington ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Covington CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Walthall CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Smith CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
St. Charles ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 29, 1915
Marion CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Jefferson Davis CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Simpson CountyMS2.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Tangipahoa ParishLA2.4Category 1Sep 30, 1915
St. John the Baptist ParishLA3.8Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Lawrence CountyMS4.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Orleans ParishLA5.1Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Terrebonne ParishLA7.2Category 3Sep 29, 1915
Plaquemines ParishLA10.0Category 2Sep 29, 1915
Lamar CountyMS11.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Jones CountyMS12.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
St. Bernard ParishLA12.4Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Pike CountyMS13.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Rankin CountyMS14.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Pearl River CountyMS14.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Lincoln CountyMS17.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Livingston ParishLA18.9Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Forrest CountyMS20.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Copiah CountyMS24.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
St. James ParishLA26.4Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Ascension ParishLA26.8Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Hancock CountyMS26.8Category 1Sep 30, 1915
St. Helena ParishLA27.8Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Amite CountyMS30.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Wayne CountyMS34.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Perry CountyMS36.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Franklin CountyMS38.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Hinds CountyMS39.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Assumption ParishLA40.1Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Stone CountyMS41.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
East Baton Rouge ParishLA43.5Category 1Sep 30, 1915
East Feliciana ParishLA44.2Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Harrison CountyMS44.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
St. Mary ParishLA50.3Category 2Sep 29, 1915
Iberville ParishLA51.0Category 1Sep 30, 1915
St. Martin ParishLA51.4Category 2Sep 29, 1915
Jefferson CountyMS51.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Greene CountyMS52.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Claiborne CountyMS57.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
West Baton Rouge ParishLA58.3Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Wilkinson CountyMS60.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Iberia ParishLA60.7Category 1Sep 29, 1915
Washington CountyAL62.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
West Feliciana ParishLA66.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
George CountyMS67.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Adams CountyMS69.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Warren CountyMS69.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Jackson CountyMS70.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Pointe Coupee ParishLA71.1Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Issaquena CountyMS82.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Sharkey CountyMS82.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Tensas ParishLA82.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Madison ParishLA82.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Mobile CountyAL84.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Concordia ParishLA86.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
St. Landry ParishLA90.5Category 1Sep 30, 1915
Catahoula ParishLA97.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
East Carroll ParishLA97.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1915
Avoyelles ParishLA98.0Tropical stormSep 30, 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.