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The unnamed hurricane of 1897

Oct 9, 1897 to Oct 22, 1897Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1897 passed within 50 miles of 5 counties in NC. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 20, 1897.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1897

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
5
NC
Counties within 100 miles
38
DE, MD, NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 2.5 mi, Oct 20, 1897
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
Dare CountyNC2.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Hyde CountyNC15.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Carteret CountyNC24.6Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Currituck CountyNC41.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Tyrrell CountyNC44.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Camden CountyNC50.2Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Pamlico CountyNC52.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Craven CountyNC53.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Pasquotank CountyNC56.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Virginia Beach cityVA56.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Beaufort CountyNC59.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Perquimans CountyNC61.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Washington CountyNC61.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Chesapeake cityVA69.6Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Accomack CountyVA69.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Chowan CountyNC70.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Northampton CountyVA71.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Jones CountyNC72.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Worcester CountyMD73.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Onslow CountyNC74.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Norfolk cityVA81.7Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Gates CountyNC83.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Martin CountyNC83.4Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Bertie CountyNC83.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Portsmouth cityVA85.3Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Somerset CountyMD86.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Suffolk cityVA89.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Sussex CountyDE89.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Hertford CountyNC91.4Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Wicomico CountyMD91.9Tropical stormOct 21, 1897
Hampton cityVA92.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Pitt CountyNC92.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Poquoson cityVA93.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Pender CountyNC94.8Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Newport News cityVA96.6Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Mathews CountyVA97.9Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
York CountyVA99.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1897
Isle of Wight CountyVA99.2Tropical stormOct 20, 1897

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.