The unnamed hurricane of 1899
Aug 3, 1899 to Sep 4, 1899Peak 150 mph930 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1899 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 3 on August 18, 1899.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1899
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 150 mph, 130 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 20
- NC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 62
- FL, MD, NC, VA
- 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.
| Dare County | NC | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Hyde County | NC | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Currituck County | NC | 1.6 | Category 2 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 2.2 | Category 2 |
| Camden County | NC | 7.8 | Category 2 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 14.9 | Category 2 |
| Carteret County | NC | 16.5 | Category 3 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 19.6 | Category 1 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 20.5 | Category 2 |
| Washington County | NC | 22.7 | Category 2 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 28.1 | Category 2 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 29.2 | Category 1 |
| Chowan County | NC | 30.7 | Category 2 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 34.2 | Category 3 |
| Gates County | NC | 41.1 | Category 1 |
| Bertie County | NC | 42.2 | Category 2 |
| Martin County | NC | 44.1 | Category 2 |
| Norfolk city | VA | 45.8 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk city | VA | 47.3 | Category 1 |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 47.6 | Category 1 |
| Hertford County | NC | 51.0 | Category 2 |
| Craven County | NC | 51.5 | Category 3 |
| Northampton County | VA | 53.9 | Category 1 |
| Hampton city | VA | 57.8 | Category 1 |
| Newport News city | VA | 60.4 | Category 1 |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 61.4 | Category 1 |
| Pitt County | NC | 61.8 | Category 2 |
| Poquoson city | VA | 64.9 | Category 1 |
| York County | VA | 67.3 | Category 1 |
| Southampton County | VA | 69.1 | Category 1 |
| Franklin city | VA | 71.4 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 73.2 | Category 3 |
| Accomack County | VA | 73.7 | Category 1 |
| Halifax County | NC | 74.4 | Category 2 |
| Northampton County | NC | 75.3 | Category 2 |
| Mathews County | VA | 76.1 | Category 1 |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 76.2 | Category 2 |
| Gloucester County | VA | 76.2 | Category 1 |
| Surry County | VA | 76.2 | Category 1 |
| James City County | VA | 78.2 | Category 1 |
| Onslow County | NC | 81.1 | Category 3 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 82.0 | Category 2 |
| Sussex County | VA | 82.6 | Category 1 |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 84.7 | Category 1 |
| Greene County | NC | 85.1 | Category 2 |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 87.9 | Category 3 |
| Martin County | FL | 87.9 | Category 3 |
| Greensville County | VA | 88.8 | Category 2 |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 88.9 | Category 3 |
| Middlesex County | VA | 90.3 | Category 1 |
| Brevard County | FL | 90.5 | Category 3 |
| Indian River County | FL | 91.0 | Category 3 |
| Charles City County | VA | 92.9 | Category 1 |
| Wilson County | NC | 93.5 | Category 2 |
| Lancaster County | VA | 94.3 | Category 1 |
| King and Queen County | VA | 96.1 | Category 1 |
| Prince George County | VA | 96.2 | Category 1 |
| New Kent County | VA | 98.2 | Category 1 |
| Worcester County | MD | 98.3 | Category 1 |
| Broward County | FL | 99.3 | Category 3 |
| Northumberland County | VA | 99.5 | Category 1 |
| Volusia County | FL | 99.8 | Category 3 |
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.