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The unnamed hurricane of 1901

Jul 4, 1901 to Jul 13, 1901Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1901 passed within 50 miles of 41 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Currituck County, NC, as a Category 1 on July 11, 1901.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1901

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
41
NC, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
75
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Currituck County, NC, 5.4 mi, Jul 11, 1901
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Columbus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Dare CountyNC0.0Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 12, 1901
Marlboro CountySC0.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Dillon CountySC0.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Hyde CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Carteret CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Tyrrell CountyNC0.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Robeson CountyNC1.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Horry CountySC2.2Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
New Hanover CountyNC3.4Tropical stormJul 12, 1901
Pamlico CountyNC3.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Marion CountySC4.5Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Currituck CountyNC5.4Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Craven CountyNC7.2Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Scotland CountyNC9.3Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Beaufort CountyNC11.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Camden CountyNC13.1Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Washington CountyNC13.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Florence CountySC15.5Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Bladen CountyNC15.5Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Pasquotank CountyNC17.8Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Pender CountyNC21.2Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Perquimans CountyNC21.7Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Hoke CountyNC24.9Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Onslow CountyNC26.4Tropical stormJul 12, 1901
Jones CountyNC27.1Tropical stormJul 12, 1901
Chowan CountyNC29.6Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Sampson CountyNC33.3Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Virginia Beach cityVA34.5Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Martin CountyNC35.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Bertie CountyNC35.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Cumberland CountyNC36.3Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Williamsburg CountySC38.5Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Georgetown CountySC39.7Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Sumter CountySC41.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Chesapeake cityVA42.1Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Pitt CountyNC42.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Gates CountyNC44.8Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Duplin CountyNC45.8Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Clarendon CountySC46.4Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Hertford CountyNC50.7Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Harnett CountyNC52.9Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Suffolk cityVA54.1Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Lenoir CountyNC54.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Lee CountyNC57.8Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Norfolk cityVA60.3Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Greene CountyNC60.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Portsmouth cityVA61.6Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Edgecombe CountyNC64.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Halifax CountyNC67.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Northampton CountyVA71.0Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Northampton CountyNC71.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Southampton CountyVA72.1Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Hampton cityVA72.3Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Johnston CountyNC73.3Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Berkeley CountySC74.0Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Isle of Wight CountyVA74.2Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Newport News cityVA74.7Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Wilson CountyNC75.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Wayne CountyNC76.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Franklin cityVA76.3Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Charleston CountySC77.3Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
Poquoson cityVA79.7Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Wake CountyNC81.2Tropical stormJul 13, 1901
York CountyVA81.9Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Surry CountyVA88.5Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Greensville CountyVA88.6Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Nash CountyNC89.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1901
Gloucester CountyVA91.2Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Sussex CountyVA91.5Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Mathews CountyVA91.7Category 1Jul 11, 1901
James City CountyVA92.5Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Accomack CountyVA93.8Category 1Jul 11, 1901
Williamsburg cityVA98.8Category 1Jul 11, 1901

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.