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The unnamed hurricane of 1903

Sep 12, 1903 to Sep 17, 1903Peak 98 mph990 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1903 passed within 50 miles of 68 counties in 6 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 15, 1903.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1903

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 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
68
DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA
Counties within 100 miles
134
CT, DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dare County, NC, 60.8 mi, Sep 15, 1903
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
Hunterdon CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Atlantic CountyNJ0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Monroe CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Northampton CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Bucks CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Wyoming CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Seneca CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Burlington CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Lackawanna CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Tioga CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Bradford CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Tompkins CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Cape May CountyNJ0.4Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Chemung CountyNY1.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Philadelphia CountyPA1.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Camden CountyNJ1.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Luzerne CountyPA1.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Warren CountyNJ2.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Montgomery CountyPA3.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Mercer CountyNJ4.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Susquehanna CountyPA4.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Carbon CountyPA4.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Gloucester CountyNJ4.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Schuyler CountyNY4.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Cayuga CountyNY4.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Yates CountyNY4.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Cumberland CountyNJ6.4Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Wayne CountyPA6.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Lehigh CountyPA8.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Sullivan CountyPA11.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Broome CountyNY12.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Pike CountyPA12.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Salem CountyNJ14.6Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Somerset CountyNJ15.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Cortland CountyNY17.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Delaware CountyPA17.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Monmouth CountyNJ18.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Ocean CountyNJ18.7Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Steuben CountyNY19.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Morris CountyNJ19.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Middlesex CountyNJ20.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Berks CountyPA20.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Onondaga CountyNY21.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Worcester CountyMD22.1Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Sussex CountyDE22.1Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Chester CountyPA22.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Schuylkill CountyPA23.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Sussex CountyNJ23.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Columbia CountyPA25.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Tioga CountyPA26.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
New Castle CountyDE29.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Chenango CountyNY31.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Lycoming CountyPA32.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Kent CountyDE34.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Union CountyNJ34.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Accomack CountyVA35.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Wicomico CountyMD36.6Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Sullivan CountyNY37.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Delaware CountyNY41.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Richmond CountyNY41.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Essex CountyNJ42.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Madison CountyNY43.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Orange CountyNY44.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Montour CountyPA45.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Passaic CountyNJ45.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Lancaster CountyPA46.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Northumberland CountyPA48.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Allegany CountyNY48.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Cecil CountyMD50.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Somerset CountyMD50.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Hudson CountyNJ50.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Otsego CountyNY53.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Lebanon CountyPA54.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Kent CountyMD54.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Bergen CountyNJ54.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Kings CountyNY55.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Oneida CountyNY55.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Queen Anne's CountyMD55.9Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Caroline CountyMD56.2Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Union CountyPA56.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Dorchester CountyMD56.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
New York CountyNY56.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Queens CountyNY58.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Potter CountyPA58.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Northampton CountyVA60.2Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Dare CountyNC60.8Category 1Sep 15, 1903
Rockland CountyNY61.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Snyder CountyPA63.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Dauphin CountyPA65.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Ulster CountyNY65.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Talbot CountyMD65.6Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Bronx CountyNY65.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Harford CountyMD67.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Nassau CountyNY68.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Clinton CountyPA69.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Westchester CountyNY69.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Centre CountyPA70.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Currituck CountyNC71.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
York CountyPA73.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Virginia Beach cityVA75.1Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Putnam CountyNY78.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Herkimer CountyNY78.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Camden CountyNC78.9Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Juniata CountyPA78.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Perry CountyPA80.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Dutchess CountyNY81.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Hyde CountyNC83.7Category 1Sep 15, 1903
Fairfield CountyCT83.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Baltimore CountyMD83.9Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Greene CountyNY85.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Chesapeake cityVA85.2Category 1Sep 16, 1903
McKean CountyPA85.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Suffolk CountyNY85.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Tyrrell CountyNC86.1Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Pasquotank CountyNC87.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Mifflin CountyPA87.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Northumberland CountyVA89.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Cumberland CountyPA90.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1903
Norfolk cityVA90.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Schoharie CountyNY90.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Anne Arundel CountyMD91.1Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Cameron CountyPA91.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1903
Mathews CountyVA92.3Category 1Sep 16, 1903
St. Mary's CountyMD92.5Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Lancaster CountyVA93.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Baltimore cityMD94.0Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Middlesex CountyVA94.3Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Calvert CountyMD94.4Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Perquimans CountyNC94.6Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Hampton cityVA94.9Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Poquoson cityVA96.2Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Portsmouth cityVA97.3Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Gloucester CountyVA98.6Category 1Sep 16, 1903
Montgomery CountyNY99.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1903

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.