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The unnamed hurricane of 1906

Sep 3, 1906 to Sep 18, 1906Peak 92 mph977 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1906 passed within 50 miles of 39 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Georgetown County, SC, as a Category 1 on September 17, 1906.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1906

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
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
977 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
39
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
84
GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Georgetown County, SC, 0.0 mi, Sep 17, 1906
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
Clarendon CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Greenville CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Newberry CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Richland CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Georgetown CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Williamsburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Laurens CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Sumter CountySC1.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Fairfield CountySC2.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Lexington CountySC4.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Berkeley CountySC6.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Spartanburg CountySC7.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Calhoun CountySC8.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Union CountySC9.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Kershaw CountySC11.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Charleston CountySC12.0Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Abbeville CountySC12.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Saluda CountySC15.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Orangeburg CountySC15.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Greenwood CountySC15.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Lee CountySC16.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Florence CountySC19.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Chester CountySC19.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Horry CountySC19.7Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Marion CountySC25.0Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Darlington CountySC27.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Lancaster CountySC27.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Aiken CountySC28.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Dorchester CountySC30.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Cherokee CountySC30.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Edgefield CountySC31.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
York CountySC32.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
McCormick CountySC34.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Chesterfield CountySC38.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Rutherford CountyNC40.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Barnwell CountySC43.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Colleton CountySC44.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Bamberg CountySC44.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Cleveland CountyNC45.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Lincoln CountyGA50.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Brunswick CountyNC50.9Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Wilkes CountyGA51.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Union CountyNC51.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Dillon CountySC51.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Marlboro CountySC52.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Columbus CountyNC54.2Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Oglethorpe CountyGA55.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Gaston CountyNC56.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Columbia CountyGA57.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Mecklenburg CountyNC57.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Richmond CountyGA60.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Allendale CountySC62.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Anson CountyNC64.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Hampton CountySC65.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
McDuffie CountyGA65.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Robeson CountyNC66.8Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Lincoln CountyNC68.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
New Hanover CountyNC70.7Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Burke CountyGA72.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Warren CountyGA73.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Taliaferro CountyGA74.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Beaufort CountySC74.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Richmond CountyNC75.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Catawba CountyNC75.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Screven CountyGA76.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Scotland CountyNC77.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Greene CountyGA78.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Jasper CountySC79.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Cabarrus CountyNC81.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Stanly CountyNC81.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Bladen CountyNC82.9Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Jefferson CountyGA83.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Iredell CountyNC86.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Caldwell CountyNC87.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Glascock CountyGA88.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Hancock CountyGA89.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Pender CountyNC90.6Category 1Sep 17, 1906
Jenkins CountyGA90.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Montgomery CountyNC90.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Hoke CountyNC93.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Rowan CountyNC93.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Alexander CountyNC94.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Effingham CountyGA98.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1906
Washington CountyGA99.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1906

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.