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The unnamed hurricane of 1908

May 24, 1908 to May 31, 1908Peak 75 mph989 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1908 passed within 50 miles of 40 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 1 on May 29, 1908.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1908

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
989 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
40
CT, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, RI
Counties within 100 miles
116
CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dare County, NC, 2.3 mi, May 29, 1908
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
Middlesex CountyMA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Providence CountyRI0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Norfolk CountyMA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
York CountyME0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Essex CountyMA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
New London CountyCT0.5Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Worcester CountyMA0.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Suffolk CountyNY1.4Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Dare CountyNC2.3Category 1May 29, 1908
Rockingham CountyNH2.8Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Strafford CountyNH2.8Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Kent CountyRI6.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Washington CountyRI7.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Suffolk CountyMA8.1Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Hyde CountyNC9.8Category 1May 29, 1908
Bristol CountyMA11.1Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Windham CountyCT11.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Hillsborough CountyNH13.1Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Middlesex CountyCT17.9Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Bristol CountyRI18.1Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Plymouth CountyMA18.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Carteret CountyNC19.4Category 1May 29, 1908
Newport CountyRI20.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Carroll CountyNH21.7Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Tolland CountyCT23.3Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Merrimack CountyNH24.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Belknap CountyNH25.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Hampden CountyMA27.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
New Haven CountyCT28.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Hartford CountyCT29.5Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Hampshire CountyMA38.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Cheshire CountyNH39.2Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Tyrrell CountyNC40.8Category 1May 29, 1908
Craven CountyNC44.1Category 1May 29, 1908
Franklin CountyMA45.7Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Dukes CountyMA46.8Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Pamlico CountyNC47.2Category 1May 29, 1908
Fairfield CountyCT49.7Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Barnstable CountyMA49.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Currituck CountyNC50.0Category 1May 30, 1908
Grafton CountyNH51.7Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Nassau CountyNY53.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Onslow CountyNC54.5Category 1May 29, 1908
Beaufort CountyNC54.8Category 1May 29, 1908
Litchfield CountyCT56.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Washington CountyNC56.9Category 1May 29, 1908
Sullivan CountyNH57.2Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Camden CountyNC59.0Category 1May 30, 1908
Jones CountyNC59.3Category 1May 29, 1908
Brunswick CountyNC63.2Category 1May 29, 1908
Ocean CountyNJ63.5Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Pasquotank CountyNC64.8Category 1May 29, 1908
Windham CountyVT64.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
New Hanover CountyNC65.1Category 1May 29, 1908
Pender CountyNC65.2Category 1May 29, 1908
Queens CountyNY66.9Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Atlantic CountyNJ67.9Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Perquimans CountyNC68.2Category 1May 29, 1908
Monmouth CountyNJ69.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Westchester CountyNY69.8Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Virginia Beach cityVA69.8Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Berkshire CountyMA71.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Kings CountyNY72.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Chowan CountyNC74.6Category 1May 29, 1908
Bronx CountyNY74.8Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Burlington CountyNJ75.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Cape May CountyNJ76.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Putnam CountyNY76.5Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Windsor CountyVT78.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Martin CountyNC78.4Category 1May 29, 1908
Nantucket CountyMA78.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Bertie CountyNC79.3Category 1May 29, 1908
Worcester CountyMD80.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Dutchess CountyNY80.8Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
New York CountyNY81.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Sussex CountyDE81.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Accomack CountyVA81.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Chesapeake cityVA82.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Brevard CountyFL82.3Tropical stormMay 27, 1908
Richmond CountyNY82.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Bergen CountyNJ83.7Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Duplin CountyNC83.7Category 1May 29, 1908
Hudson CountyNJ84.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Rockland CountyNY84.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Orange CountyVT84.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Bennington CountyVT85.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Volusia CountyFL86.6Tropical stormMay 27, 1908
Pitt CountyNC86.7Category 1May 29, 1908
Northampton CountyVA86.9Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Middlesex CountyNJ87.8Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Essex CountyNJ88.4Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Union CountyNJ88.4Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Cumberland CountyNJ91.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Columbus CountyNC91.3Category 1May 29, 1908
Gates CountyNC91.5Category 1May 29, 1908
Columbia CountyNY91.7Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Passaic CountyNJ92.1Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Wicomico CountyMD92.4Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Indian River CountyFL93.2Tropical stormMay 27, 1908
Horry CountySC93.2Category 1May 29, 1908
Lenoir CountyNC93.5Category 1May 29, 1908
Mercer CountyNJ94.6Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Norfolk cityVA95.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Camden CountyNJ95.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Hertford CountyNC95.7Category 1May 29, 1908
Orange CountyNY96.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Flagler CountyFL96.5Tropical stormMay 27, 1908
Rutland CountyVT96.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Georgetown CountySC96.7Category 1May 28, 1908
Bladen CountyNC97.3Category 1May 29, 1908
Rensselaer CountyNY97.8Tropical stormMay 31, 1908
Charleston CountySC97.9Category 1May 28, 1908
Somerset CountyMD98.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
Portsmouth cityVA98.7Tropical stormMay 30, 1908
St. Lucie CountyFL99.0Tropical stormMay 27, 1908
Gloucester CountyNJ99.2Tropical stormMay 30, 1908

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.