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The unnamed hurricane of 1908

Jul 24, 1908 to Aug 3, 1908Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1908 passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in NC. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 1 on July 31, 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
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
18
NC
Counties within 100 miles
49
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Carteret County, NC, 0.0 mi, Jul 31, 1908
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
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Dare CountyNC0.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Hyde CountyNC1.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Onslow CountyNC3.2Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Craven CountyNC4.8Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Jones CountyNC8.6Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Pamlico CountyNC11.4Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Pender CountyNC14.7Category 1Jul 31, 1908
New Hanover CountyNC19.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Brunswick CountyNC22.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Beaufort CountyNC23.7Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Duplin CountyNC32.6Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Tyrrell CountyNC35.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Lenoir CountyNC42.7Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Columbus CountyNC44.8Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Washington CountyNC46.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Pitt CountyNC47.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Bladen CountyNC47.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Sampson CountyNC53.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Horry CountySC54.5Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Greene CountyNC57.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Wayne CountyNC57.6Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Currituck CountyNC58.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Martin CountyNC58.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Bertie CountyNC65.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Camden CountyNC66.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Perquimans CountyNC66.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Pasquotank CountyNC67.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Chowan CountyNC67.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Georgetown CountySC71.3Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Wilson CountyNC76.2Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Cumberland CountyNC76.8Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Edgecombe CountyNC77.1Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Charleston CountySC78.9Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Johnston CountyNC79.0Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Marion CountySC84.8Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Robeson CountyNC84.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Hertford CountyNC87.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Gates CountyNC89.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Berkeley CountySC89.8Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Halifax CountyNC90.7Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Virginia Beach cityVA90.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Nash CountyNC91.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Dillon CountySC92.9Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Florence CountySC93.9Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Williamsburg CountySC93.9Category 1Jul 30, 1908
Chesapeake cityVA95.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Harnett CountyNC95.3Category 1Jul 31, 1908
Northampton CountyNC97.9Category 1Jul 31, 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.