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The unnamed tropical storm of 1908

Aug 30, 1908 to Sep 2, 1908Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1908 passed within 50 miles of 15 counties in NC. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a tropical storm on September 1, 1908.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1908

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
Tropical storm
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
15
NC
Counties within 100 miles
45
NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Carteret County, NC, 0.0 mi, Sep 1, 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 CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Dare CountyNC3.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Hyde CountyNC7.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Craven CountyNC14.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Pamlico CountyNC16.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Tyrrell CountyNC23.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Beaufort CountyNC24.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Onslow CountyNC28.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Jones CountyNC30.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Currituck CountyNC31.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Washington CountyNC38.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Camden CountyNC40.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Pasquotank CountyNC45.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Pender CountyNC46.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Perquimans CountyNC49.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Chowan CountyNC55.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
New Hanover CountyNC56.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Martin CountyNC56.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Virginia Beach cityVA56.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Pitt CountyNC57.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Duplin CountyNC60.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Bertie CountyNC60.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Lenoir CountyNC63.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Brunswick CountyNC65.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Chesapeake cityVA66.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Greene CountyNC72.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Gates CountyNC72.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Hertford CountyNC76.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Wayne CountyNC80.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Suffolk cityVA81.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Edgecombe CountyNC81.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Columbus CountyNC82.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Sampson CountyNC83.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Norfolk cityVA83.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Bladen CountyNC84.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Northampton CountyVA85.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Portsmouth cityVA85.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Wilson CountyNC90.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Halifax CountyNC90.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Accomack CountyVA93.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Hampton cityVA94.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Northampton CountyNC95.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Newport News cityVA98.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Southampton CountyVA98.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1908
Isle of Wight CountyVA99.2Tropical stormSep 1, 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.