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The unnamed hurricane of 1911

Aug 23, 1911 to Aug 31, 1911Peak 98 mph972 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1911 passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Beaufort County, SC, as a Category 2 on August 28, 1911.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1911

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
972 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
37
GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
57
GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Beaufort County, SC, 0.0 mi, Aug 28, 1911
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
Beaufort CountySC0.0Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Toombs CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Emanuel CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Wheeler CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Bulloch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Jasper CountySC0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1911
Montgomery CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Effingham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Dodge CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Candler CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Telfair CountyGA0.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Chatham CountyGA1.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Laurens CountyGA2.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Tattnall CountyGA2.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Treutlen CountyGA2.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Bryan CountyGA3.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Evans CountyGA7.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Screven CountyGA12.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Jenkins CountyGA14.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Johnson CountyGA15.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Liberty CountyGA16.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Jeff Davis CountyGA19.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Hampton CountySC19.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Coffee CountyGA20.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Appling CountyGA22.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Colleton CountySC22.6Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Long CountyGA23.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Charleston CountySC25.8Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Burke CountyGA29.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Jefferson CountyGA30.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Allendale CountySC31.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Washington CountyGA35.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Bacon CountyGA36.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Wayne CountyGA37.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
McIntosh CountyGA40.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Dorchester CountySC48.6Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Ware CountyGA48.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Barnwell CountySC51.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Berkeley CountySC52.4Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Bamberg CountySC54.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Pierce CountyGA55.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Glascock CountyGA56.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Aiken CountySC56.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Richmond CountyGA57.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Glynn CountyGA58.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
McDuffie CountyGA66.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Brantley CountyGA67.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Orangeburg CountySC67.6Category 1Aug 28, 1911
Columbia CountyGA68.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Edgefield CountySC78.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Georgetown CountySC79.4Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Camden CountyGA79.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1911
Charlton CountyGA82.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1911
Clarendon CountySC87.4Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Calhoun CountySC87.8Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Williamsburg CountySC88.1Category 2Aug 28, 1911
Lexington CountySC95.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1911

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.