The unnamed tropical storm of 1912

Sep 2, 1912 to Sep 6, 1912Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1912 came within 100 miles of 6 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1912

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
Tropical storm
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
6
NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 68.8 mi, Sep 4, 1912
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Dare CountyNC68.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1912
Carteret CountyNC71.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1912
Hyde CountyNC75.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1912
Craven CountyNC92.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1912
Onslow CountyNC94.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1912
Pender CountyNC96.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1912

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.