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The unnamed hurricane of 1913

Aug 30, 1913 to Sep 4, 1913Peak 86 mph976 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1913 passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in NC. It was strongest near Hyde County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 3, 1913.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1913

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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
976 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
NC
Counties within 100 miles
55
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Hyde County, NC, 36.3 mi, Sep 3, 1913
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
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Jones CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Cumberland CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 3, 1913
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Onslow CountyNC1.6Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Harnett CountyNC2.9Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Wayne CountyNC3.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Lenoir CountyNC3.6Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Johnston CountyNC3.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Lee CountyNC11.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Pamlico CountyNC12.6Category 1Sep 3, 1913
Robeson CountyNC14.1Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Pender CountyNC19.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Greene CountyNC21.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Bladen CountyNC21.9Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Wake CountyNC23.6Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Chatham CountyNC25.2Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Pitt CountyNC26.1Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Beaufort CountyNC27.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Wilson CountyNC31.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Hyde CountyNC36.3Category 1Sep 3, 1913
Nash CountyNC38.2Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Franklin CountyNC43.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Edgecombe CountyNC43.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
New Hanover CountyNC44.1Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Columbus CountyNC47.1Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Durham CountyNC48.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Alamance CountyNC48.6Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Orange CountyNC48.9Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Brunswick CountyNC50.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Dare CountyNC52.2Category 1Sep 3, 1913
Martin CountyNC53.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Granville CountyNC57.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Horry CountySC58.8Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Washington CountyNC59.2Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Tyrrell CountyNC64.6Category 1Sep 3, 1913
Bertie CountyNC65.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Vance CountyNC66.7Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Halifax CountyNC69.2Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Warren CountyNC71.7Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Person CountyNC73.3Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Caswell CountyNC75.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Northampton CountyNC82.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Chowan CountyNC84.3Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Hertford CountyNC88.9Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Perquimans CountyNC90.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Halifax CountyVA94.0Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Mecklenburg CountyVA94.7Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Brunswick CountyVA95.5Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Pittsylvania CountyVA96.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Danville cityVA97.1Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Greensville CountyVA99.4Tropical stormSep 3, 1913
Pasquotank CountyNC100.0Category 1Sep 3, 1913

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.