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The unnamed hurricane of 1913

Oct 2, 1913 to Oct 11, 1913Peak 75 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1913 passed within 50 miles of 24 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Charleston County, SC, as a Category 1 on October 8, 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
75 mph, 65 kt
Counties within 50 miles
24
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
52
GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Charleston County, SC, 0.0 mi, Oct 8, 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
Clarendon CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Lee CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Charleston CountySC0.0Category 1Oct 8, 1913
Berkeley CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 8, 1913
Sumter CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Orangeburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Darlington CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Georgetown CountySC4.6Category 1Oct 8, 1913
Chesterfield CountySC5.6Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Calhoun CountySC5.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Florence CountySC8.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Williamsburg CountySC8.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Richland CountySC11.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Kershaw CountySC11.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Dorchester CountySC13.5Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Colleton CountySC26.6Tropical stormOct 8, 1913
Lancaster CountySC28.0Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Lexington CountySC30.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Fairfield CountySC35.3Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Bamberg CountySC35.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Union CountyNC36.9Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Aiken CountySC45.3Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Chester CountySC47.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Barnwell CountySC48.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Allendale CountySC55.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Hampton CountySC55.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Beaufort CountySC57.2Tropical stormOct 8, 1913
York CountySC57.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Newberry CountySC59.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Mecklenburg CountyNC63.5Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Jasper CountySC64.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Cabarrus CountyNC64.2Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Saluda CountySC64.4Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Edgefield CountySC71.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Union CountySC72.7Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Screven CountyGA75.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Burke CountyGA76.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Gaston CountyNC78.4Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Laurens CountySC85.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Effingham CountyGA85.5Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Richmond CountyGA85.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Cherokee CountySC85.6Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Greenwood CountySC87.2Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Iredell CountyNC89.9Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Lincoln CountyNC90.1Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Cleveland CountyNC91.8Tropical stormOct 10, 1913
Jenkins CountyGA92.3Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Columbia CountyGA93.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
McCormick CountySC95.1Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Spartanburg CountySC97.8Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Chatham CountyGA97.9Tropical stormOct 9, 1913
Catawba CountyNC98.9Tropical stormOct 10, 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.