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The unnamed hurricane of 1916

Jul 10, 1916 to Jul 22, 1916Peak 104 mph980 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1916 passed within 50 miles of 39 counties in 6 states. It was strongest near Nassau County, NY, as a tropical storm on July 21, 1916.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1916

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
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
39
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI
Counties within 100 miles
55
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Nassau County, NY, 94.8 mi, Jul 21, 1916
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
Washington CountyME0.0Tropical stormJul 22, 1916
Bristol CountyMA0.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Plymouth CountyMA0.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Hancock CountyME0.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Knox CountyME0.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Essex CountyMA1.9Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Newport CountyRI3.9Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Lincoln CountyME4.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Waldo CountyME4.9Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Penobscot CountyME4.9Tropical stormJul 22, 1916
Norfolk CountyMA8.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Washington CountyRI8.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Sagadahoc CountyME9.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Bristol CountyRI9.6Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
York CountyME10.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Suffolk CountyMA10.6Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Rockingham CountyNH10.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Dukes CountyMA13.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Cumberland CountyME14.7Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Providence CountyRI14.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Middlesex CountyMA16.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Kent CountyRI16.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Barnstable CountyMA19.7Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Kennebec CountyME22.7Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Strafford CountyNH22.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Suffolk CountyNY23.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Aroostook CountyME24.8Tropical stormJul 22, 1916
New London CountyCT27.9Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Androscoggin CountyME30.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Worcester CountyMA31.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Somerset CountyME33.7Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Windham CountyCT34.6Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Hillsborough CountyNH35.1Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Piscataquis CountyME37.9Tropical stormJul 22, 1916
Belknap CountyNH45.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Carroll CountyNH45.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Nantucket CountyMA46.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Merrimack CountyNH46.5Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Oxford CountyME49.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Middlesex CountyCT50.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Franklin CountyME53.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Tolland CountyCT55.1Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
New Haven CountyCT60.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Hampden CountyMA60.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Hartford CountyCT62.7Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Cheshire CountyNH66.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Hampshire CountyMA69.6Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Grafton CountyNH74.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Franklin CountyMA76.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Coos CountyNH80.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Sullivan CountyNH81.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Fairfield CountyCT87.0Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Litchfield CountyCT90.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Windham CountyVT92.1Tropical stormJul 21, 1916
Nassau CountyNY94.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1916

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.