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The unnamed tropical storm of 1916

Sep 4, 1916 to Sep 7, 1916Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1916 passed within 50 miles of 17 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a tropical storm on September 6, 1916.

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Unnamed storm · 1916

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
Tropical storm
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
17
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
35
NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Horry County, SC, 14.5 mi, Sep 6, 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
Columbus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Pender CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Bladen CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Sampson CountyNC3.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
New Hanover CountyNC12.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Horry CountySC14.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Jones CountyNC19.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Cumberland CountyNC20.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Onslow CountyNC23.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Harnett CountyNC30.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Robeson CountyNC36.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Georgetown CountySC36.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Charleston CountySC47.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Dillon CountySC47.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Marion CountySC48.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Hoke CountyNC52.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Carteret CountyNC54.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Florence CountySC56.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Williamsburg CountySC56.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Moore CountyNC57.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Berkeley CountySC58.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Scotland CountyNC66.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Marlboro CountySC72.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Richmond CountyNC76.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Darlington CountySC81.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Montgomery CountyNC86.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Clarendon CountySC89.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Randolph CountyNC89.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Chesterfield CountySC90.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Sumter CountySC91.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Dorchester CountySC92.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Anson CountyNC97.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1916
Lee CountySC98.0Tropical stormSep 6, 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.