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The unnamed hurricane of 1918

Aug 23, 1918 to Aug 26, 1918Peak 75 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1918 passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 1 on August 24, 1918.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1918

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 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Counties within 50 miles
25
NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
61
DE, MD, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Carteret County, NC, 0.0 mi, Aug 24, 1918
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
Dare CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Hyde CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Pamlico CountyNC3.9Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Tyrrell CountyNC5.2Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Beaufort CountyNC12.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Onslow CountyNC12.7Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Currituck CountyNC13.8Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Jones CountyNC14.2Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Washington CountyNC22.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Camden CountyNC23.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Pasquotank CountyNC28.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Pender CountyNC29.7Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Perquimans CountyNC31.3Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
New Hanover CountyNC37.5Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Chowan CountyNC38.2Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Virginia Beach cityVA39.7Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Martin CountyNC42.2Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Brunswick CountyNC42.9Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Pitt CountyNC43.7Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Duplin CountyNC44.4Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Bertie CountyNC44.4Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Lenoir CountyNC47.4Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Chesapeake cityVA49.8Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Gates CountyNC54.9Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Greene CountyNC56.9Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Hertford CountyNC59.4Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Columbus CountyNC63.2Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Wayne CountyNC64.1Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Suffolk cityVA64.7Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Bladen CountyNC66.0Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Norfolk cityVA66.1Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Sampson CountyNC66.8Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Northampton CountyVA67.7Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Portsmouth cityVA68.4Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Edgecombe CountyNC68.5Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Accomack CountyVA74.5Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Halifax CountyNC75.7Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Horry CountySC75.8Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Wilson CountyNC76.0Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Hampton cityVA77.5Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Northampton CountyNC80.2Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Newport News cityVA81.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Southampton CountyVA81.3Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Isle of Wight CountyVA82.3Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Worcester CountyMD83.1Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Poquoson cityVA83.2Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Johnston CountyNC85.5Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Franklin cityVA86.0Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
York CountyVA86.9Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Cumberland CountyNC90.6Category 1Aug 24, 1918
Nash CountyNC90.9Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
Mathews CountyVA91.8Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Gloucester CountyVA93.3Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Sussex CountyDE94.6Tropical stormAug 26, 1918
Somerset CountyMD96.4Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Surry CountyVA97.1Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Greensville CountyVA97.4Tropical stormAug 25, 1918
Georgetown CountySC98.1Tropical stormAug 24, 1918
James City CountyVA98.3Tropical stormAug 25, 1918

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.