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The unnamed hurricane of 1920

Sep 19, 1920 to Sep 24, 1920Peak 86 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1920 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near New Hanover County, NC, as a tropical storm on September 23, 1920.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1920

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
Counties within 50 miles
19
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
35
NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
New Hanover County, NC, 21.9 mi, Sep 23, 1920
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 23, 1920
Robeson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Hoke CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Bladen CountyNC2.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Cumberland CountyNC5.3Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Scotland CountyNC11.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Horry CountySC12.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Dillon CountySC21.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
New Hanover CountyNC21.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Pender CountyNC22.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Sampson CountyNC24.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Marion CountySC25.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Marlboro CountySC28.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Duplin CountyNC37.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Chesterfield CountySC43.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Georgetown CountySC44.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Darlington CountySC46.3Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Florence CountySC46.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Wayne CountyNC51.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Williamsburg CountySC52.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Onslow CountyNC58.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Lenoir CountyNC69.3Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Jones CountyNC69.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Wilson CountyNC71.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Lee CountySC72.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Sumter CountySC72.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Charleston CountySC72.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Clarendon CountySC75.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Greene CountyNC78.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Berkeley CountySC79.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Carteret CountyNC87.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Craven CountyNC89.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Pitt CountyNC93.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1920
Edgecombe CountyNC95.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1920

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.