The unnamed hurricane of 1924
Aug 16, 1924 to Aug 28, 1924Peak 121 mph963 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1924 passed within 50 miles of 6 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 2 on August 26, 1924.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1924
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 121 mph, 105 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 6
- MA, NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 41
- CT, MA, MD, ME, NC, NY, RI, VA
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Nantucket County | MA | 10.3 | Category 1 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 18.2 | Category 1 |
| Dare County | NC | 27.7 | Category 2 |
| Dukes County | MA | 32.1 | Category 1 |
| Hyde County | NC | 39.5 | Category 2 |
| Carteret County | NC | 48.1 | Category 2 |
| Plymouth County | MA | 51.1 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | MA | 54.4 | Category 1 |
| Newport County | RI | 59.4 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | RI | 62.0 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 67.4 | Category 2 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 68.0 | Category 2 |
| Suffolk County | NY | 70.8 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | RI | 71.5 | Category 1 |
| Craven County | NC | 75.0 | Category 2 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 76.0 | Category 2 |
| Camden County | NC | 76.1 | Category 2 |
| Knox County | ME | 76.3 | Category 1 |
| Kent County | RI | 77.1 | Category 1 |
| Providence County | RI | 80.2 | Category 1 |
| Norfolk County | MA | 80.4 | Category 1 |
| New London County | CT | 81.6 | Category 1 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 83.1 | Category 2 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 83.5 | Category 2 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 85.7 | Category 2 |
| Washington County | NC | 86.7 | Category 2 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 88.9 | Category 2 |
| Essex County | MA | 89.9 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk County | MA | 89.9 | Category 1 |
| Onslow County | NC | 91.8 | Category 2 |
| Windham County | CT | 92.6 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 93.0 | Category 2 |
| Lincoln County | ME | 93.2 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | MA | 97.3 | Category 1 |
| Chowan County | NC | 98.1 | Category 2 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 98.5 | Category 2 |
| Worcester County | MA | 99.0 | Category 1 |
| Waldo County | ME | 99.2 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | CT | 99.4 | Category 1 |
| Worcester County | MD | 99.5 | Category 2 |
| Accomack County | VA | 99.7 | Category 2 |
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.