The unnamed hurricane of 1924

Sep 13, 1924 to Sep 19, 1924Peak 86 mph980 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1924 passed within 50 miles of 87 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Gulf County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 15, 1924.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1924

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
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
87
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
150
AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Gulf County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 15, 1924
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
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Beaufort CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Pierce CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Franklin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Chatham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Wayne CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Gulf CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Dorchester CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Colleton CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Georgetown CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Berkeley CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Long CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bryan CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Madison CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Jasper CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Echols CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Liberty CountyGA0.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Charleston CountySC1.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Brooks CountyGA1.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Leon CountyFL1.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Liberty CountyFL2.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Hamilton CountyFL2.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Lanier CountyGA2.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Horry CountySC3.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Atkinson CountyGA4.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Effingham CountyGA4.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bacon CountyGA5.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Appling CountyGA6.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Taylor CountyFL6.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Columbus CountyNC7.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Williamsburg CountySC7.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Brantley CountyGA9.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Tattnall CountyGA9.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Hampton CountySC13.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Coffee CountyGA13.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Marion CountySC13.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Thomas CountyGA13.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
McIntosh CountyGA14.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Charlton CountyGA14.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bulloch CountyGA14.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Berrien CountyGA15.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bay CountyFL16.4Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Evans CountyGA17.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Cook CountyGA19.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Gadsden CountyFL20.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Suwannee CountyFL20.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Glynn CountyGA21.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Lafayette CountyFL21.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Florence CountySC21.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Grady CountyGA23.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Calhoun CountyFL24.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Jeff Davis CountyGA24.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Orangeburg CountySC26.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Toombs CountyGA26.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Columbia CountyFL26.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Camden CountyGA28.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Clarendon CountySC29.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Colquitt CountyGA29.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Screven CountyGA30.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Decatur CountyGA32.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Baker CountyFL35.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bamberg CountySC35.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Candler CountyGA36.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Allendale CountySC36.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Irwin CountyGA37.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Montgomery CountyGA37.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Robeson CountyNC40.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Wheeler CountyGA40.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Dillon CountySC41.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Nassau CountyFL41.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Tift CountyGA41.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Telfair CountyGA42.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Jackson CountyFL43.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Ben Hill CountyGA43.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Calhoun CountySC46.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Mitchell CountyGA46.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Emanuel CountyGA47.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Seminole CountyGA47.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Worth CountyGA48.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Dixie CountyFL49.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Barnwell CountySC49.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Washington CountyFL49.7Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Jenkins CountyGA50.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Sumter CountySC51.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Walton CountyFL54.6Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Treutlen CountyGA56.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Lee CountySC56.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Turner CountyGA57.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Gilchrist CountyFL58.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Burke CountyGA59.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Wilcox CountyGA59.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Baker CountyGA59.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Marlboro CountySC60.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Union CountyFL60.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Darlington CountySC60.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Miller CountyGA60.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Richland CountySC62.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Dodge CountyGA63.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Duval CountyFL63.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Laurens CountyGA65.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Dougherty CountyGA66.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Alachua CountyFL68.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Houston CountyAL69.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Early CountyGA70.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bradford CountyFL71.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Johnson CountyGA71.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Clay CountyFL71.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Holmes CountyFL72.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Okaloosa CountyFL72.1Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Lexington CountySC72.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Scotland CountyNC72.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Crisp CountyGA73.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Levy CountyFL74.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Hoke CountyNC74.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Aiken CountySC75.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Jefferson CountyGA77.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Lee CountyGA78.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Pulaski CountyGA78.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Chesterfield CountySC78.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Calhoun CountyGA79.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Kershaw CountySC80.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Richmond CountyGA81.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Geneva CountyAL83.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Santa Rosa CountyFL83.3Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Escambia CountyFL85.0Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Dooly CountyGA85.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Washington CountyGA85.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Terrell CountyGA87.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Bleckley CountyGA87.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Richmond CountyNC88.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Plaquemines ParishLA88.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1924
St. Johns CountyFL89.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Henry CountyAL89.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Sumter CountyGA89.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Baldwin CountyAL93.3Category 1Sep 15, 1924
Clay CountyGA94.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Randolph CountyGA94.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Wilkinson CountyGA95.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Anson CountyNC97.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Fairfield CountySC97.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1924
Putnam CountyFL97.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Dale CountyAL98.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1924
Marion CountyFL98.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Houston CountyGA99.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1924
Twiggs CountyGA99.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1924

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.