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The unnamed hurricane of 1928

Sep 6, 1928 to Sep 21, 1928Peak 161 mph929 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1928 passed within 50 miles of 99 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Broward County, FL, as a Category 4 on September 16, 1928.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1928

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
161 mph, 140 kt
Lowest pressure
929 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
99
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
152
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Broward County, FL, 24.8 mi, Sep 16, 1928
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Horry CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Beaufort CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Columbus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Duval CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Sumter CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Marion CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Pasco CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Charleston CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Georgetown CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1928
Bladen CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Pitt CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Putnam CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Greene CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Highlands CountyFL0.0Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Clay CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Berkeley CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Category 4Sep 17, 1928
Wayne CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Hardee CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Glades CountyFL0.0Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Colleton CountySC1.4Category 1Sep 18, 1928
St. Johns CountyFL1.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Hernando CountyFL1.9Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Citrus CountyFL2.2Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Williamsburg CountySC2.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1928
Wilson CountyNC3.4Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Marion CountySC3.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Okeechobee CountyFL3.7Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Alachua CountyFL4.4Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lenoir CountyNC5.2Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Dorchester CountySC5.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Nassau CountyFL6.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Florence CountySC6.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Camden CountyGA8.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Chatham CountyGA8.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lake CountyFL9.2Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Hendry CountyFL10.7Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Bradford CountyFL10.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
DeSoto CountyFL10.9Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Manatee CountyFL11.1Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Cumberland CountyNC11.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Jasper CountySC12.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Pender CountyNC12.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
St. Lucie CountyFL12.4Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Glynn CountyGA13.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Robeson CountyNC14.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Johnston CountyNC14.7Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Dillon CountySC15.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Liberty CountyGA15.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Brunswick CountyNC15.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
McIntosh CountyGA16.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Jones CountyNC19.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Volusia CountyFL19.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Bryan CountyGA20.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Baker CountyFL21.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Levy CountyFL21.1Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Craven CountyNC21.1Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Flagler CountyFL21.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Onslow CountyNC22.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Osceola CountyFL23.1Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Broward CountyFL24.8Category 4Sep 16, 1928
Union CountyFL25.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Charlotte CountyFL26.6Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Charlton CountyGA27.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Hampton CountySC28.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Orange CountyFL28.8Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Orangeburg CountySC29.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Clarendon CountySC30.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Effingham CountyGA31.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Harnett CountyNC31.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
New Hanover CountyNC31.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Indian River CountyFL31.7Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Sarasota CountyFL32.5Category 2Sep 17, 1928
Pinellas CountyFL33.4Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Long CountyGA36.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Wake CountyNC37.0Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Brantley CountyGA37.3Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Wayne CountyGA37.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Hoke CountyNC40.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Marlboro CountySC40.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Gilchrist CountyFL41.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Sumter CountySC41.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1928
Lee CountyFL41.3Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Darlington CountySC42.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Seminole CountyFL42.2Category 1Sep 17, 1928
Ware CountyGA42.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Columbia CountyFL42.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Brevard CountyFL43.0Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Miami-Dade CountyFL46.4Category 4Sep 16, 1928
Scotland CountyNC46.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Collier CountyFL46.9Category 3Sep 17, 1928
Bulloch CountyGA47.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lee CountySC47.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1928
Pamlico CountyNC48.2Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Bamberg CountySC50.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Calhoun CountySC51.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Moore CountyNC52.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Pierce CountyGA53.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Clinch CountyGA53.4Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Screven CountyGA53.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Allendale CountySC53.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Carteret CountyNC54.4Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Suwannee CountyFL56.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Granville CountyNC57.8Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Dixie CountyFL57.8Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Chatham CountyNC58.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Evans CountyGA58.8Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Chesterfield CountySC59.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Lee CountyNC59.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Tattnall CountyGA60.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Hamilton CountyFL60.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lafayette CountyFL60.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Richmond CountyNC60.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Echols CountyGA62.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Durham CountyNC63.3Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Barnwell CountySC63.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Richland CountySC64.7Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Appling CountyGA66.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Bacon CountyGA72.9Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Orange CountyNC73.8Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Kershaw CountySC73.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Anson CountyNC74.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Montgomery CountyNC75.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Burke CountyGA75.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Candler CountyGA77.1Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Jenkins CountyGA79.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lexington CountySC79.8Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Monroe CountyFL79.8Category 4Sep 17, 1928
Toombs CountyGA82.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Taylor CountyFL83.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Alamance CountyNC83.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Atkinson CountyGA85.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Randolph CountyNC86.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Emanuel CountyGA86.8Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Aiken CountySC88.2Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Coffee CountyGA88.8Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lancaster CountySC89.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Madison CountyFL89.3Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Jeff Davis CountyGA91.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lanier CountyGA91.6Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Lowndes CountyGA93.0Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Union CountyNC93.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Caswell CountyNC94.4Category 1Sep 19, 1928
Fairfield CountySC95.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1928
Stanly CountyNC95.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1928
Montgomery CountyGA97.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928
Richmond CountyGA97.5Category 1Sep 18, 1928

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.