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The unnamed hurricane of 1930

Aug 29, 1930 to Sep 17, 1930Peak 155 mph933 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1930 passed within 50 miles of 10 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 13, 1930.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1930

How it happened

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
155 mph, 135 kt
Lowest pressure
933 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
10
FL, NC
Counties within 100 miles
37
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dare County, NC, 20.5 mi, Sep 13, 1930
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
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Manatee CountyFL0.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Pinellas CountyFL6.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Sarasota CountyFL8.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Dare CountyNC20.5Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Hardee CountyFL23.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Hyde CountyNC28.9Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Carteret CountyNC35.0Category 1Sep 12, 1930
DeSoto CountyFL37.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Charlotte CountyFL42.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Lee CountyFL55.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Craven CountyNC55.4Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Duval CountyFL56.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1930
Pamlico CountyNC60.0Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Tyrrell CountyNC61.6Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Onslow CountyNC64.2Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Beaufort CountyNC68.9Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Jones CountyNC69.6Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Brunswick CountyNC70.3Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Currituck CountyNC70.9Category 1Sep 13, 1930
New Hanover CountyNC72.5Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Glades CountyFL73.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Pender CountyNC74.1Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Washington CountyNC79.0Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Camden CountyNC80.0Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Nassau CountyFL80.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1930
Pasquotank CountyNC84.8Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Hendry CountyFL85.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Perquimans CountyNC88.5Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Camden CountyGA91.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1930
Duplin CountyNC93.1Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Chowan CountyNC95.3Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Collier CountyFL96.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1930
Virginia Beach cityVA96.3Category 1Sep 13, 1930
Horry CountySC97.7Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Columbus CountyNC98.9Category 1Sep 12, 1930
Martin CountyNC99.1Category 1Sep 12, 1930

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.