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The unnamed tropical storm of 1943

Sep 28, 1943 to Oct 2, 1943Peak 63 mph997 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1943 passed within 50 miles of 52 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Accomack County, VA, as a tropical storm on October 1, 1943.

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Unnamed storm · 1943

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
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
997 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
52
DC, DE, MD, PA, VA
Counties within 100 miles
115
DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Accomack County, VA, 0.0 mi, Oct 1, 1943
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
Baltimore CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Somerset CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Carroll CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Anne Arundel CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Calvert CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Prince George's CountyMD1.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Howard CountyMD1.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
St. Mary's CountyMD2.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Dorchester CountyMD3.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Baltimore cityMD3.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Charles CountyMD3.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Montgomery CountyMD8.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Northampton CountyVA12.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
District of ColumbiaDC13.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Northumberland CountyVA13.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Talbot CountyMD14.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Harford CountyMD14.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Queen Anne's CountyMD16.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Frederick CountyMD16.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Worcester CountyMD16.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Wicomico CountyMD16.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Westmoreland CountyVA16.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Arlington CountyVA19.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Alexandria cityVA20.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Fairfax CountyVA20.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
King George CountyVA23.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Lancaster CountyVA24.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Kent CountyMD24.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Richmond CountyVA25.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Falls Church cityVA25.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Middlesex CountyVA31.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Prince William CountyVA31.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Fairfax cityVA32.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Cecil CountyMD32.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Mathews CountyVA32.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Loudoun CountyVA32.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Essex CountyVA32.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Caroline CountyMD33.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Sussex CountyDE35.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Caroline CountyVA37.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Chester CountyPA37.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Stafford CountyVA37.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Gloucester CountyVA39.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
King and Queen CountyVA40.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Manassas Park cityVA40.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Manassas cityVA42.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Spotsylvania CountyVA45.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Fredericksburg cityVA48.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Fauquier CountyVA49.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
York CountyVA49.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
King William CountyVA49.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Kent CountyDE50.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Jefferson CountyWV50.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Poquoson cityVA51.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Hampton cityVA52.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
New Kent CountyVA52.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
New Castle CountyDE52.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Virginia Beach cityVA53.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Berkeley CountyWV53.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
James City CountyVA53.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Culpeper CountyVA55.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Newport News cityVA57.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Clarke CountyVA58.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Norfolk cityVA58.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Williamsburg cityVA58.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Hanover CountyVA59.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Orange CountyVA60.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Charles City CountyVA62.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Surry CountyVA63.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Portsmouth cityVA64.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Chesapeake cityVA65.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Isle of Wight CountyVA65.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Salem CountyNJ66.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Delaware CountyPA66.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Suffolk cityVA67.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Frederick CountyVA67.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Louisa CountyVA68.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Rappahannock CountyVA69.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Warren CountyVA69.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Currituck CountyNC69.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Henrico CountyVA69.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Prince George CountyVA71.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Cumberland CountyNJ72.2Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Winchester cityVA74.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Gloucester CountyNJ75.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Richmond cityVA75.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Chesterfield CountyVA77.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Goochland CountyVA78.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Southampton CountyVA79.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Madison CountyVA81.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Sussex CountyVA81.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Hampshire CountyWV81.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Hopewell cityVA82.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Camden CountyNC84.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Dare CountyNC84.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Shenandoah CountyVA85.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Powhatan CountyVA85.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Cape May CountyNJ86.2Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Colonial Heights cityVA86.6Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Page CountyVA86.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Petersburg cityVA89.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Fluvanna CountyVA89.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Albemarle CountyVA90.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Pasquotank CountyNC91.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Camden CountyNJ91.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Gates CountyNC91.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Greene CountyVA92.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Dinwiddie CountyVA93.3Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Hardy CountyWV94.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Atlantic CountyNJ95.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Franklin cityVA96.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Cumberland CountyVA97.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1943
Perquimans CountyNC98.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1943
Amelia CountyVA99.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1943

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.