The unnamed hurricane of 1945
Sep 12, 1945 to Sep 20, 1945Peak 132 mph949 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1945 passed within 50 miles of 122 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Miami-Dade County, FL, as a Category 4 on September 15, 1945.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1945
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 132 mph, 115 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 949 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 122
- FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 197
- FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
- Landfalls recorded
- 3
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Beaufort County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clarendon County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 0.0 | Category 4 |
| Lake County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Moore County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Collier County | FL | 0.0 | Category 3 |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Colleton County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| DeSoto County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Dorchester County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Richmond County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Granville County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hendry County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Durham County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Flagler County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Volusia County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Chatham County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| St. Johns County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Hardee County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Scotland County | NC | 0.6 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 0.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 0.7 | Tropical storm |
| Glades County | FL | 1.7 | Category 2 |
| Lee County | FL | 1.7 | Category 2 |
| Marion County | FL | 2.3 | Category 1 |
| Chatham County | GA | 2.5 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | NC | 3.2 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | SC | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Duval County | FL | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 3.7 | Category 1 |
| Orange County | FL | 3.7 | Category 1 |
| Halifax County | VA | 4.6 | Tropical storm |
| Alamance County | NC | 5.0 | Tropical storm |
| Highlands County | FL | 5.5 | Category 1 |
| Broward County | FL | 5.7 | Category 3 |
| Person County | NC | 6.0 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 6.5 | Category 3 |
| Liberty County | GA | 6.7 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | NC | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 7.9 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | FL | 7.9 | Category 1 |
| McIntosh County | GA | 7.9 | Tropical storm |
| Glynn County | GA | 8.1 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | FL | 8.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hoke County | NC | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 9.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 9.1 | Tropical storm |
| Vance County | NC | 9.6 | Tropical storm |
| Anson County | NC | 11.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton County | SC | 11.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 11.6 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | NC | 11.8 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | GA | 12.2 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | FL | 12.7 | Category 1 |
| Harnett County | NC | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Caswell County | NC | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | FL | 14.8 | Category 1 |
| Calhoun County | SC | 15.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 16.6 | Category 1 |
| Manatee County | FL | 16.6 | Category 1 |
| Effingham County | GA | 16.8 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 16.8 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 17.6 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 17.9 | Tropical storm |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 19.4 | Category 2 |
| Pasco County | FL | 20.6 | Category 1 |
| Kershaw County | SC | 20.7 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 21.2 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | NC | 21.3 | Tropical storm |
| Bamberg County | SC | 21.6 | Tropical storm |
| Hernando County | FL | 21.6 | Category 1 |
| Guilford County | NC | 22.1 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 25.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 26.9 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 27.9 | Tropical storm |
| Stanly County | NC | 28.4 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 31.4 | Category 1 |
| Wayne County | GA | 31.4 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 31.5 | Category 1 |
| Danville city | VA | 32.1 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 32.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | SC | 32.5 | Tropical storm |
| Rockingham County | NC | 32.5 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NC | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 33.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | FL | 34.0 | Category 1 |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 34.8 | Category 1 |
| Brantley County | GA | 35.5 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 36.1 | Tropical storm |
| Davidson County | NC | 38.2 | Tropical storm |
| Charlton County | GA | 39.0 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | FL | 39.2 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 39.9 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 39.9 | Tropical storm |
| Brevard County | FL | 40.6 | Category 1 |
| Bladen County | NC | 41.2 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 41.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 41.9 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | FL | 43.4 | Category 2 |
| Rowan County | NC | 43.8 | Tropical storm |
| Nash County | NC | 44.4 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | FL | 44.5 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Columbus County | NC | 46.4 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 46.8 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | SC | 46.9 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 48.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cabarrus County | NC | 49.5 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 49.8 | Category 1 |
| Pinellas County | FL | 50.2 | Category 1 |
| Forsyth County | NC | 50.4 | Tropical storm |
| Wilson County | NC | 50.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 50.7 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | VA | 51.1 | Tropical storm |
| Ware County | GA | 53.4 | Tropical storm |
| Aiken County | SC | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bedford County | VA | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Indian River County | FL | 54.1 | Category 1 |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 55.6 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | SC | 56.2 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | VA | 57.8 | Tropical storm |
| Stokes County | NC | 57.9 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 58.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 59.6 | Tropical storm |
| Martinsville city | VA | 60.1 | Tropical storm |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 60.5 | Tropical storm |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 60.6 | Category 1 |
| Appling County | GA | 61.5 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | FL | 63.0 | Tropical storm |
| York County | SC | 63.0 | Tropical storm |
| Davie County | NC | 63.1 | Tropical storm |
| Candler County | GA | 63.4 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 65.3 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 66.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bacon County | GA | 67.6 | Tropical storm |
| Patrick County | VA | 68.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 68.3 | Category 1 |
| Duplin County | NC | 70.0 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Toombs County | GA | 72.9 | Tropical storm |
| Iredell County | NC | 72.9 | Tropical storm |
| Newberry County | SC | 73.5 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | NC | 73.7 | Tropical storm |
| Yadkin County | NC | 73.8 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 76.8 | Tropical storm |
| Pitt County | NC | 77.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | FL | 77.6 | Tropical storm |
| Gaston County | NC | 78.0 | Tropical storm |
| Surry County | NC | 78.1 | Tropical storm |
| Saluda County | SC | 78.5 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 79.1 | Category 1 |
| Richmond County | GA | 79.3 | Tropical storm |
| Roanoke County | VA | 79.7 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | NC | 79.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | NC | 81.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lenoir County | NC | 81.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pender County | NC | 81.8 | Tropical storm |
| Edgefield County | SC | 82.9 | Tropical storm |
| Roanoke city | VA | 83.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 83.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | FL | 84.6 | Category 1 |
| Union County | SC | 84.7 | Tropical storm |
| Catawba County | NC | 85.1 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 85.2 | Category 1 |
| Floyd County | VA | 85.3 | Tropical storm |
| Atkinson County | GA | 86.7 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 87.7 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 88.3 | Tropical storm |
| Salem city | VA | 89.2 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wheeler County | GA | 91.7 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | VA | 92.4 | Tropical storm |
| Carroll County | VA | 92.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | SC | 93.6 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | NC | 94.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | NC | 95.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | GA | 95.7 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | GA | 96.9 | Tropical storm |
| Telfair County | GA | 97.1 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | SC | 97.4 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 97.5 | Tropical storm |
| Alexander County | NC | 97.5 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | GA | 98.8 | Tropical storm |
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.