The unnamed hurricane of 1949

Aug 23, 1949 to Sep 1, 1949Peak 132 mph954 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1949 passed within 50 miles of 340 counties in 15 states. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a Category 4 on August 27, 1949.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1949

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 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
340
DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Counties within 100 miles
576
CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Palm Beach County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 27, 1949
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
Hernando CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Fauquier CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Laurens CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Levy CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Delaware CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Alexander CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Johnson CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Surry CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wayne CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Echols CountyGA0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Greenville CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Glascock CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Cleveland CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Atkinson CountyGA0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Frederick CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Warren CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Schenectady CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Highlands CountyFL0.0Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Clinch CountyGA0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Telfair CountyGA0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Rappahannock CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dauphin CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Citrus CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Category 4Aug 27, 1949
Yadkin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Laurens CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Luzerne CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Coffee CountyGA0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Patrick CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Spartanburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Lincoln CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Albemarle CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Washington CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Wilkes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bedford CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Glades CountyFL0.0Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Gilchrist CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Adams CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Northumberland CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Pasco CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Nelson CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
McCormick CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Bennington CountyVT0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Abbeville CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Franklin CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
York CountyPA0.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Loudoun CountyVA0.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Catawba CountyNC1.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Augusta CountyVA1.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lafayette CountyFL1.7Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Washington CountyMD1.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
McDuffie CountyGA1.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Saratoga CountyNY2.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Anderson CountySC2.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Jefferson CountyWV2.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Albany CountyNY3.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Franklin CountyPA3.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wheeler CountyGA3.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Greenwood CountySC3.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Amherst CountyVA3.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rockingham CountyVA3.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rutland CountyVT3.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hardee CountyFL3.7Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Cumberland CountyPA3.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Warren CountyVA3.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Jeff Davis CountyGA3.9Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Clarke CountyVA3.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Iredell CountyNC4.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hancock CountyGA4.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Lincoln CountyGA4.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Wilkes CountyNC4.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Greene CountyVA4.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Columbia CountyFL4.7Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Culpeper CountyVA4.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Perry CountyPA5.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dixie CountyFL5.2Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Rockbridge CountyVA5.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Columbia CountyPA5.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Jefferson CountyGA5.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Dodge CountyGA5.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Ben Hill CountyGA5.8Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Sullivan CountyNY5.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Botetourt CountyVA5.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Henry CountyVA5.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Montour CountyPA6.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Carroll CountyMD6.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lanier CountyGA6.4Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Greene CountyNY6.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Schoharie CountyNY6.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rutherford CountyNC6.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Elbert CountyGA6.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Treutlen CountyGA6.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Columbia CountyGA7.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Roanoke CountyVA7.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Page CountyVA7.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wyoming CountyPA7.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Floyd CountyVA7.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Madison CountyVA7.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Burke CountyNC7.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Lackawanna CountyPA7.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lowndes CountyGA7.9Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Cherokee CountySC8.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Martin CountyFL8.1Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Hendry CountyFL8.1Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Berrien CountyGA8.1Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Lynchburg cityVA8.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hillsborough CountyFL8.5Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Taliaferro CountyGA8.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Emanuel CountyGA8.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Irwin CountyGA9.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Gaston CountyNC9.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Roanoke cityVA9.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Ulster CountyNY10.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lebanon CountyPA10.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wilkinson CountyGA10.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Montgomery CountyGA10.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Rensselaer CountyNY10.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Davie CountyNC10.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Schuylkill CountyPA10.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Carroll CountyVA10.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Alachua CountyFL10.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Caldwell CountyNC11.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Sumter CountyFL11.7Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Snyder CountyPA11.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Union CountyPA11.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Marion CountyFL11.8Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Ware CountyGA12.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Waynesboro cityVA12.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Berkeley CountyWV12.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Forsyth CountyNC12.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Stokes CountyNC12.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Campbell CountyVA12.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Montgomery CountyNY12.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Charlottesville cityVA12.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Frederick CountyVA12.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Pittsylvania CountyVA13.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Orange CountyVA13.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Union CountySC13.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
St. Lucie CountyFL13.6Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Montgomery CountyMD13.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Buena Vista cityVA13.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Juniata CountyPA14.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Polk CountyNC14.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
DeSoto CountyFL14.3Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Prince William CountyVA14.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Salem cityVA15.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Washington CountyNY15.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Broome CountyNY15.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Windham CountyVT15.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bacon CountyGA16.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Susquehanna CountyPA16.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Pike CountyPA16.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Carbon CountyPA16.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wilcox CountyGA16.6Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Edgefield CountySC16.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Otsego CountyNY17.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Madison CountyFL17.2Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Grayson CountyVA17.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fulton CountyNY17.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Martinsville cityVA17.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
York CountySC17.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Winchester cityVA17.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Staunton cityVA17.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lake CountyFL17.8Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Harrisonburg cityVA17.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Richmond CountyGA18.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Pickens CountySC18.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Rockingham CountyNC18.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Baldwin CountyGA18.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Monroe CountyPA18.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Union CountyFL18.5Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Lexington cityVA18.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Shenandoah CountyVA18.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Oglethorpe CountyGA18.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Buckingham CountyVA18.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Alleghany CountyNC19.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Osceola CountyFL19.2Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Broward CountyFL19.3Category 4Aug 27, 1949
Montgomery CountyVA19.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rowan CountyNC20.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Sullivan CountyPA20.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bleckley CountyGA20.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Warren CountyNY20.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Appling CountyGA20.8Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Manatee CountyFL20.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Lancaster CountyPA21.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Greene CountyGA21.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
McDowell CountyNC21.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Appomattox CountyVA21.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Louisa CountyVA22.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fluvanna CountyVA22.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cook CountyGA22.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Berks CountyPA22.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Toombs CountyGA22.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bradford CountyPA22.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fairfax CountyVA23.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Columbia CountyNY23.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Alleghany CountyVA23.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Galax cityVA23.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Burke CountyGA23.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hart CountyGA24.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Pulaski CountyVA24.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Newberry CountySC24.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Pinellas CountyFL24.6Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Lycoming CountyPA24.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Brooks CountyGA25.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Craig CountyVA25.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Saluda CountySC25.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Mecklenburg CountyNC25.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Baker CountyFL25.5Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Twiggs CountyGA25.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Howard CountyMD25.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Tift CountyGA26.3Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Pulaski CountyGA26.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bradford CountyFL26.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Putnam CountyGA26.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Manassas cityVA27.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Morgan CountyWV27.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Taylor CountyFL27.6Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Manassas Park cityVA27.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Henderson CountyNC27.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Ashe CountyNC27.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Chester CountySC27.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Davidson CountyNC28.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Mifflin CountyPA28.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Charlton CountyGA28.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Bath CountyVA28.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hampshire CountyWV28.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Charlotte CountyFL28.9Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Chenango CountyNY28.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Pierce CountyGA29.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Watauga CountyNC29.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Indian River CountyFL29.8Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Cabarrus CountyNC29.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Baltimore CountyMD30.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Berkshire CountyMA30.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Radford cityVA30.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Orange CountyFL30.8Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Madison CountyGA30.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Wythe CountyVA30.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Spotsylvania CountyVA31.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hardy CountyWV32.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Stafford CountyVA32.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Aiken CountySC32.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Orange CountyNY32.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Turner CountyGA32.6Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Guilford CountyNC33.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Centre CountyPA33.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Huntingdon CountyPA33.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Clinton CountyPA33.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fairfax cityVA33.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fulton CountyPA33.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Candler CountyGA33.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Buncombe CountyNC33.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Oconee CountySC33.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Highland CountyVA34.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hamilton CountyNY34.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Halifax CountyVA34.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dutchess CountyNY35.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Tattnall CountyGA35.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Jenkins CountyGA35.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Covington cityVA35.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Colquitt CountyGA36.2Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Jones CountyGA36.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Essex CountyNY36.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Avery CountyNC36.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Brantley CountyGA36.7Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Giles CountyVA36.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Transylvania CountyNC37.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Goochland CountyVA37.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Charlotte CountyVA37.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Pendleton CountyWV37.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Monroe CountyWV37.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Morgan CountyGA38.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Cheshire CountyNH38.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lehigh CountyPA38.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Harford CountyMD38.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Miami-Dade CountyFL38.9Category 4Aug 26, 1949
Northampton CountyPA38.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Falls Church cityVA39.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Houston CountyGA39.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Danville cityVA39.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Prince Edward CountyVA39.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Franklin CountyMA39.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Brevard CountyFL39.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Mitchell CountyNC39.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Sussex CountyNJ40.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
District of ColumbiaDC40.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Arlington CountyVA40.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Herkimer CountyNY40.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fairfield CountySC40.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Cumberland CountyVA41.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Caswell CountyNC41.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Allegany CountyMD41.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fredericksburg cityVA41.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Crisp CountyGA41.8Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Jefferson CountyFL42.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Sarasota CountyFL42.0Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Bibb CountyGA42.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Franklin CountyGA42.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Lancaster CountySC43.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Lee CountyFL43.0Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Clarke CountyGA43.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Oconee CountyGA43.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Prince George's CountyMD43.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Baltimore cityMD43.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dooly CountyGA43.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Yancey CountyNC43.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Worth CountyGA44.1Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Wayne CountyGA44.3Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Alexandria cityVA44.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Smyth CountyVA44.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bland CountyVA44.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bulloch CountyGA44.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Randolph CountyNC45.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Warren CountyNJ46.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bedford CountyPA46.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Collier CountyFL46.6Category 2Aug 27, 1949
Putnam CountyFL46.8Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Tioga CountyNY46.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Stephens CountyGA47.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Anne Arundel CountyMD47.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Evans CountyGA47.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Charles CountyMD47.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Greenbrier CountyWV47.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Johnson CountyTN47.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Clay CountyFL48.1Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Hampshire CountyMA48.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Madison CountyNY48.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Powhatan CountyVA49.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Jasper CountyGA49.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Union CountyNC49.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Grant CountyWV49.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Pocahontas CountyWV49.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hanover CountyVA49.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Thomas CountyGA49.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Duval CountyFL50.2Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Lexington CountySC50.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
King George CountyVA50.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Nassau CountyFL50.8Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Jackson CountyNC51.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Caroline CountyVA51.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Alamance CountyNC51.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Oneida CountyNY52.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Barnwell CountySC52.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Stanly CountyNC52.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Screven CountyGA52.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Jackson CountyGA52.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Carter CountyTN53.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Amelia CountyVA53.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cecil CountyMD53.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cortland CountyNY53.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chester CountyPA53.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Tioga CountyPA53.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Peach CountyGA53.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Mercer CountyWV53.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Seminole CountyFL53.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Long CountyGA53.9Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Crawford CountyGA54.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Rabun CountyGA54.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Washington CountyVA54.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Haywood CountyNC54.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Mineral CountyWV54.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Person CountyNC54.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Banks CountyGA54.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Litchfield CountyCT55.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hampden CountyMA55.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Macon CountyNC55.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Richland CountySC56.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Monroe CountyGA56.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Walton CountyGA56.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Madison CountyNC56.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Camden CountyGA57.0Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Montgomery CountyNC57.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Nottoway CountyVA57.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Summers CountyWV58.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chemung CountyNY58.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Macon CountyGA59.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Newton CountyGA59.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Blair CountyPA60.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lunenburg CountyVA60.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lee CountyGA60.4Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Sumter CountyGA60.4Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Worcester CountyMA60.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Barrow CountyGA60.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Tazewell CountyVA60.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bucks CountyPA60.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Passaic CountyNJ60.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Liberty CountyGA61.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Montgomery CountyPA61.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hunterdon CountyNJ61.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Randolph CountyWV61.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Bryan CountyGA62.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Unicoi CountyTN62.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Morris CountyNJ62.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Habersham CountyGA62.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Tompkins CountyNY62.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Allendale CountySC62.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Sullivan CountyTN63.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Orange CountyNC63.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dougherty CountyGA63.7Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Butts CountyGA64.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Henrico CountyVA64.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Leon CountyFL64.1Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Putnam CountyNY64.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Tucker CountyWV64.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Mitchell CountyGA65.1Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Mecklenburg CountyVA65.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Anson CountyNC65.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Volusia CountyFL65.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Calvert CountyMD66.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Essex CountyVA66.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Somerset CountyPA66.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Glynn CountyGA66.6Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Westmoreland CountyVA66.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Orangeburg CountySC68.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hartford CountyCT68.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fairfield CountyCT68.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rockland CountyNY68.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chesterfield CountyVA68.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Granville CountyNC68.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chesterfield CountySC69.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Kent CountyMD69.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
St. Mary's CountyMD69.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Potter CountyPA70.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Kershaw CountySC70.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bergen CountyNJ70.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Taylor CountyGA70.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Grady CountyGA70.2Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Garrett CountyMD70.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wakulla CountyFL70.2Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Raleigh CountyWV70.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chatham CountyNC70.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
King William CountyVA70.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hall CountyGA71.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Washington CountyTN71.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
St. Johns CountyFL71.1Category 1Aug 27, 1949
King and Queen CountyVA71.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Richmond cityVA72.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fayette CountyWV72.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Webster CountyWV72.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
McIntosh CountyGA72.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Westchester CountyNY72.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Steuben CountyNY72.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Henry CountyGA72.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Monroe CountyFL72.8Category 3Aug 27, 1949
Effingham CountyGA72.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Clearfield CountyPA73.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Baker CountyGA73.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Franklin CountyNY73.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Somerset CountyNJ73.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Queen Anne's CountyMD74.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Moore CountyNC74.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Gwinnett CountyGA74.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Schuyler CountyNY74.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wyoming CountyWV74.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Greene CountyTN74.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
White CountyGA75.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
New Castle CountyDE75.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
McDowell CountyWV75.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Clay CountyNC75.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Russell CountyVA76.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lamar CountyGA76.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Cambria CountyPA76.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Onondaga CountyNY76.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Richmond CountyNC76.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Middlesex CountyMA76.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Rockdale CountyGA76.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bristol cityVA77.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Richmond CountyVA77.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Essex CountyNJ77.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Nicholas CountyWV77.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Schley CountyGA77.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Bamberg CountySC77.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Cayuga CountyNY77.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Durham CountyNC77.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Delaware CountyPA77.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Swain CountyNC77.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hampton CountySC77.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Flagler CountyFL77.9Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Dinwiddie CountyVA78.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Towns CountyGA78.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Talbot CountyMD78.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Upson CountyGA79.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Calhoun CountySC79.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Terrell CountyGA79.8Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Brunswick CountyVA79.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cocke CountyTN80.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Spalding CountyGA80.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Preston CountyWV80.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cameron CountyPA82.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Gadsden CountyFL82.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Scott CountyVA83.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Mercer CountyNJ83.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
DeKalb CountyGA83.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
New Haven CountyCT83.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Vance CountyNC83.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lewis CountyNY84.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Buchanan CountyVA84.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Chatham CountyGA85.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Union CountyNJ85.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Upshur CountyWV86.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Seneca CountyNY86.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lumpkin CountyGA86.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Barbour CountyWV86.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Tolland CountyCT87.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Philadelphia CountyPA87.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
St. Lawrence CountyNY87.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Jasper CountySC87.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Decatur CountyGA87.4Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Salem CountyNJ87.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Forsyth CountyGA87.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Franklin CountyFL87.6Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Pike CountyGA87.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Talbot CountyGA88.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Gloucester CountyNJ88.2Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
New Kent CountyVA88.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Middlesex CountyNJ88.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Union CountyGA88.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Warren CountyNC88.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dorchester CountyMD88.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Sevier CountyTN89.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Calhoun CountyGA89.3Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Hudson CountyNJ89.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Oswego CountyNY89.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dawson CountyGA90.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Kent CountyDE90.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Elk CountyPA90.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Marion CountyGA90.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Webster CountyGA91.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Bronx CountyNY91.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Graham CountyNC91.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Colonial Heights cityVA91.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Cherokee CountyNC92.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
New York CountyNY92.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Caroline CountyMD92.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lee CountyNC92.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fulton CountyGA93.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Charles City CountyVA93.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Clayton CountyGA93.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Colleton CountySC93.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Hawkins CountyTN93.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Prince George CountyVA93.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Wake CountyNC93.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fayette CountyPA93.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Petersburg cityVA94.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Hopewell cityVA94.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Yates CountyNY94.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Northumberland CountyVA95.3Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Dickenson CountyVA95.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Indiana CountyPA96.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lewis CountyWV96.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Westmoreland CountyPA96.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Sumter CountySC96.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Wise CountyVA96.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Randolph CountyGA96.5Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Richmond CountyNY96.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Miller CountyGA96.7Category 1Aug 28, 1949
Camden CountyNJ96.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Lee CountySC97.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Queens CountyNY97.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Marlboro CountySC97.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Franklin CountyNC97.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Fayette CountyGA97.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Braxton CountyWV98.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Burlington CountyNJ98.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Kings CountyNY98.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Middlesex CountyVA99.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Liberty CountyFL99.4Category 1Aug 27, 1949
Jefferson CountyTN99.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1949
Greensville CountyVA99.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1949
Darlington CountySC100.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1949

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.