The unnamed tropical storm of 1949
Sep 11, 1949 to Sep 14, 1949Peak 52 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1949 passed within 50 miles of 6 counties in NC. It was strongest near Pamlico County, NC, as a tropical storm on September 13, 1949.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1949
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 52 mph, 45 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 6
- NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 7
- NC
- 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.
| New Hanover County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 0.5 | Tropical depression |
| Pender County | NC | 1.3 | Tropical depression |
| Onslow County | NC | 16.8 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 38.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 45.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 63.2 | 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.