Hurricane Able

Aug 18, 1952 to Sep 3, 1952Peak 98 mph983 mb

Hurricane Able passed within 50 miles of 251 counties in 16 states. It was strongest near Beaufort County, SC, as a Category 2 on August 31, 1952.

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Hurricane Able · 1952

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
983 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
251
CT, DC, DE, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WV
Counties within 100 miles
420
CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Beaufort County, SC, 0.0 mi, Aug 31, 1952
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
Litchfield CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lancaster CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Northampton CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Beaufort CountySC0.0Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Loudoun CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Dutchess CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Henry CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Forsyth CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Cabarrus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Rockingham CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Cheshire CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Union CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Rowan CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Calhoun CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Worcester CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Sussex CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Davidson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Hampshire CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Orange CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hampden CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Orangeburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Albemarle CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Campbell CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Montgomery CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bedford CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Franklin CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Colleton CountySC0.0Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Culpeper CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Madison CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Amherst CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fauquier CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fairfield CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Franklin CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Carroll CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lancaster CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Berks CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Richland CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Baltimore CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Mecklenburg CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Nelson CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Warren CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lynchburg cityVA0.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Frederick CountyMD0.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Putnam CountyNY1.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Kershaw CountySC1.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Greene CountyVA1.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
York CountyPA1.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Rappahannock CountyVA2.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lehigh CountyPA2.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pittsylvania CountyVA2.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Davie CountyNC3.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Lexington CountySC3.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Middlesex CountyMA3.8Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Bamberg CountySC3.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Martinsville cityVA4.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Morris CountyNJ4.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Dorchester CountySC4.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Orange CountyVA5.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Chester CountySC5.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Hampton CountySC5.4Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Passaic CountyNJ5.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hunterdon CountyNJ5.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Charlottesville cityVA6.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Ulster CountyNY6.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fairfield CountyCT6.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Berkshire CountyMA6.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Chester CountyPA6.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Guilford CountyNC6.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Stokes CountyNC6.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Prince William CountyVA6.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bucks CountyPA7.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
York CountySC7.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Appomattox CountyVA8.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Stanly CountyNC8.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Augusta CountyVA8.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Jasper CountySC8.4Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Montgomery CountyPA8.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Howard CountyMD9.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Rockland CountyNY9.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Patrick CountyVA9.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Page CountyVA9.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Rockingham CountyVA9.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Harford CountyMD9.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bergen CountyNJ10.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Chesterfield CountySC10.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Iredell CountyNC10.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Buckingham CountyVA11.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hartford CountyCT11.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Westchester CountyNY12.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lebanon CountyPA12.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Randolph CountyNC12.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Monroe CountyPA12.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Warren CountyVA13.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Adams CountyPA13.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Waynesboro cityVA13.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fairfax CountyVA13.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Sumter CountySC13.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Columbia CountyNY13.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Clarke CountyVA14.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Jefferson CountyWV14.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Yadkin CountyNC14.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Charleston CountySC15.0Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Somerset CountyNJ15.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Windham CountyVT15.8Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Rockbridge CountyVA15.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pike CountyPA15.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Louisa CountyVA15.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Allendale CountySC16.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Cecil CountyMD17.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fluvanna CountyVA17.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Carbon CountyPA17.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Washington CountyMD17.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Manassas cityVA18.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Surry CountyNC18.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Montgomery CountyNC18.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Gaston CountyNC18.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Manassas Park cityVA18.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Botetourt CountyVA18.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Clarendon CountySC18.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Buena Vista cityVA18.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Essex CountyNJ18.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Sullivan CountyNY18.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Chatham CountyGA18.9Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Danville cityVA18.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fairfax cityVA18.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lincoln CountyNC19.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Aiken CountySC20.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Dauphin CountyPA20.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Halifax CountyVA20.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Anson CountyNC21.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
New Haven CountyCT21.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Caswell CountyNC21.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Barnwell CountySC21.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Schuylkill CountyPA22.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Tolland CountyCT22.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Roanoke CountyVA22.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Staunton cityVA22.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Frederick CountyVA22.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Baltimore cityMD22.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Catawba CountyNC22.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Falls Church cityVA23.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Newberry CountySC24.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Lee CountySC24.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Franklin CountyPA24.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Shenandoah CountyVA24.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lexington cityVA24.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Stafford CountyVA24.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Arlington CountyVA24.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
District of ColumbiaDC25.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Union CountyNJ25.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Harrisonburg cityVA25.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Charlotte CountyVA25.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Spotsylvania CountyVA25.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Prince George's CountyMD26.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Floyd CountyVA26.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Roanoke cityVA26.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Delaware CountyPA27.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Mercer CountyNJ27.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Berkeley CountySC27.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Prince Edward CountyVA27.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Berkeley CountyWV28.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Alexandria cityVA28.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Alamance CountyNC28.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Winchester cityVA29.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Effingham CountyGA29.1Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Anne Arundel CountyMD29.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Middlesex CountyNJ29.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
New Castle CountyDE30.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bennington CountyVT31.1Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Bronx CountyNY31.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Cumberland CountyPA31.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hudson CountyNJ31.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Carroll CountyVA31.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Philadelphia CountyPA31.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Rensselaer CountyNY31.5Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Greene CountyNY31.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Darlington CountySC32.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Salem cityVA32.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Goochland CountyVA32.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
New York CountyNY32.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Richmond CountyNC32.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Montgomery CountyVA32.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Union CountySC33.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Cumberland CountyVA33.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Saluda CountySC33.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Wilkes CountyNC33.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Windham CountyCT34.7Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Charles CountyMD35.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Luzerne CountyPA35.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fredericksburg cityVA35.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wayne CountyPA35.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Alexander CountyNC36.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Alleghany CountyVA36.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Richmond CountyNY36.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Middlesex CountyCT36.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Screven CountyGA36.4Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Person CountyNC36.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Cleveland CountyNC37.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Queens CountyNY38.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Perry CountyPA38.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bath CountyVA38.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hardy CountyWV38.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hampshire CountyWV39.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Moore CountyNC39.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Lackawanna CountyPA39.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bryan CountyGA39.3Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Cherokee CountySC39.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Craig CountyVA40.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Gloucester CountyNJ40.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Kings CountyNY40.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Nassau CountyNY40.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Kent CountyMD40.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Chatham CountyNC41.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Salem CountyNJ41.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Camden CountyNJ41.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Liberty CountyGA41.5Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Burlington CountyNJ41.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Morgan CountyWV41.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Windsor CountyVT41.8Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Powhatan CountyVA41.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Highland CountyVA42.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Burke CountyGA42.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
King George CountyVA42.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hanover CountyVA42.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pendleton CountyWV42.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Williamsburg CountySC43.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Orange CountyNC43.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Columbia CountyPA43.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Albany CountyNY43.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pulaski CountyVA44.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Amelia CountyVA44.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Suffolk CountyNY45.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Edgefield CountySC45.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Providence CountyRI45.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Caroline CountyVA45.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Northumberland CountyPA45.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Marlboro CountySC45.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Monmouth CountyNJ46.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Laurens CountySC46.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Grayson CountyVA46.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
McIntosh CountyGA47.1Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Florence CountySC47.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
New London CountyCT47.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Alleghany CountyNC47.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Lunenburg CountyVA48.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bulloch CountyGA48.1Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Covington cityVA48.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Nottoway CountyVA48.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Caldwell CountyNC49.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Radford cityVA49.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Burke CountyNC49.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Calvert CountyMD50.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wythe CountyVA50.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fulton CountyPA50.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Queen Anne's CountyMD50.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Mecklenburg CountyVA51.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Galax cityVA51.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Giles CountyVA52.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Washington CountyNY52.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Delaware CountyNY53.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Ocean CountyNJ53.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Granville CountyNC53.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Grant CountyWV53.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Monroe CountyWV53.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Spartanburg CountySC55.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Schoharie CountyNY55.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Greenwood CountySC55.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Kent CountyDE55.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Juniata CountyPA56.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Jenkins CountyGA56.1Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Huntingdon CountyPA56.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Montour CountyPA56.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Allegany CountyMD56.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Snyder CountyPA56.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Saratoga CountyNY56.5Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Westmoreland CountyVA57.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
St. Mary's CountyMD57.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Richmond CountyGA57.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Durham CountyNC58.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Henrico CountyVA58.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Scotland CountyNC58.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Rutland CountyVT58.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Cumberland CountyNJ58.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Glynn CountyGA59.1Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Susquehanna CountyPA59.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Greenbrier CountyWV59.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bristol CountyMA59.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Chesterfield CountyVA59.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Essex CountyVA59.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pocahontas CountyWV59.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lee CountyNC60.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Rutherford CountyNC60.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Kent CountyRI60.9Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Schenectady CountyNY61.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Wyoming CountyPA61.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Ashe CountyNC61.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Long CountyGA61.8Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Talbot CountyMD62.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bedford CountyPA63.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Union CountyPA63.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Caroline CountyMD64.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bland CountyVA64.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
King William CountyVA65.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Mineral CountyWV65.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
King and Queen CountyVA65.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Georgetown CountySC66.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Randolph CountyWV66.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
McCormick CountySC66.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Richmond cityVA66.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Watauga CountyNC66.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Evans CountyGA67.0Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Vance CountyNC67.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Atlantic CountyNJ67.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Columbia CountyGA67.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Washington CountyRI68.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Hoke CountyNC68.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Brunswick CountyVA69.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Mifflin CountyPA69.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Tucker CountyWV69.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Dinwiddie CountyVA69.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Dillon CountySC69.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Richmond CountyVA69.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
McDowell CountyNC69.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Tattnall CountyGA70.1Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Sullivan CountyPA70.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Candler CountyGA71.8Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Lycoming CountyPA71.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wake CountyNC72.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Dorchester CountyMD72.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Emanuel CountyGA72.7Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Bristol CountyRI72.7Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Polk CountyNC72.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Mercer CountyWV72.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wayne CountyGA73.1Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Smyth CountyVA73.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Warren CountyNC74.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Robeson CountyNC74.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Harnett CountyNC74.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Camden CountyGA74.5Category 2Aug 30, 1952
Marion CountySC74.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Broome CountyNY74.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Summers CountyWV76.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Abbeville CountySC76.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Montgomery CountyNY77.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Avery CountyNC77.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Greenville CountySC77.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Newport CountyRI77.8Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Lincoln CountyGA77.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Otsego CountyNY78.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Somerset CountyPA80.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Bradford CountyPA80.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Garrett CountyMD80.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Franklin CountyNC80.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Centre CountyPA81.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Jefferson CountyGA81.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Blair CountyPA81.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fulton CountyNY81.5Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
New Kent CountyVA81.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Warren CountyNY82.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Sussex CountyDE82.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Brantley CountyGA82.5Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Cumberland CountyNC82.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Anderson CountySC83.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Tazewell CountyVA83.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Nassau CountyFL83.1Category 1Aug 30, 1952
Johnson CountyTN83.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Webster CountyWV84.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
McDuffie CountyGA84.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Mitchell CountyNC84.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Clinton CountyPA84.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Cape May CountyNJ84.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Preston CountyWV85.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Colonial Heights cityVA85.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Chenango CountyNY86.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Charles City CountyVA86.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Northumberland CountyVA86.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Petersburg cityVA86.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Washington CountyVA87.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Raleigh CountyWV87.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Prince George CountyVA87.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Fayette CountyWV88.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hopewell cityVA88.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Horry CountySC88.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Buncombe CountyNC88.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Duval CountyFL88.5Category 1Aug 30, 1952
Nicholas CountyWV89.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Warren CountyGA89.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Greensville CountyVA90.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Appling CountyGA90.8Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Yancey CountyNC90.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Toombs CountyGA91.3Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Henderson CountyNC91.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Glascock CountyGA92.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Sussex CountyVA92.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Barbour CountyWV92.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Johnston CountyNC92.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Northampton CountyNC93.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wilkes CountyGA93.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Carter CountyTN93.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
St. Johns CountyFL93.3Category 1Aug 30, 1952
Middlesex CountyVA93.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Upshur CountyWV93.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Halifax CountyNC94.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Wyoming CountyWV95.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Johnson CountyGA95.3Category 1Aug 31, 1952
McDowell CountyWV95.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Lancaster CountyVA96.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Hamilton CountyNY96.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1952
Elbert CountyGA96.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Pickens CountySC96.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Cambria CountyPA96.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Treutlen CountyGA97.3Category 1Aug 31, 1952
Sullivan CountyTN97.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Wicomico CountyMD97.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Pierce CountyGA97.6Category 2Aug 31, 1952
Herkimer CountyNY98.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1952
Volusia CountyFL99.0Category 1Aug 30, 1952
Flagler CountyFL99.0Category 1Aug 30, 1952
Washington CountyGA99.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1952
Charlton CountyGA99.8Category 2Aug 30, 1952

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.