Hurricane Carol
Aug 25, 1954 to Sep 1, 1954Peak 115 mph955 mb
Hurricane Carol passed within 50 miles of 27 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near New London County, CT, as a Category 3 on August 31, 1954.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Carol · 1954
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 115 mph, 100 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 27
- CT, MA, NC, NH, NY, RI, VT
- Counties within 100 miles
- 85
- CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA, VT
- Landfalls recorded
- 2
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Worcester County | MA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Windham County | CT | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| New London County | CT | 0.5 | Category 3 |
| Suffolk County | NY | 1.4 | Category 3 |
| Middlesex County | MA | 2.5 | Category 2 |
| Washington County | RI | 7.2 | Category 3 |
| Providence County | RI | 7.5 | Category 2 |
| Kent County | RI | 12.1 | Category 2 |
| Tolland County | CT | 15.9 | Category 2 |
| Dare County | NC | 16.6 | Category 3 |
| Norfolk County | MA | 17.5 | Category 2 |
| Middlesex County | CT | 17.9 | Category 3 |
| Hampden County | MA | 19.5 | Category 2 |
| Essex County | MA | 20.7 | Category 2 |
| Bristol County | MA | 21.5 | Category 2 |
| Cheshire County | NH | 22.2 | Category 2 |
| Hyde County | NC | 23.2 | Category 3 |
| Suffolk County | MA | 24.0 | Category 2 |
| Bristol County | RI | 25.2 | Category 2 |
| Newport County | RI | 28.0 | Category 2 |
| New Haven County | CT | 28.1 | Category 3 |
| Hartford County | CT | 29.5 | Category 3 |
| Hampshire County | MA | 31.9 | Category 2 |
| Franklin County | MA | 32.9 | Category 2 |
| Carteret County | NC | 34.5 | Category 3 |
| Plymouth County | MA | 36.2 | Category 2 |
| Windham County | VT | 46.4 | Category 2 |
| Fairfield County | CT | 50.2 | Category 3 |
| Dukes County | MA | 54.8 | Category 2 |
| Craven County | NC | 55.2 | Category 2 |
| Litchfield County | CT | 56.1 | Category 3 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 56.2 | Category 3 |
| Nassau County | NY | 56.3 | Category 3 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 57.1 | Category 2 |
| Currituck County | NC | 60.4 | Category 3 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 60.5 | Category 2 |
| Onslow County | NC | 64.9 | Category 2 |
| Berkshire County | MA | 65.1 | Category 2 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 65.8 | Category 2 |
| Camden County | NC | 68.9 | Category 3 |
| Jones County | NC | 69.6 | Category 2 |
| Bennington County | VT | 69.6 | Category 2 |
| Westchester County | NY | 70.2 | Category 3 |
| Brunswick County | NC | 70.2 | Category 2 |
| Queens County | NY | 70.5 | Category 3 |
| Ocean County | NJ | 71.4 | Category 3 |
| Washington County | NC | 73.0 | Category 3 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 73.1 | Category 2 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 74.6 | Category 3 |
| Pender County | NC | 74.7 | Category 2 |
| Kings County | NY | 75.9 | Category 3 |
| Atlantic County | NJ | 76.2 | Category 3 |
| Putnam County | NY | 77.0 | Category 3 |
| Monmouth County | NJ | 77.6 | Category 3 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 78.3 | Category 3 |
| Bronx County | NY | 79.6 | Category 3 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 80.4 | Category 3 |
| Dutchess County | NY | 80.8 | Category 3 |
| Burlington County | NJ | 83.4 | Category 3 |
| Cape May County | NJ | 84.4 | Category 3 |
| New York County | NY | 84.6 | Category 3 |
| Richmond County | NY | 86.3 | Category 3 |
| Rensselaer County | NY | 86.3 | Category 2 |
| Nantucket County | MA | 86.5 | Category 2 |
| Chowan County | NC | 86.7 | Category 3 |
| Columbia County | NY | 87.8 | Category 2 |
| Hudson County | NJ | 87.8 | Category 3 |
| Bergen County | NJ | 88.3 | Category 3 |
| Rockland County | NY | 88.7 | Category 3 |
| Washington County | NY | 90.3 | Category 2 |
| Worcester County | MD | 90.8 | Category 3 |
| Sussex County | DE | 91.1 | Category 3 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 91.7 | Category 3 |
| Accomack County | VA | 91.7 | Category 3 |
| Essex County | NJ | 92.1 | Category 3 |
| Union County | NJ | 92.2 | Category 3 |
| Middlesex County | NJ | 92.4 | Category 3 |
| Martin County | NC | 93.6 | Category 3 |
| Duplin County | NC | 93.9 | Category 2 |
| Bertie County | NC | 95.3 | Category 3 |
| Passaic County | NJ | 95.5 | Category 3 |
| Orange County | NY | 96.8 | Category 3 |
| Horry County | SC | 97.7 | Category 2 |
| Pitt County | NC | 98.2 | Category 2 |
| Columbus County | NC | 99.2 | Category 2 |
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.