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Hurricane Hazel

Oct 5, 1954 to Oct 18, 1954Peak 132 mph938 mb

Hurricane Hazel passed within 50 miles of 27 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a Category 4 on October 15, 1954.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Hazel · 1954

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
938 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
27
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
47
NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Horry County, SC, 7.3 mi, Oct 15, 1954
Landfalls recorded
5
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
Columbus CountyNC0.0Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Sampson CountyNC0.0Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Johnston CountyNC6.6Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Bladen CountyNC6.7Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Horry CountySC7.3Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Brunswick CountyNC9.6Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Wayne CountyNC10.8Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Cumberland CountyNC11.9Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Harnett CountyNC12.2Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Duplin CountyNC14.6Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Pender CountyNC17.1Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Robeson CountyNC21.4Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Georgetown CountySC24.4Category 4Oct 15, 1954
New Hanover CountyNC29.1Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Dillon CountySC30.4Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Marion CountySC33.1Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Lenoir CountyNC33.1Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Charleston CountySC35.2Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Greene CountyNC37.5Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Hoke CountyNC37.6Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Moore CountyNC38.3Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Lee CountyNC39.8Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Jones CountyNC40.3Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Florence CountySC40.7Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Williamsburg CountySC40.8Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Onslow CountyNC43.8Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Berkeley CountySC46.4Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Craven CountyNC53.7Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Scotland CountyNC54.8Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Marlboro CountySC55.9Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Richmond CountyNC59.3Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Darlington CountySC63.7Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Montgomery CountyNC67.5Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Randolph CountyNC68.6Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Clarendon CountySC73.2Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Chesterfield CountySC73.3Category 3Oct 15, 1954
Carteret CountyNC75.4Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Sumter CountySC75.6Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Pamlico CountyNC80.9Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Dorchester CountySC81.7Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Lee CountySC82.5Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Anson CountyNC82.6Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Orangeburg CountySC91.1Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Colleton CountySC91.2Category 4Oct 15, 1954
Stanly CountyNC92.3Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Davidson CountyNC95.8Category 2Oct 15, 1954
Kershaw CountySC99.6Category 3Oct 15, 1954

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.