Hurricane Connie
Aug 3, 1955 to Aug 15, 1955Peak 138 mph944 mb
Hurricane Connie passed within 50 miles of 156 counties in 10 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 2 on August 12, 1955.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Connie · 1955
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 138 mph, 120 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 156
- DC, DE, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV
- Counties within 100 miles
- 276
- DC, DE, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA, WV
- 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.
| Elk County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clearfield County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Currituck County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Centre County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Huron County | MI | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Juniata County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Anne Arundel County | MD | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Carroll County | MD | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chautauqua County | NY | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Warren County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Baltimore County | MD | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Adams County | PA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Huntingdon County | PA | 0.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 0.8 | Category 2 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 0.9 | Category 1 |
| Alcona County | MI | 1.2 | Tropical storm |
| Iosco County | MI | 1.2 | Tropical storm |
| Calvert County | MD | 1.4 | Tropical storm |
| Perquimans County | NC | 1.7 | Category 1 |
| Craven County | NC | 1.9 | Category 2 |
| Mifflin County | PA | 1.9 | Tropical storm |
| St. Mary's County | MD | 2.1 | Tropical storm |
| York County | PA | 2.2 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | PA | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Baltimore city | MD | 2.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 2.9 | Category 1 |
| Forest County | PA | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| McKean County | PA | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Northumberland County | VA | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Howard County | MD | 3.5 | Tropical storm |
| Mathews County | VA | 4.1 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NC | 4.5 | Category 1 |
| Erie County | PA | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Norfolk city | VA | 5.1 | Category 1 |
| Sanilac County | MI | 5.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cameron County | PA | 6.2 | Tropical storm |
| Alpena County | MI | 6.2 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | MD | 6.4 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 6.6 | Category 2 |
| Lancaster County | VA | 7.1 | Tropical storm |
| Talbot County | MD | 7.3 | Tropical storm |
| Prince George's County | MD | 7.8 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | VA | 8.1 | Category 1 |
| Hampton city | VA | 8.3 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | VA | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 9.1 | Category 1 |
| Queen Anne's County | MD | 9.1 | Tropical storm |
| Poquoson city | VA | 10.2 | Category 1 |
| Gloucester County | VA | 10.7 | Category 1 |
| Somerset County | MD | 12.1 | Tropical storm |
| York County | VA | 12.1 | Category 1 |
| Clinton County | PA | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | PA | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Accomack County | VA | 12.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chowan County | NC | 12.6 | Category 1 |
| Frederick County | MD | 12.7 | Tropical storm |
| Westmoreland County | VA | 12.8 | Tropical storm |
| Charles County | MD | 12.9 | Tropical storm |
| Newport News city | VA | 13.1 | Category 1 |
| Cattaraugus County | NY | 14.1 | Tropical storm |
| Snyder County | PA | 14.1 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | VA | 14.7 | Tropical storm |
| Crawford County | PA | 15.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dauphin County | PA | 15.0 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | MD | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 15.7 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk city | VA | 15.8 | Category 1 |
| Presque Isle County | MI | 15.9 | Tropical storm |
| Blair County | PA | 16.3 | Tropical storm |
| Harford County | MD | 16.4 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | PA | 17.5 | Tropical storm |
| Kent County | MD | 17.7 | Tropical storm |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 18.8 | Category 1 |
| Union County | PA | 19.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clarion County | PA | 20.0 | Tropical storm |
| District of Columbia | DC | 20.3 | Tropical storm |
| Gates County | NC | 20.4 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 21.7 | Category 2 |
| Venango County | PA | 21.9 | Tropical storm |
| Onslow County | NC | 22.1 | Category 2 |
| Lancaster County | PA | 22.6 | Tropical storm |
| James City County | VA | 22.9 | Category 1 |
| Wicomico County | MD | 23.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cambria County | PA | 23.5 | Tropical storm |
| Arenac County | MI | 24.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bertie County | NC | 24.4 | Category 1 |
| Potter County | PA | 24.6 | Tropical storm |
| Caroline County | MD | 25.2 | Tropical storm |
| Northumberland County | PA | 25.3 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | VA | 25.3 | Tropical storm |
| King and Queen County | VA | 25.4 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | MD | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Tuscola County | MI | 26.5 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | NC | 26.7 | Category 1 |
| Arlington County | VA | 27.0 | Tropical storm |
| Alexandria city | VA | 27.3 | Tropical storm |
| St. Clair County | MI | 27.3 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 27.4 | Category 1 |
| Surry County | VA | 27.7 | Category 1 |
| Fairfax County | VA | 27.9 | Tropical storm |
| Ogemaw County | MI | 28.9 | Tropical storm |
| Oscoda County | MI | 28.9 | Tropical storm |
| New Kent County | VA | 30.6 | Tropical storm |
| Indiana County | PA | 31.2 | Tropical storm |
| Ashtabula County | OH | 31.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hertford County | NC | 31.6 | Category 1 |
| Lebanon County | PA | 31.8 | Tropical storm |
| King William County | VA | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Falls Church city | VA | 33.2 | Tropical storm |
| King George County | VA | 33.2 | Tropical storm |
| Worcester County | MD | 33.9 | Tropical storm |
| Montmorency County | MI | 34.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fulton County | PA | 34.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cecil County | MD | 35.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lycoming County | PA | 37.0 | Tropical storm |
| Loudoun County | VA | 37.1 | Tropical storm |
| Southampton County | VA | 37.2 | Category 1 |
| Pitt County | NC | 37.6 | Category 1 |
| Lapeer County | MI | 38.1 | Tropical storm |
| Schuylkill County | PA | 38.4 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | DE | 38.5 | Tropical storm |
| Charles City County | VA | 38.5 | Tropical storm |
| Armstrong County | PA | 38.8 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfax city | VA | 39.5 | Tropical storm |
| Prince William County | VA | 40.2 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | PA | 40.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bedford County | PA | 41.4 | Tropical storm |
| Allegany County | NY | 41.7 | Tropical storm |
| Caroline County | VA | 42.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pender County | NC | 42.1 | Category 2 |
| Erie County | NY | 42.2 | Tropical storm |
| Kent County | DE | 42.3 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin city | VA | 43.4 | Category 1 |
| Chippewa County | MI | 43.9 | Tropical storm |
| Mercer County | PA | 44.1 | Tropical storm |
| Prince George County | VA | 44.3 | Category 1 |
| Sussex County | VA | 44.5 | Category 1 |
| Montour County | PA | 44.5 | Tropical storm |
| Tioga County | PA | 45.5 | Tropical storm |
| Stafford County | VA | 45.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | WV | 45.9 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | WV | 46.3 | Tropical storm |
| Berks County | PA | 46.5 | Tropical storm |
| New Castle County | DE | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Manassas Park city | VA | 48.3 | Tropical storm |
| Bay County | MI | 48.5 | Tropical storm |
| Gladwin County | MI | 48.8 | Tropical storm |
| Macomb County | MI | 49.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hanover County | VA | 49.7 | Tropical storm |
| Manassas city | VA | 49.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lenoir County | NC | 50.1 | Category 2 |
| Butler County | PA | 50.2 | Tropical storm |
| New Hanover County | NC | 51.5 | Category 2 |
| Lake County | OH | 52.2 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | PA | 52.2 | Tropical storm |
| Crawford County | MI | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Roscommon County | MI | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | NC | 52.9 | Category 1 |
| Spotsylvania County | VA | 53.7 | Tropical storm |
| Henrico County | VA | 54.5 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 54.9 | Category 2 |
| Morgan County | WV | 55.2 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | NC | 56.0 | Category 2 |
| Cheboygan County | MI | 56.2 | Tropical storm |
| Fauquier County | VA | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | NC | 56.4 | Category 1 |
| Otsego County | MI | 56.8 | Tropical storm |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 57.3 | Category 1 |
| Saginaw County | MI | 57.5 | Tropical storm |
| Fredericksburg city | VA | 57.6 | Tropical storm |
| Trumbull County | OH | 58.1 | Tropical storm |
| Genesee County | MI | 58.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 58.6 | Tropical storm |
| Geauga County | OH | 59.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clarke County | VA | 59.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hopewell city | VA | 59.8 | Category 1 |
| Somerset County | PA | 59.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wyoming County | NY | 60.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 61.1 | Category 1 |
| Steuben County | NY | 61.3 | Tropical storm |
| Oakland County | MI | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Midland County | MI | 62.1 | Tropical storm |
| Salem County | NJ | 62.1 | Tropical storm |
| Westmoreland County | PA | 63.1 | Tropical storm |
| Petersburg city | VA | 64.0 | Category 1 |
| Culpeper County | VA | 64.9 | Tropical storm |
| Greensville County | VA | 65.5 | Category 1 |
| Frederick County | VA | 65.7 | Tropical storm |
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 65.8 | Category 1 |
| Richmond city | VA | 65.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NJ | 66.8 | Tropical storm |
| Allegany County | MD | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Mackinac County | MI | 67.1 | Tropical storm |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 68.0 | Category 1 |
| Sullivan County | PA | 68.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clare County | MI | 68.8 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | VA | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| Luzerne County | PA | 69.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lawrence County | PA | 69.8 | Tropical storm |
| Delaware County | PA | 69.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 70.6 | Category 2 |
| Wilson County | NC | 71.2 | Category 1 |
| Warren County | VA | 72.4 | Tropical storm |
| Winchester city | VA | 72.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | PA | 74.0 | Tropical storm |
| Niagara County | NY | 74.1 | Tropical storm |
| Louisa County | VA | 74.5 | Tropical storm |
| Allegheny County | PA | 75.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hampshire County | WV | 75.3 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | PA | 75.5 | Tropical storm |
| Goochland County | VA | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Livingston County | NY | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gloucester County | NJ | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Emporia city | VA | 76.3 | Category 1 |
| Missaukee County | MI | 76.4 | Tropical storm |
| Kalkaska County | MI | 76.4 | Tropical storm |
| Rappahannock County | VA | 76.4 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | MI | 76.5 | Tropical storm |
| Columbus County | NC | 77.6 | Category 2 |
| Lehigh County | PA | 77.8 | Tropical storm |
| Charlevoix County | MI | 78.1 | Tropical storm |
| Cuyahoga County | OH | 78.1 | Tropical storm |
| Carbon County | PA | 78.8 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 78.9 | Category 2 |
| Mahoning County | OH | 79.1 | Tropical storm |
| Genesee County | NY | 79.3 | Tropical storm |
| Bladen County | NC | 79.3 | Category 2 |
| Antrim County | MI | 79.7 | Tropical storm |
| Powhatan County | VA | 80.0 | Tropical storm |
| Isabella County | MI | 80.2 | Tropical storm |
| Emmet County | MI | 80.6 | Tropical storm |
| Shiawassee County | MI | 81.0 | Tropical storm |
| Portage County | OH | 81.2 | Tropical storm |
| Amelia County | VA | 81.5 | Category 1 |
| Nash County | NC | 82.4 | Category 1 |
| Beaver County | PA | 82.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cape May County | NJ | 83.3 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | VA | 83.6 | Category 1 |
| Wyoming County | PA | 84.1 | Tropical storm |
| Shenandoah County | VA | 84.8 | Tropical storm |
| Gratiot County | MI | 85.1 | Tropical storm |
| Philadelphia County | PA | 86.8 | Tropical storm |
| Livingston County | MI | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Mineral County | WV | 87.9 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | VA | 89.5 | Tropical storm |
| Nottoway County | VA | 89.7 | Category 1 |
| Chemung County | NY | 90.3 | Tropical storm |
| Bucks County | PA | 90.8 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 90.8 | Category 2 |
| Atlantic County | NJ | 91.0 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | MI | 91.3 | Tropical storm |
| Summit County | OH | 91.8 | Tropical storm |
| Page County | VA | 91.9 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | PA | 92.1 | Tropical storm |
| Columbiana County | OH | 92.7 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NJ | 93.0 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | PA | 93.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hardy County | WV | 93.7 | Tropical storm |
| Orleans County | NY | 94.4 | Tropical storm |
| Garrett County | MD | 94.7 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 95.1 | Category 1 |
| Fluvanna County | VA | 95.8 | Tropical storm |
| Schuyler County | NY | 98.2 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 98.2 | Category 1 |
| Ontario County | NY | 99.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lorain County | OH | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Clinton County | MI | 99.3 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | NC | 99.9 | Category 1 |
| Albemarle County | VA | 99.9 | Tropical storm |
| Burlington County | NJ | 100.0 | 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.