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Hurricane Diane

Aug 7, 1955 to Aug 23, 1955Peak 104 mph969 mb

Hurricane Diane passed within 50 miles of 190 counties in 13 states. It was strongest near Charleston County, SC, as a tropical storm on August 17, 1955.

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Hurricane Diane · 1955

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
969 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
190
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV
Counties within 100 miles
322
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Charleston County, SC, 97.7 mi, Aug 17, 1955
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
Lancaster CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Loudoun CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Halifax CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Madison CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Fauquier CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Greene CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Granville CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
York CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bucks CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Chester CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Somerset CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Pender CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Nelson CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Montgomery CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Nassau CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Charlotte CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Albemarle CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Buckingham CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Rappahannock CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hunterdon CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Queens CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Frederick CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Baltimore CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Wake CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Carroll CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Johnston CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Appomattox CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Kings CountyNY0.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Richmond CountyNY0.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Middlesex CountyNJ0.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
New Hanover CountyNC1.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Duplin CountyNC2.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Mercer CountyNJ2.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Montgomery CountyMD2.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Berks CountyPA2.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Mecklenburg CountyVA2.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Franklin CountyNC3.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Harnett CountyNC4.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Union CountyNJ4.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Warren CountyVA4.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Prince Edward CountyVA4.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Amherst CountyVA5.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Columbus CountyNC5.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Campbell CountyVA5.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Monmouth CountyNJ5.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Durham CountyNC5.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Page CountyVA5.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bladen CountyNC6.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Rockingham CountyVA6.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Charlottesville cityVA6.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Howard CountyMD6.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Person CountyNC6.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Clarke CountyVA6.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Harford CountyMD6.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Culpeper CountyVA6.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hudson CountyNJ7.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Jefferson CountyWV8.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
New York CountyNY8.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Wayne CountyNC8.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Orange CountyVA8.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Prince William CountyVA8.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Augusta CountyVA9.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Adams CountyPA9.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Vance CountyNC9.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Morris CountyNJ10.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Essex CountyNJ10.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Cumberland CountyNC10.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Waynesboro cityVA11.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lehigh CountyPA11.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Cecil CountyMD12.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Washington CountyMD13.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Fairfax CountyVA13.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lunenburg CountyVA13.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Shenandoah CountyVA13.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bergen CountyNJ14.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Bronx CountyNY14.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Delaware CountyPA14.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Philadelphia CountyPA14.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Frederick CountyVA15.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Fluvanna CountyVA15.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Nash CountyNC16.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Northampton CountyPA16.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Louisa CountyVA16.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Cumberland CountyVA16.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Orange CountyNC16.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Warren CountyNJ17.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Nantucket CountyMA17.4Tropical stormAug 20, 1955
Lynchburg cityVA17.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Washington CountyRI17.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Burlington CountyNJ18.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Passaic CountyNJ18.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Warren CountyNC19.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Baltimore cityMD19.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Westchester CountyNY19.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Rockbridge CountyVA19.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pittsylvania CountyVA19.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lebanon CountyPA20.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Winchester cityVA20.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Chatham CountyNC20.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Wilson CountyNC20.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Dukes CountyMA21.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Staunton cityVA22.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Harrisonburg cityVA22.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Berkeley CountyWV22.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Manassas Park cityVA22.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
New Castle CountyDE23.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Manassas cityVA23.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Ocean CountyNJ23.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Bedford CountyVA23.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Fairfax cityVA24.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Caswell CountyNC24.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Dauphin CountyPA24.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Camden CountyNJ24.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Fairfield CountyCT24.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Prince George's CountyMD25.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Franklin CountyPA25.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Falls Church cityVA26.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lee CountyNC26.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
District of ColumbiaDC27.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Arlington CountyVA27.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Anne Arundel CountyMD27.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Nottoway CountyVA28.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hardy CountyWV28.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Rockland CountyNY28.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Amelia CountyVA28.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Onslow CountyNC29.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Buena Vista cityVA29.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Gloucester CountyNJ29.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Hampshire CountyWV29.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Sussex CountyNJ29.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Spotsylvania CountyVA30.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Schuylkill CountyPA30.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Salem CountyNJ31.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Alexandria cityVA31.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
New London CountyCT31.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Robeson CountyNC32.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Goochland CountyVA32.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lenoir CountyNC32.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Middlesex CountyCT32.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Stafford CountyVA32.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
New Haven CountyCT32.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Cumberland CountyPA33.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lexington cityVA33.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Jones CountyNC33.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Danville cityVA33.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Alamance CountyNC33.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Halifax CountyNC35.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Powhatan CountyVA35.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Kent CountyMD36.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Morgan CountyWV36.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Carbon CountyPA36.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Greene CountyNC36.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Brunswick CountyVA36.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Monroe CountyPA36.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Newport CountyRI37.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Hoke CountyNC37.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Barnstable CountyMA37.8Tropical stormAug 20, 1955
Moore CountyNC37.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Bristol CountyMA38.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Horry CountySC38.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Botetourt CountyVA39.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Edgecombe CountyNC40.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Charles CountyMD40.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Orange CountyNY41.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Bath CountyVA42.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Perry CountyPA42.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pendleton CountyWV42.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Fredericksburg cityVA43.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Highland CountyVA43.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Alleghany CountyVA44.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Northampton CountyNC44.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pitt CountyNC45.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Rockingham CountyNC45.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hanover CountyVA46.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Queen Anne's CountyMD46.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Dinwiddie CountyVA46.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pike CountyPA46.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Franklin CountyVA46.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Atlantic CountyNJ47.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Plymouth CountyMA47.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Fulton CountyPA48.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Kent CountyRI48.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Chesterfield CountyVA48.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Caroline CountyVA49.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Grant CountyWV49.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Guilford CountyNC49.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Cumberland CountyNJ49.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Bristol CountyRI50.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Henry CountyVA50.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Allegany CountyMD50.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Kent CountyDE50.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Putnam CountyNY50.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
King George CountyVA51.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Luzerne CountyPA51.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Calvert CountyMD51.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Greensville CountyVA51.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Craven CountyNC52.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Columbia CountyPA52.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Northumberland CountyPA53.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Windham CountyCT53.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Randolph CountyNC53.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Mineral CountyWV54.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Tolland CountyCT54.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Scotland CountyNC55.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Dillon CountySC55.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Hartford CountyCT55.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Litchfield CountyCT55.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Providence CountyRI57.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Huntingdon CountyPA57.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bedford CountyPA58.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Carteret CountyNC58.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Henrico CountyVA58.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Roanoke CountyVA59.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Dutchess CountyNY59.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Marion CountySC59.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Caroline CountyMD59.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Richmond CountyNC60.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Juniata CountyPA60.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Snyder CountyPA61.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Talbot CountyMD61.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Roanoke cityVA61.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Lackawanna CountyPA61.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
St. Mary's CountyMD61.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Martinsville cityVA61.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Sussex CountyVA61.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pocahontas CountyWV62.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Wayne CountyPA63.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Montour CountyPA63.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Covington cityVA63.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Emporia cityVA63.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Randolph CountyWV64.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Tucker CountyWV64.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Richmond cityVA64.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Craig CountyVA65.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Sullivan CountyNY65.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Westmoreland CountyVA65.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Martin CountyNC65.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Greenbrier CountyWV65.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Montgomery CountyNC66.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Southampton CountyVA67.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Marlboro CountySC67.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Essex CountyVA68.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Salem cityVA68.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Ulster CountyNY69.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Garrett CountyMD69.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
King William CountyVA69.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Georgetown CountySC69.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Mifflin CountyPA70.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bertie CountyNC71.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Union CountyPA71.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Beaufort CountyNC71.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Cape May CountyNJ71.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Petersburg cityVA71.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
King and Queen CountyVA72.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Dorchester CountyMD72.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Patrick CountyVA72.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Somerset CountyPA73.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Colonial Heights cityVA73.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Stokes CountyNC73.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Prince George CountyVA73.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Norfolk CountyMA74.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Floyd CountyVA75.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pamlico CountyNC76.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Forsyth CountyNC76.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Worcester CountyMA77.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Richmond CountyVA78.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hopewell cityVA78.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Monroe CountyWV78.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Preston CountyWV78.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Montgomery CountyVA78.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Sussex CountyDE78.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hertford CountyNC79.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Davidson CountyNC79.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Florence CountySC80.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Lycoming CountyPA81.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Williamsburg CountySC81.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Blair CountyPA81.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Charles City CountyVA82.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Wyoming CountyPA82.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Hampden CountyMA82.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Anson CountyNC83.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Sullivan CountyPA83.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
New Kent CountyVA83.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Chesterfield CountySC85.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Darlington CountySC85.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Centre CountyPA85.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Middlesex CountyMA86.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Surry CountyVA87.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Stanly CountyNC88.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Webster CountyWV88.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Suffolk CountyMA89.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Susquehanna CountyPA90.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Clinton CountyPA90.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Barbour CountyWV90.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Giles CountyVA91.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Berkshire CountyMA91.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Columbia CountyNY91.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Washington CountyNC93.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Rowan CountyNC93.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Fayette CountyPA94.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Northumberland CountyVA94.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Upshur CountyWV94.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Nicholas CountyWV94.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Cambria CountyPA94.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Wicomico CountyMD95.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Hampshire CountyMA95.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Gates CountyNC95.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Carroll CountyVA96.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Surry CountyNC96.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Bradford CountyPA96.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1955
Franklin cityVA96.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Pulaski CountyVA96.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Radford cityVA96.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Charleston CountySC97.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Suffolk cityVA97.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Yadkin CountyNC98.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Davie CountyNC98.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1955
Isle of Wight CountyVA99.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1955
Delaware CountyNY99.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1955

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.