Hurricane Ione
Sep 10, 1955 to Sep 27, 1955Peak 138 mph938 mb
Hurricane Ione passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Pender County, NC, as a Category 2 on September 19, 1955.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Ione · 1955
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 138 mph, 120 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 938 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 37
- NC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 81
- MD, NC, VA
- 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.
| Pamlico County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Craven County | NC | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Hyde County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 1.2 | Category 1 |
| Chowan County | NC | 3.8 | Category 1 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 4.5 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 4.5 | Category 1 |
| Bertie County | NC | 14.1 | Category 1 |
| Dare County | NC | 14.2 | Category 1 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 14.8 | Category 1 |
| Martin County | NC | 16.1 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 19.9 | Category 2 |
| Gates County | NC | 20.2 | Category 1 |
| Onslow County | NC | 23.0 | Category 2 |
| Hertford County | NC | 24.6 | Category 1 |
| Pitt County | NC | 26.2 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk city | VA | 30.0 | Category 1 |
| Norfolk city | VA | 31.0 | Category 1 |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 33.5 | Category 1 |
| Northampton County | VA | 36.6 | Category 1 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 39.1 | Category 1 |
| Hampton city | VA | 42.5 | Category 1 |
| Greene County | NC | 44.6 | Category 1 |
| Newport News city | VA | 45.9 | Category 1 |
| Halifax County | NC | 46.3 | Category 1 |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 46.4 | Category 1 |
| Southampton County | VA | 46.7 | Category 1 |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 47.5 | Category 1 |
| Northampton County | NC | 48.2 | Category 1 |
| Poquoson city | VA | 48.2 | Category 1 |
| Pender County | NC | 49.2 | Category 2 |
| Franklin city | VA | 51.4 | Category 1 |
| York County | VA | 51.7 | Category 1 |
| Duplin County | NC | 54.0 | Category 2 |
| Accomack County | VA | 54.5 | Category 1 |
| Mathews County | VA | 58.5 | Category 1 |
| Gloucester County | VA | 58.9 | Category 1 |
| Wilson County | NC | 59.8 | Category 1 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 61.8 | Category 2 |
| Wayne County | NC | 62.2 | Category 1 |
| Surry County | VA | 62.2 | Category 1 |
| Greensville County | VA | 62.5 | Category 1 |
| James City County | VA | 63.2 | Category 1 |
| Sussex County | VA | 67.0 | Category 1 |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 69.7 | Category 1 |
| Nash County | NC | 72.1 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | VA | 72.8 | Category 1 |
| Brunswick County | NC | 76.5 | Category 2 |
| Lancaster County | VA | 77.1 | Category 1 |
| Emporia city | VA | 77.9 | Category 1 |
| Charles City County | VA | 78.6 | Category 1 |
| Johnston County | NC | 79.3 | Category 1 |
| King and Queen County | VA | 79.6 | Category 1 |
| Sampson County | NC | 80.3 | Category 2 |
| Worcester County | MD | 81.2 | Category 1 |
| Prince George County | VA | 81.9 | Category 1 |
| Northumberland County | VA | 82.3 | Category 1 |
| New Kent County | VA | 82.6 | Category 1 |
| Brunswick County | VA | 85.0 | Category 1 |
| Somerset County | MD | 85.5 | Category 1 |
| Bladen County | NC | 85.5 | Category 2 |
| Columbus County | NC | 86.3 | Category 2 |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 87.4 | Category 1 |
| King William County | VA | 87.5 | Category 1 |
| Warren County | NC | 88.1 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | NC | 89.5 | Category 1 |
| Petersburg city | VA | 93.8 | Category 1 |
| Wake County | NC | 94.4 | Category 1 |
| Hopewell city | VA | 95.6 | Category 1 |
| Richmond County | VA | 96.4 | Category 1 |
| Essex County | VA | 97.1 | Category 1 |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 97.7 | Category 1 |
| Henrico County | VA | 98.3 | Category 1 |
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 98.4 | Category 1 |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 99.1 | Category 1 |
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.