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Hurricane Cindy

Jul 4, 1959 to Jul 12, 1959Peak 75 mph995 mb

Hurricane Cindy passed within 50 miles of 87 counties in 10 states. It was strongest near Charleston County, SC, as a Category 1 on July 9, 1959.

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Hurricane Cindy · 1959

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
995 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
87
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NY, RI, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
171
CT, DE, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Charleston County, SC, 0.0 mi, Jul 9, 1959
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Clarendon CountySC0.0Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Halifax CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Northampton CountyVA0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Northampton CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Williamsburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Berkeley CountySC0.0Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Charleston CountySC0.0Category 1Jul 9, 1959
Edgecombe CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Suffolk cityVA0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Portsmouth cityVA0.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Plymouth CountyMA0.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Southampton CountyVA1.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Gates CountyNC1.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Hertford CountyNC1.8Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Chesapeake cityVA2.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Barnstable CountyMA2.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Wilson CountyNC3.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Norfolk cityVA4.1Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Newport News cityVA4.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Isle of Wight CountyVA5.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Franklin cityVA5.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Bertie CountyNC5.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Hampton cityVA6.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Dukes CountyMA6.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Bristol CountyMA8.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Accomack CountyVA9.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Georgetown CountySC10.1Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Virginia Beach cityVA10.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Poquoson cityVA11.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Newport CountyRI11.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Martin CountyNC11.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Greensville CountyVA12.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
York CountyVA13.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Camden CountyNC14.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Orangeburg CountySC14.2Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Washington CountyRI16.0Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Pasquotank CountyNC17.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Mathews CountyVA18.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Gloucester CountyVA19.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Surry CountyVA19.8Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Pitt CountyNC20.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Greene CountyNC20.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Knox CountyME21.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Chowan CountyNC21.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Warren CountyNC21.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
James City CountyVA22.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Sussex CountyVA22.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Currituck CountyNC22.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Dorchester CountySC23.3Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Worcester CountyMD23.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Perquimans CountyNC24.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Calhoun CountySC24.3Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Bristol CountyRI24.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Suffolk CountyNY26.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Emporia cityVA28.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Williamsburg cityVA28.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Kent CountyRI29.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Brunswick CountyVA29.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Norfolk CountyMA30.6Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Providence CountyRI32.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Nantucket CountyMA32.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Middlesex CountyVA33.1Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Somerset CountyMD33.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Beaufort CountyNC35.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
New London CountyCT35.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Colleton CountySC35.6Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Lancaster CountyVA35.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Charles City CountyVA36.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Lincoln CountyME38.0Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Prince George CountyVA38.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Essex CountyMA38.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Suffolk CountyMA39.2Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Sussex CountyDE39.6Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Mecklenburg CountyVA39.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Northumberland CountyVA40.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
King and Queen CountyVA40.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Dinwiddie CountyVA40.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Washington CountyNC40.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Wicomico CountyMD41.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
New Kent CountyVA42.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Waldo CountyME43.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Windham CountyCT44.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Worcester CountyMA46.6Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Middlesex CountyMA46.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Craven CountyNC47.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
King William CountyVA48.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Petersburg cityVA48.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Hopewell cityVA51.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Lunenburg CountyVA51.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Bamberg CountySC52.2Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Tyrrell CountyNC52.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Chesterfield CountyVA53.2Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Colonial Heights cityVA53.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
York CountyME53.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Rockingham CountyNH54.2Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Henrico CountyVA54.8Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Middlesex CountyCT54.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Richmond CountyVA55.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Dorchester CountyMD55.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Hyde CountyNC55.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Sagadahoc CountyME56.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Cape May CountyNJ56.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Essex CountyVA57.1Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Dare CountyNC57.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Nottoway CountyVA57.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Atlantic CountyNJ58.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
St. Mary's CountyMD60.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Beaufort CountySC61.7Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Ocean CountyNJ61.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Halifax CountyVA61.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Cumberland CountyME62.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
New Haven CountyCT62.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hanover CountyVA62.8Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Amelia CountyVA63.1Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Tolland CountyCT64.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Richmond cityVA65.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Westmoreland CountyVA66.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Kennebec CountyME67.4Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hillsborough CountyNH67.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hampton CountySC68.3Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Strafford CountyNH68.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Charlotte CountyVA69.1Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Burlington CountyNJ69.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Cumberland CountyNJ69.2Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hartford CountyCT69.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Pamlico CountyNC70.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Caroline CountyMD71.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Allendale CountySC71.7Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Jasper CountySC72.4Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Kent CountyDE73.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hampden CountyMA74.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Nassau CountyNY75.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Androscoggin CountyME76.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Prince Edward CountyVA76.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Powhatan CountyVA77.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Calvert CountyMD78.3Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Goochland CountyVA79.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Talbot CountyMD79.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Somerset CountyME79.2Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Monmouth CountyNJ79.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Caroline CountyVA80.8Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Fairfield CountyCT82.6Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Merrimack CountyNH85.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Hampshire CountyMA86.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Queens CountyNY88.0Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Gloucester CountyNJ88.5Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Camden CountyNJ88.6Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Charles CountyMD88.9Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Salem CountyNJ89.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Cumberland CountyVA89.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
King George CountyVA90.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Belknap CountyNH91.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Carroll CountyNH92.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Kings CountyNY92.8Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Screven CountyGA93.2Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Louisa CountyVA93.4Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Franklin CountyMA93.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Cheshire CountyNH94.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Burke CountyGA94.7Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Queen Anne's CountyMD95.0Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Effingham CountyGA95.2Tropical stormJul 9, 1959
Campbell CountyVA95.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Oxford CountyME95.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Litchfield CountyCT95.9Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Buckingham CountyVA96.5Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Chatham CountyGA97.4Category 1Jul 9, 1959
Prince George's CountyMD98.6Tropical stormJul 10, 1959
Franklin CountyME98.7Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Bronx CountyNY99.1Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Westchester CountyNY99.3Tropical stormJul 11, 1959
Appomattox CountyVA99.7Tropical stormJul 10, 1959

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.