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Hurricane Gracie

Sep 20, 1959 to Oct 2, 1959Peak 132 mph951 mb

Hurricane Gracie passed within 50 miles of 69 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Beaufort County, SC, as a Category 4 on September 29, 1959.

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Hurricane Gracie · 1959

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
951 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
69
GA, NC, SC, TN
Counties within 100 miles
130
GA, NC, SC, TN
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Beaufort County, SC, 0.0 mi, Sep 29, 1959
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
Beaufort CountySC0.0Category 4Sep 29, 1959
York CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Calhoun CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Caldwell CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Richland CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Orangeburg CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Catawba CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Colleton CountySC0.0Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Chester CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Cleveland CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Fairfield CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Watauga CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Lincoln CountyNC1.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Gaston CountyNC1.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Burke CountyNC1.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Lexington CountySC2.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Cherokee CountySC3.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Charleston CountySC3.3Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Dorchester CountySC4.5Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Bamberg CountySC5.0Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Wilkes CountyNC8.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Avery CountyNC8.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Union CountySC9.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Hampton CountySC10.3Category 3Sep 29, 1959
Rutherford CountyNC10.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Alexander CountyNC11.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Newberry CountySC12.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Kershaw CountySC12.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Jasper CountySC12.9Category 3Sep 29, 1959
Sumter CountySC15.7Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Lancaster CountySC15.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Aiken CountySC16.8Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Mecklenburg CountyNC17.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Carter CountyTN17.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
McDowell CountyNC18.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Allendale CountySC19.9Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Clarendon CountySC19.9Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Spartanburg CountySC21.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Barnwell CountySC21.8Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Mitchell CountyNC22.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Laurens CountySC24.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Berkeley CountySC24.2Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Saluda CountySC24.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Iredell CountyNC24.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Union CountyNC28.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Yancey CountyNC30.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Polk CountyNC30.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Lee CountySC31.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Effingham CountyGA32.8Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Unicoi CountyTN34.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Chatham CountyGA35.9Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Surry CountyNC37.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Buncombe CountyNC37.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Cabarrus CountyNC38.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Washington CountyTN38.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Edgefield CountySC39.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Yadkin CountyNC40.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Chesterfield CountySC40.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Rowan CountyNC40.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Screven CountyGA42.1Category 3Sep 29, 1959
Williamsburg CountySC42.5Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Henderson CountyNC44.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Greenwood CountySC44.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Greenville CountySC45.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Burke CountyGA46.0Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Madison CountyNC46.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Darlington CountySC47.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Davie CountyNC47.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Stanly CountyNC49.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Bryan CountyGA51.6Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Bulloch CountyGA51.7Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Florence CountySC53.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Anson CountyNC53.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Greene CountyTN54.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
McCormick CountySC57.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Richmond CountyGA58.8Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Davidson CountyNC58.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Abbeville CountySC59.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Jenkins CountyGA60.4Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Liberty CountyGA60.8Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Forsyth CountyNC61.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Anderson CountySC61.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Georgetown CountySC63.6Category 2Sep 29, 1959
Stokes CountyNC64.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Pickens CountySC64.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Columbia CountyGA65.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Transylvania CountyNC65.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
McIntosh CountyGA70.2Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Haywood CountyNC70.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Evans CountyGA71.2Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Montgomery CountyNC71.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Cocke CountyTN72.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Richmond CountyNC72.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Lincoln CountyGA72.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Marlboro CountySC74.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Tattnall CountyGA74.7Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Long CountyGA76.0Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Candler CountyGA76.5Category 3Sep 29, 1959
Randolph CountyNC78.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Emanuel CountyGA78.3Category 3Sep 29, 1959
Dillon CountySC81.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Hamblen CountyTN81.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Marion CountySC81.9Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Jefferson CountyGA82.0Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Jackson CountyNC82.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
McDuffie CountyGA83.8Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Guilford CountyNC84.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Oconee CountySC85.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Elbert CountyGA86.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Glynn CountyGA86.4Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Scotland CountyNC87.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Rockingham CountyNC88.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Wilkes CountyGA88.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Warren CountyGA89.4Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Wayne CountyGA90.3Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Hart CountyGA90.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Jefferson CountyTN91.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Grainger CountyTN91.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Swain CountyNC91.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Horry CountySC91.5Category 1Sep 30, 1959
Glascock CountyGA92.6Category 1Sep 29, 1959
Sevier CountyTN93.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Moore CountyNC94.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Toombs CountyGA95.2Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Appling CountyGA96.6Category 4Sep 29, 1959
Robeson CountyNC97.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Rabun CountyGA97.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Oglethorpe CountyGA97.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Macon CountyNC97.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1959
Taliaferro CountyGA99.9Tropical stormSep 30, 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.