The unnamed tropical storm of 1961

Sep 12, 1961 to Sep 15, 1961Peak 69 mph995 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1961 passed within 50 miles of 136 counties in 14 states. It was strongest near York County, ME, as a tropical storm on September 15, 1961.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1961

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
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
995 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
136
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Counties within 100 miles
225
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
York County, ME, 0.0 mi, Sep 15, 1961
Landfalls recorded
4
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
Onslow CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Pender CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
York CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Worcester CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Jones CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Chesapeake cityVA0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Windham CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
New Haven CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Washington CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Worcester CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Pasquotank CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Rockingham CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Northampton CountyVA1.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Beaufort CountyNC1.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Chowan CountyNC1.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Tolland CountyCT1.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Ocean CountyNJ2.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Virginia Beach cityVA2.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Perquimans CountyNC3.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Gates CountyNC3.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Middlesex CountyMA3.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Atlantic CountyNJ3.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Wicomico CountyMD3.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Martin CountyNC3.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Bertie CountyNC4.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Camden CountyNC4.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Middlesex CountyCT4.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Cape May CountyNJ5.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Norfolk cityVA6.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Portsmouth cityVA6.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Pamlico CountyNC7.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hyde CountyNC7.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Somerset CountyMD7.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Strafford CountyNH7.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Cumberland CountyME7.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
New Hanover CountyNC9.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Burlington CountyNJ9.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Brunswick CountyNC9.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Essex CountyMA10.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Sussex CountyDE10.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Pitt CountyNC10.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
New London CountyCT10.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Carteret CountyNC11.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hampden CountyMA12.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hillsborough CountyNH12.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Merrimack CountyNH12.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Nassau CountyNY13.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Currituck CountyNC13.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Tyrrell CountyNC13.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Suffolk cityVA13.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Duplin CountyNC14.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hampton cityVA15.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hartford CountyCT15.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Monmouth CountyNJ15.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Poquoson cityVA16.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Carroll CountyNH16.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hertford CountyNC17.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Cumberland CountyNJ17.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Norfolk CountyMA18.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Fairfield CountyCT18.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Lenoir CountyNC19.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Newport News cityVA19.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Isle of Wight CountyVA20.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Mathews CountyVA21.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Belknap CountyNH21.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
York CountyVA22.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Providence CountyRI22.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Kent CountyRI22.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Queens CountyNY22.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Gloucester CountyVA22.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Cheshire CountyNH24.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hampshire CountyMA24.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Suffolk CountyMA25.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Kings CountyNY25.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Kent CountyDE25.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Greene CountyNC26.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Washington CountyRI27.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Litchfield CountyCT27.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Dorchester CountyMD28.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Lancaster CountyVA29.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Middlesex CountyVA29.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Columbus CountyNC30.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Camden CountyNJ30.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Westchester CountyNY30.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Franklin CountyMA30.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Southampton CountyVA31.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Bronx CountyNY31.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Caroline CountyMD32.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Northumberland CountyVA32.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
James City CountyVA32.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Bladen CountyNC33.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Bristol CountyMA33.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Edgecombe CountyNC33.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Richmond CountyNY33.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Gloucester CountyNJ34.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Franklin cityVA34.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Dare CountyNC35.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Surry CountyVA35.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
New York CountyNY35.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Salem CountyNJ35.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Halifax CountyNC36.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Sampson CountyNC36.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Wayne CountyNC36.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Middlesex CountyNJ36.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hudson CountyNJ37.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Plymouth CountyMA37.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Northampton CountyNC37.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Williamsburg cityVA38.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Mercer CountyNJ38.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Union CountyNJ40.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Bergen CountyNJ40.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Essex CountyNJ40.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Horry CountySC41.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Rockland CountyNY41.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Talbot CountyMD42.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Bristol CountyRI43.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Wilson CountyNC43.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
St. Mary's CountyMD44.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
King and Queen CountyVA44.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Putnam CountyNY44.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Sussex CountyVA44.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Newport CountyRI44.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Grafton CountyNH45.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Dutchess CountyNY45.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Windham CountyVT45.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Sullivan CountyNH46.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Berkshire CountyMA46.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Bucks CountyPA46.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Richmond CountyVA46.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Passaic CountyNJ47.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
New Kent CountyVA48.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Charles City CountyVA49.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Somerset CountyNJ49.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Greensville CountyVA51.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
King William CountyVA52.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
New Castle CountyDE52.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Morris CountyNJ52.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Queen Anne's CountyMD52.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Essex CountyVA53.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Philadelphia CountyPA54.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Prince George CountyVA54.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Westmoreland CountyVA54.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Calvert CountyMD56.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Delaware CountyPA57.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Nash CountyNC57.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Kent CountyMD57.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hunterdon CountyNJ57.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Johnston CountyNC57.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Montgomery CountyPA59.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Cumberland CountyNC59.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Orange CountyNY59.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Georgetown CountySC61.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Columbia CountyNY63.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Cecil CountyMD64.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Emporia cityVA65.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Windsor CountyVT67.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Ulster CountyNY67.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Bennington CountyVT68.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Charleston CountySC68.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Dinwiddie CountyVA68.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Barnstable CountyMA69.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Henrico CountyVA69.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hopewell cityVA69.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Petersburg cityVA70.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Sussex CountyNJ70.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Robeson CountyNC70.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Dukes CountyMA70.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Chester CountyPA70.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Chesterfield CountyVA70.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Hanover CountyVA71.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Anne Arundel CountyMD72.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Brunswick CountyVA73.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Colonial Heights cityVA74.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Marion CountySC74.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Charles CountyMD74.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Rensselaer CountyNY75.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Prince George's CountyMD76.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Warren CountyNJ76.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Warren CountyNC76.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Orange CountyVT76.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Franklin CountyNC76.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Harnett CountyNC76.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Wake CountyNC78.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Caroline CountyVA78.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Dillon CountySC78.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Harford CountyMD78.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Berkeley CountySC79.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Richmond cityVA81.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Caledonia CountyVT82.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Florence CountySC82.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Williamsburg CountySC82.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
King George CountyVA83.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Northampton CountyPA84.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Baltimore CountyMD84.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Greene CountyNY84.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Rutland CountyVT85.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Sullivan CountyNY86.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Lehigh CountyPA87.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Amelia CountyVA87.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Mecklenburg CountyVA88.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Washington CountyNY89.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Hoke CountyNC90.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Pike CountyPA90.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Lancaster CountyPA90.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Baltimore cityMD91.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Albany CountyNY92.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Berks CountyPA92.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Monroe CountyPA92.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Nottoway CountyVA93.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Vance CountyNC93.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Goochland CountyVA94.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Lunenburg CountyVA94.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
District of ColumbiaDC96.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Powhatan CountyVA96.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
York CountyPA97.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Howard CountyMD98.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Granville CountyNC98.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Washington CountyVT98.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Fairfax CountyVA98.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Stafford CountyVA99.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1961
Saratoga CountyNY99.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1961
Alexandria cityVA99.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1961

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.