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The unnamed tropical storm of 1962

Jun 29, 1962 to Jul 6, 1962Peak 63 mph998 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1962 passed within 50 miles of 7 counties in NC. It was strongest near Hyde County, NC, as a tropical storm on June 30, 1962.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1962

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
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
998 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
7
NC
Counties within 100 miles
26
NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Hyde County, NC, 1.5 mi, Jun 30, 1962
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
Hyde CountyNC1.5Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Dare CountyNC3.8Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Tyrrell CountyNC18.3Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Beaufort CountyNC28.5Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Washington CountyNC30.7Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Currituck CountyNC48.3Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Perquimans CountyNC50.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Chowan CountyNC50.3Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Pasquotank CountyNC51.2Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Martin CountyNC52.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Bertie CountyNC53.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Camden CountyNC53.1Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Pitt CountyNC61.9Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Hertford CountyNC71.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Gates CountyNC72.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Chesapeake cityVA79.8Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Virginia Beach cityVA79.8Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Edgecombe CountyNC81.2Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Suffolk cityVA84.1Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Halifax CountyNC84.5Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Northampton CountyNC88.9Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Southampton CountyVA94.2Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Wilson CountyNC95.5Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Portsmouth cityVA98.0Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Norfolk cityVA99.2Tropical stormJun 30, 1962
Isle of Wight CountyVA99.5Tropical stormJun 30, 1962

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.