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The unnamed tropical storm of 1963

Jun 1, 1963 to Jun 4, 1963Peak 58 mph1000 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1963 passed within 50 miles of 56 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on June 3, 1963.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1963

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
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1000 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
56
DE, MD, NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
92
DE, MD, NC, NJ, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 0.0 mi, Jun 3, 1963
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
Dorchester CountyMD0.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Dare CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Virginia Beach cityVA0.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Talbot CountyMD0.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Currituck CountyNC1.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Hyde CountyNC1.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Northampton CountyVA2.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Northumberland CountyVA4.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Camden CountyNC5.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Chesapeake cityVA6.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Somerset CountyMD6.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Accomack CountyVA6.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Calvert CountyMD7.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
St. Mary's CountyMD7.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Lancaster CountyVA9.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Pasquotank CountyNC10.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Norfolk cityVA10.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Middlesex CountyVA11.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Mathews CountyVA11.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Tyrrell CountyNC11.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Wicomico CountyMD15.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Hampton cityVA16.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Carteret CountyNC16.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Gloucester CountyVA16.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Perquimans CountyNC17.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Poquoson cityVA18.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Caroline CountyMD18.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
York CountyVA19.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Portsmouth cityVA19.6Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Charles CountyMD19.6Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Richmond CountyVA20.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Westmoreland CountyVA20.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Newport News cityVA21.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Suffolk cityVA23.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Isle of Wight CountyVA27.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Worcester CountyMD28.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Washington CountyNC28.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Chowan CountyNC29.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
James City CountyVA30.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
King and Queen CountyVA30.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Essex CountyVA30.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Sussex CountyDE30.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Gates CountyNC30.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Williamsburg cityVA33.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Surry CountyVA34.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Kent CountyDE35.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
New Kent CountyVA36.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Beaufort CountyNC36.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
King William CountyVA37.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Pamlico CountyNC37.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
King George CountyVA40.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Hertford CountyNC44.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Southampton CountyVA45.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Charles City CountyVA45.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Bertie CountyNC45.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Caroline CountyVA49.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Prince George CountyVA50.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Martin CountyNC51.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Craven CountyNC51.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Stafford CountyVA52.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Sussex CountyVA52.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Franklin cityVA53.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Hanover CountyVA54.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Henrico CountyVA59.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Spotsylvania CountyVA61.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Northampton CountyNC63.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Chesterfield CountyVA64.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Fredericksburg cityVA64.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Hopewell cityVA66.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Richmond cityVA70.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Petersburg cityVA70.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Pitt CountyNC70.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Colonial Heights cityVA72.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Culpeper CountyVA72.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Jones CountyNC74.4Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Dinwiddie CountyVA74.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Greensville CountyVA75.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Halifax CountyNC75.7Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Cape May CountyNJ76.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Orange CountyVA76.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Onslow CountyNC80.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Louisa CountyVA81.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Goochland CountyVA81.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Edgecombe CountyNC83.1Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Powhatan CountyVA85.2Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Emporia cityVA85.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Amelia CountyVA88.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Lenoir CountyNC88.9Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Brunswick CountyVA91.8Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Greene CountyNC93.0Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Nottoway CountyVA96.3Tropical stormJun 3, 1963
Madison CountyVA96.5Tropical stormJun 3, 1963

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.