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The unnamed hurricane of 1970

Aug 7, 1970 to Aug 24, 1970Peak 81 mph1002 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1970 passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Northampton County, VA, as a tropical storm on August 17, 1970.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1970

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 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
1002 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
18
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
51
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Northampton County, VA, 95.8 mi, Aug 17, 1970
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
Carteret CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Dare CountyNC2.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Craven CountyNC7.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Hyde CountyNC8.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Pamlico CountyNC14.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Onslow CountyNC16.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Jones CountyNC21.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Brunswick CountyNC23.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Beaufort CountyNC23.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Tyrrell CountyNC24.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
New Hanover CountyNC24.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Pender CountyNC26.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Currituck CountyNC36.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Washington CountyNC39.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Camden CountyNC45.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Duplin CountyNC46.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Pasquotank CountyNC49.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Horry CountySC49.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Columbus CountyNC50.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Perquimans CountyNC52.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Pitt CountyNC53.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Lenoir CountyNC56.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Martin CountyNC56.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Bladen CountyNC57.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Chowan CountyNC57.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Bertie CountyNC61.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Virginia Beach cityVA63.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Georgetown CountySC64.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Sampson CountyNC64.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Greene CountyNC65.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Charleston CountySC67.4Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Wayne CountyNC71.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Chesapeake cityVA73.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Gates CountyNC75.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Marion CountySC79.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Hertford CountyNC79.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Berkeley CountySC79.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Edgecombe CountyNC80.7Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Wilson CountyNC85.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Suffolk cityVA85.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Williamsburg CountySC88.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Florence CountySC88.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Cumberland CountyNC88.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Robeson CountyNC89.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Norfolk cityVA90.2Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Halifax CountyNC90.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Dillon CountySC91.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Portsmouth cityVA92.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Johnston CountyNC93.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Northampton CountyVA95.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1970
Northampton CountyNC96.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1970

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.