Hurricane Alma
May 17, 1970 to May 27, 1970Peak 75 mph993 mb
Hurricane Alma passed within 50 miles of 113 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Chesterfield County, SC, as a tropical storm on May 26, 1970.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Alma · 1970
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- 75 mph, 65 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 113
- GA, NC, SC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 206
- GA, NC, SC, VA
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Hertford County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nash County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hoke County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harnett County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Scotland County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bamberg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Effingham County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | SC | 0.4 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | NC | 1.5 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 2.2 | Tropical storm |
| Gates County | NC | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 3.6 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | NC | 3.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | NC | 3.9 | Tropical storm |
| Clarendon County | SC | 4.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 4.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Southampton County | VA | 5.6 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 5.6 | Tropical storm |
| Suffolk city | VA | 5.9 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | NC | 6.5 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 7.8 | Tropical storm |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 7.9 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 9.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bertie County | NC | 9.3 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 9.8 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 11.0 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 11.3 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin city | VA | 11.3 | Tropical storm |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 11.5 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 11.6 | Tropical storm |
| Kershaw County | SC | 11.6 | Tropical storm |
| Anson County | NC | 11.9 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Greensville County | VA | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Durham County | NC | 13.6 | Tropical storm |
| Wilson County | NC | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 14.8 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Granville County | NC | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | NC | 15.1 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | NC | 17.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 18.1 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NC | 21.0 | Tropical storm |
| Vance County | NC | 21.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 21.2 | Tropical storm |
| Chowan County | NC | 22.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 23.4 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | VA | 24.3 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | VA | 24.9 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | SC | 25.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | SC | 25.4 | Tropical storm |
| Emporia city | VA | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NC | 25.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 25.8 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 26.0 | Tropical storm |
| Perquimans County | NC | 26.6 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NC | 28.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 28.3 | Tropical storm |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 28.5 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | NC | 28.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pitt County | NC | 29.4 | Tropical storm |
| Alamance County | NC | 29.5 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 29.7 | Tropical storm |
| Aiken County | SC | 30.0 | Tropical storm |
| Surry County | VA | 30.8 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 31.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bladen County | NC | 31.3 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | NC | 31.6 | Tropical storm |
| Candler County | GA | 32.5 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 32.6 | Tropical storm |
| Stanly County | NC | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | SC | 33.7 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 34.5 | Tropical storm |
| Person County | NC | 35.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 35.7 | Tropical storm |
| Currituck County | NC | 38.3 | Tropical storm |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 39.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 40.3 | Tropical storm |
| Prince George County | VA | 40.6 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 40.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NC | 42.2 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 43.0 | Tropical storm |
| Guilford County | NC | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Caswell County | NC | 45.2 | Tropical storm |
| Norfolk city | VA | 45.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lenoir County | NC | 45.2 | Tropical storm |
| Newport News city | VA | 45.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 45.5 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | SC | 45.9 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 46.4 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton city | VA | 47.3 | Tropical storm |
| Columbus County | NC | 47.4 | Tropical storm |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 47.9 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 48.9 | Tropical storm |
| Davidson County | NC | 49.1 | Tropical storm |
| James City County | VA | 49.6 | Tropical storm |
| Petersburg city | VA | 50.3 | Tropical storm |
| Charles City County | VA | 50.9 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | VA | 51.1 | Tropical storm |
| York County | VA | 51.2 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | GA | 52.4 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Cabarrus County | NC | 53.0 | Tropical storm |
| Rowan County | NC | 53.5 | Tropical storm |
| Poquoson city | VA | 53.6 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newberry County | SC | 54.5 | Tropical storm |
| Nottoway County | VA | 54.6 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 55.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hopewell city | VA | 55.5 | Tropical storm |
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 55.5 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 55.9 | Tropical storm |
| York County | SC | 56.0 | Tropical storm |
| Saluda County | SC | 56.5 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 56.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | VA | 58.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gloucester County | VA | 58.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 58.2 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 58.2 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 58.6 | Tropical storm |
| Edgefield County | SC | 58.9 | Tropical storm |
| Rockingham County | NC | 59.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 60.5 | Tropical storm |
| New Kent County | VA | 60.9 | Tropical storm |
| Henrico County | VA | 61.0 | Tropical storm |
| Amelia County | VA | 62.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 64.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | GA | 66.2 | Tropical storm |
| King and Queen County | VA | 66.3 | Tropical storm |
| Danville city | VA | 68.3 | Tropical storm |
| Mathews County | VA | 68.8 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | GA | 69.3 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond city | VA | 69.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | VA | 69.9 | Tropical storm |
| Pender County | NC | 70.4 | Tropical storm |
| Forsyth County | NC | 70.7 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | GA | 71.0 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | SC | 71.1 | Tropical storm |
| King William County | VA | 71.1 | Tropical storm |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 71.7 | Tropical storm |
| Onslow County | NC | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Hanover County | VA | 72.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gaston County | NC | 73.6 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | GA | 74.2 | Tropical storm |
| Davie County | NC | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | VA | 76.8 | Tropical storm |
| McCormick County | SC | 76.9 | Tropical storm |
| Iredell County | NC | 77.0 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | GA | 77.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 77.4 | Tropical storm |
| Powhatan County | VA | 78.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 78.5 | Tropical storm |
| McDuffie County | GA | 79.4 | Tropical storm |
| Greenwood County | SC | 80.1 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | VA | 81.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | NC | 81.4 | Tropical storm |
| Stokes County | NC | 81.6 | Tropical storm |
| Goochland County | VA | 81.8 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | GA | 83.0 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | SC | 83.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | VA | 83.4 | Tropical storm |
| Glascock County | GA | 84.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | SC | 84.5 | Tropical storm |
| Campbell County | VA | 84.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | GA | 84.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | VA | 85.3 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | VA | 86.0 | Tropical storm |
| Catawba County | NC | 88.6 | Tropical storm |
| Northumberland County | VA | 89.8 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | NC | 89.8 | Tropical storm |
| Caroline County | VA | 90.6 | Tropical storm |
| Martinsville city | VA | 90.8 | Tropical storm |
| Buckingham County | VA | 91.2 | Tropical storm |
| Yadkin County | NC | 91.4 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | VA | 91.6 | Tropical storm |
| New Hanover County | NC | 91.6 | Tropical storm |
| Appomattox County | VA | 91.6 | Tropical storm |
| Accomack County | VA | 93.5 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | VA | 94.8 | Tropical storm |
| Spartanburg County | SC | 95.4 | Tropical storm |
| Patrick County | VA | 95.4 | Tropical storm |
| Louisa County | VA | 95.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | GA | 97.2 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkinson County | GA | 97.3 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 97.8 | Tropical storm |
| Surry County | NC | 98.4 | Tropical storm |
| Abbeville County | SC | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bleckley County | GA | 99.8 | Tropical storm |
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.