The unnamed tropical storm of 1976

May 21, 1976 to May 25, 1976Peak 52 mph994 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1976 passed within 50 miles of 50 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a subtropical storm on May 24, 1976.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1976

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
52 mph, 45 kt
Lowest pressure
994 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
50
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
107
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Brunswick County, NC, 66.2 mi, May 24, 1976
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Charlton CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Glynn CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Taylor CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Echols CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Hamilton CountyFL1.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Columbia CountyFL1.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Camden CountyGA2.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
McIntosh CountyGA3.5Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Brantley CountyGA4.9Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Clinch CountyGA4.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Ware CountyGA5.2Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Madison CountyFL7.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Baker CountyFL12.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Nassau CountyFL12.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Wayne CountyGA13.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Liberty CountyGA15.1Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Lowndes CountyGA17.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Pierce CountyGA17.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Jefferson CountyFL19.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Wakulla CountyFL20.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Franklin CountyFL21.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Chatham CountyGA23.6Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Dixie CountyFL24.2Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Bryan CountyGA24.3Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Brooks CountyGA24.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Long CountyGA25.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Lanier CountyGA26.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Leon CountyFL30.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Liberty CountyFL32.2Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Atkinson CountyGA33.2Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Appling CountyGA33.5Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Duval CountyFL33.9Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Gilchrist CountyFL34.2Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Union CountyFL34.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Bacon CountyGA36.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Gulf CountyFL36.3Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Jasper CountySC37.2Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Beaufort CountySC39.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Thomas CountyGA40.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Alachua CountyFL41.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Coffee CountyGA42.7Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Berrien CountyGA43.1Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Bradford CountyFL44.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Clay CountyFL45.6Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Cook CountyGA46.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Levy CountyFL48.3Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Charleston CountySC48.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Tattnall CountyGA48.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Colleton CountySC50.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Gadsden CountyFL52.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Grady CountyGA52.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Effingham CountyGA53.3Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Colquitt CountyGA55.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Jeff Davis CountyGA55.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Georgetown CountySC56.6Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Bay CountyFL58.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Berkeley CountySC58.1Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Evans CountyGA59.6Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
St. Johns CountyFL60.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Toombs CountyGA63.1Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Calhoun CountyFL63.3Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Bulloch CountyGA63.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Decatur CountyGA63.9Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Dorchester CountySC65.2Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Irwin CountyGA65.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Brunswick CountyNC66.2Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Tift CountyGA68.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Putnam CountyFL71.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
New Hanover CountyNC71.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Montgomery CountyGA71.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Ben Hill CountyGA72.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Mitchell CountyGA72.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Marion CountyFL72.5Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Wheeler CountyGA73.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Hampton CountySC73.9Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Telfair CountyGA74.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Worth CountyGA75.1Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Horry CountySC75.6Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Jackson CountyFL78.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Candler CountyGA78.7Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Williamsburg CountySC79.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Carteret CountyNC81.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Seminole CountyGA81.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Screven CountyGA81.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Turner CountyGA84.6Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Columbus CountyNC87.5Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Emanuel CountyGA87.9Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Wilcox CountyGA88.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Citrus CountyFL88.4Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Washington CountyFL88.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Marion CountySC89.1Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Pender CountyNC89.3Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Baker CountyGA89.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Miller CountyGA91.0Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Dodge CountyGA91.8Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Dougherty CountyGA93.3Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Onslow CountyNC94.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Allendale CountySC94.0Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Flagler CountyFL94.6Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Treutlen CountyGA94.9Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Orangeburg CountySC96.5Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Laurens CountyGA96.8Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Walton CountyFL97.7Subtropical stormMay 23, 1976
Florence CountySC98.6Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976
Jenkins CountyGA99.4Subtropical stormMay 24, 1976

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.