The unnamed tropical storm of 1976

Sep 13, 1976 to Sep 17, 1976Peak 46 mph1011 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1976 passed within 50 miles of 32 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Beaufort County, SC, as a subtropical storm on September 15, 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
46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure
1011 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
32
GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
55
GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Beaufort County, SC, 0.0 mi, Sep 15, 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
Beaufort CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Clarendon CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Chatham CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Berkeley CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Florence CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Dorchester CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Colleton CountySC0.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Orangeburg CountySC1.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Williamsburg CountySC2.2Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Jasper CountySC2.9Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Charleston CountySC3.8Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Sumter CountySC4.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Liberty CountyGA7.9Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Lee CountySC8.2Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
McIntosh CountyGA8.7Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Glynn CountyGA9.0Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Bryan CountyGA11.2Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Hampton CountySC15.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Effingham CountyGA19.6Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Calhoun CountySC19.8Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Bamberg CountySC26.1Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Long CountyGA29.7Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Georgetown CountySC30.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Richland CountySC31.3Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Wayne CountyGA32.4Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Brantley CountyGA35.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Bulloch CountyGA36.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Allendale CountySC37.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Screven CountyGA42.3Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Barnwell CountySC45.6Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Lexington CountySC48.1Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Evans CountyGA49.7Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Pierce CountyGA50.8Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Tattnall CountyGA51.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Fairfield CountySC56.9Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Aiken CountySC59.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Appling CountyGA62.3Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Burke CountyGA62.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Candler CountyGA67.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Jenkins CountyGA68.1Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Bacon CountyGA68.3Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Toombs CountyGA75.2Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Emanuel CountyGA75.5Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Newberry CountySC81.0Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Richmond CountyGA83.5Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Saluda CountySC85.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Jeff Davis CountyGA85.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Coffee CountyGA88.1Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Edgefield CountySC88.3Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Montgomery CountyGA90.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Treutlen CountyGA93.5Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Wheeler CountyGA93.9Subtropical stormSep 14, 1976
Union CountySC94.4Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Jefferson CountyGA98.5Subtropical stormSep 15, 1976
Telfair CountyGA99.1Subtropical stormSep 14, 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.