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Hurricane David

Aug 25, 1979 to Sep 8, 1979Peak 173 mph924 mb

Hurricane David passed within 50 miles of 245 counties in 9 states. It was strongest near Martin County, FL, as a Category 2 on September 3, 1979.

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Hurricane David · 1979

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
173 mph, 150 kt
Lowest pressure
924 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
245
FL, GA, MD, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA, WV
Counties within 100 miles
442
CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Martin County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 3, 1979
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
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Rowan CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Kershaw CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Calhoun CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Franklin CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
McIntosh CountyGA0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Rockingham CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Chatham CountyGA0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Colleton CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Jasper CountySC0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Rockingham CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Delaware CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bryan CountyGA0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Augusta CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Henry CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Liberty CountyGA0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Hampshire CountyWV0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Perry CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Davidson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Snyder CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Shenandoah CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Rockbridge CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lancaster CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Union CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Orangeburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Bamberg CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Broome CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Montour CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Indian River CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Cabarrus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Susquehanna CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Brevard CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Berkeley CountyWV0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bedford CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Schoharie CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Franklin CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Sullivan CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Richland CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Hampton CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Fulton CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Forsyth CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Morgan CountyWV0.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hardy CountyWV0.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Effingham CountyGA0.9Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Martinsville cityVA1.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Montgomery CountyNY2.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Otsego CountyNY2.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lycoming CountyPA2.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Columbia CountyPA3.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Cumberland CountyPA3.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Frederick CountyVA3.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Staunton cityVA3.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Amherst CountyVA3.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Schenectady CountyNY3.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Juniata CountyPA3.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Northumberland CountyPA4.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wyoming CountyPA4.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Volusia CountyFL4.5Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Harrisonburg cityVA4.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Stanly CountyNC4.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Botetourt CountyVA4.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lexington CountySC4.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Bradford CountyPA5.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fairfield CountySC5.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Allendale CountySC5.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Guilford CountyNC5.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Stokes CountyNC5.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Palm Beach CountyFL5.6Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Chesterfield CountySC6.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Chenango CountyNY6.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Mecklenburg CountyNC6.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Washington CountyMD6.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Beaufort CountySC6.7Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Lexington cityVA7.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Buena Vista cityVA7.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Glynn CountyGA7.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Wayne CountyPA7.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Patrick CountyVA8.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Huntingdon CountyPA8.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fulton CountyPA8.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Luzerne CountyPA8.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Dauphin CountyPA8.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Union CountyPA8.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Pittsylvania CountyVA8.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Davie CountyNC8.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Randolph CountyNC8.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Sumter CountySC9.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Nelson CountyVA9.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Montgomery CountyNC9.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Dorchester CountySC10.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Roanoke CountyVA10.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Page CountyVA11.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Allegany CountyMD11.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Chester CountySC12.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Waynesboro cityVA12.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Anson CountyNC13.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Pendleton CountyWV13.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lackawanna CountyPA13.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Barnwell CountySC13.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Mifflin CountyPA13.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Roanoke cityVA13.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Orange CountyFL14.3Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Bath CountyVA14.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Alleghany CountyVA14.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Campbell CountyVA15.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Herkimer CountyNY15.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Highland CountyVA15.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
York CountySC15.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lee CountySC15.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Adams CountyPA15.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hamilton CountyNY15.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Osceola CountyFL16.0Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Bedford CountyPA16.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Winchester cityVA16.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Warren CountyVA16.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Flagler CountyFL16.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Lynchburg cityVA16.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Jefferson CountyWV17.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Yadkin CountyNC17.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Screven CountyGA18.1Category 1Sep 5, 1979
Schuylkill CountyPA18.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bulloch CountyGA18.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Long CountyGA18.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Tioga CountyNY18.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Albemarle CountyVA18.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Floyd CountyVA18.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Albany CountyNY18.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Centre CountyPA19.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Grant CountyWV19.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Clarendon CountySC19.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Camden CountyGA19.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Seminole CountyFL19.3Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Aiken CountySC19.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Salem cityVA19.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Surry CountyNC19.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Greene CountyVA20.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Okeechobee CountyFL20.4Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Mineral CountyWV20.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Iredell CountyNC20.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Danville cityVA21.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Clarke CountyVA21.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
St. Johns CountyFL21.8Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Clinton CountyPA22.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Sullivan CountyNY22.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Rappahannock CountyVA23.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Caswell CountyNC23.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Frederick CountyMD23.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Madison CountyVA23.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Craig CountyVA23.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
York CountyPA23.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Darlington CountySC23.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Rensselaer CountyNY23.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Richmond CountyNC24.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Wayne CountyGA24.4Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Greene CountyNY24.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Nassau CountyFL24.6Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Broward CountyFL24.9Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Montgomery CountyVA25.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lebanon CountyPA25.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Duval CountyFL26.7Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Gaston CountyNC27.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Covington cityVA27.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Madison CountyNY28.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Loudoun CountyVA28.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Ulster CountyNY28.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Appomattox CountyVA28.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Alamance CountyNC29.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Fauquier CountyVA29.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lincoln CountyNC29.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Tioga CountyPA30.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Carroll CountyVA30.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Cortland CountyNY31.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Burke CountyGA31.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Buckingham CountyVA32.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Newberry CountySC32.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Catawba CountyNC32.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Moore CountyNC32.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Carroll CountyMD33.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Berkeley CountySC33.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Brantley CountyGA33.5Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Blair CountyPA33.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Halifax CountyVA33.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Evans CountyGA33.9Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Culpeper CountyVA33.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Randolph CountyWV34.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Charleston CountySC34.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Pocahontas CountyWV34.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Oneida CountyNY34.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lake CountyFL34.5Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Tucker CountyWV34.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Berks CountyPA35.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Garrett CountyMD35.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Charlottesville cityVA35.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Tattnall CountyGA36.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Putnam CountyFL36.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Greenbrier CountyWV36.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Chemung CountyNY37.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Chatham CountyNC37.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Somerset CountyPA37.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Orange CountyVA37.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Carbon CountyPA37.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Marlboro CountySC38.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Monroe CountyWV38.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Miami-Dade CountyFL38.9Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Lancaster CountyPA39.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Pike CountyPA39.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Saluda CountySC39.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Wilkes CountyNC39.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Tompkins CountyNY39.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Florence CountySC39.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Glades CountyFL40.1Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Columbia CountyNY41.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Union CountySC41.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Pulaski CountyVA41.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Giles CountyVA42.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Radford cityVA42.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Monroe CountyPA42.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Clay CountyFL42.8Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Jenkins CountyGA42.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Person CountyNC43.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Highlands CountyFL43.3Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Orange CountyNC43.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Alexander CountyNC43.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Fluvanna CountyVA43.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Montgomery CountyMD43.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Polk CountyFL43.9Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Charlotte CountyVA44.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Cleveland CountyNC45.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Hendry CountyFL45.3Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Williamsburg CountySC46.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Louisa CountyVA46.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Edgefield CountySC46.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Cherokee CountySC46.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Candler CountyGA47.1Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Grayson CountyVA47.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Charlton CountyGA47.5Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Preston CountyWV47.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Pierce CountyGA48.6Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Prince William CountyVA48.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Steuben CountyNY48.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wythe CountyVA48.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Schuyler CountyNY49.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Alleghany CountyNC49.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Marion CountyFL49.7Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Richmond CountyGA50.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Cambria CountyPA50.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Lehigh CountyPA50.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Prince Edward CountyVA50.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Scotland CountyNC51.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Appling CountyGA51.8Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Galax cityVA51.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Onondaga CountyNY53.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Emanuel CountyGA53.0Category 1Sep 5, 1979
Howard CountyMD53.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Dutchess CountyNY53.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Baltimore CountyMD54.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Laurens CountySC54.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lee CountyNC54.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Potter CountyPA54.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Orange CountyNY54.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Clearfield CountyPA54.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Cayuga CountyNY55.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fairfax CountyVA56.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Caldwell CountyNC57.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Hoke CountyNC58.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Burke CountyNC58.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Cumberland CountyVA59.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Northampton CountyPA59.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fayette CountyPA59.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Durham CountyNC59.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Spotsylvania CountyVA60.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bacon CountyGA60.5Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Bland CountyVA60.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Granville CountyNC60.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Barbour CountyWV61.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Ware CountyGA61.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Goochland CountyVA61.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Webster CountyWV61.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Toombs CountyGA61.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Manassas cityVA61.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Dillon CountySC61.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Harford CountyMD61.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Manassas Park cityVA62.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Greenwood CountySC62.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Spartanburg CountySC62.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Mecklenburg CountyVA62.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Summers CountyWV62.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Sussex CountyNJ63.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Seneca CountyNY63.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Stafford CountyVA64.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Monroe CountyFL64.5Category 1Sep 3, 1979
Cameron CountyPA64.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Columbia CountyGA64.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Ashe CountyNC64.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Mercer CountyWV64.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lewis CountyNY65.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Baker CountyFL65.3Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Upshur CountyWV65.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Nicholas CountyWV66.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fairfax cityVA66.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Harnett CountyNC66.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Westmoreland CountyPA66.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Marion CountySC66.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lunenburg CountyVA66.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Warren CountyNJ67.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Robeson CountyNC67.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Powhatan CountyVA68.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bradford CountyFL68.3Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Amelia CountyVA68.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Oswego CountyNY68.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Rutherford CountyNC68.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Falls Church cityVA69.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hardee CountyFL69.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
McCormick CountySC69.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Collier CountyFL69.4Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Yates CountyNY69.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Baltimore cityMD69.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Arlington CountyVA70.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Indiana CountyPA70.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Sumter CountyFL70.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
District of ColumbiaDC70.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wake CountyNC70.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Taylor CountyWV70.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fayette CountyWV70.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Litchfield CountyCT71.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Alachua CountyFL71.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Georgetown CountySC71.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Elk CountyPA71.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Chester CountyPA71.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Nottoway CountyVA72.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Jefferson CountyGA72.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Watauga CountyNC72.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Prince George's CountyMD73.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Raleigh CountyWV73.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Union CountyFL73.6Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Smyth CountyVA73.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Jeff Davis CountyGA74.2Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Treutlen CountyGA74.2Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Monongalia CountyWV74.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Alexandria cityVA74.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hampden CountyMA74.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Fredericksburg cityVA74.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Cumberland CountyNC74.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Montgomery CountyPA75.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Montgomery CountyGA75.5Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Cecil CountyMD75.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
DeSoto CountyFL76.3Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Hanover CountyVA76.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Anne Arundel CountyMD76.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Vance CountyNC76.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lincoln CountyGA77.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Marion CountyWV77.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
McDuffie CountyGA77.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Lewis CountyWV78.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bucks CountyPA78.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Caroline CountyVA79.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Johnson CountyGA79.7Category 1Sep 5, 1979
McDowell CountyNC80.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Polk CountyNC80.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Braxton CountyWV80.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wheeler CountyGA81.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Harrison CountyWV81.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Clinch CountyGA81.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Charles CountyMD81.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Tazewell CountyVA81.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Coffee CountyGA82.3Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Horry CountySC82.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Allegany CountyNY82.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Warren CountyGA82.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Passaic CountyNJ82.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Jefferson CountyPA83.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Charlotte CountyFL83.1Category 2Sep 3, 1979
King George CountyVA83.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hernando CountyFL83.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Putnam CountyNY83.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Morris CountyNJ83.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Greene CountyPA83.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Abbeville CountySC83.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Pasco CountyFL84.0Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Atkinson CountyGA84.8Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Avery CountyNC84.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Franklin CountyNC85.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Glascock CountyGA85.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Hunterdon CountyNJ85.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Washington CountyGA85.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Greenville CountySC85.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Warren CountyNC85.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Citrus CountyFL85.5Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Chesterfield CountyVA85.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Columbia CountyFL85.7Category 1Sep 4, 1979
McKean CountyPA86.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Telfair CountyGA87.0Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Ontario CountyNY87.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wyoming CountyWV87.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Hartford CountyCT87.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Johnson CountyTN88.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Henrico CountyVA88.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Johnston CountyNC88.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Washington CountyVA88.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Laurens CountyGA89.1Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Lee CountyFL89.2Category 2Sep 3, 1979
Fairfield CountyCT89.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hillsborough CountyFL89.4Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Rockland CountyNY90.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
McDowell CountyWV90.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Brunswick CountyVA91.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Clay CountyWV91.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Westchester CountyNY91.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wayne CountyNY91.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Wilkes CountyGA91.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Echols CountyGA91.4Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Anderson CountySC91.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Jefferson CountyNY91.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bergen CountyNJ91.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Washington CountyPA93.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Dinwiddie CountyVA93.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Bladen CountyNC93.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Gilmer CountyWV93.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Columbus CountyNC93.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Levy CountyFL94.2Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Mitchell CountyNC94.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Armstrong CountyPA94.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Richmond cityVA94.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
New Castle CountyDE95.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Somerset CountyNJ95.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Kent CountyMD95.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Livingston CountyNY96.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Delaware CountyPA96.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Calvert CountyMD96.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Buncombe CountyNC97.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Allegheny CountyPA98.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Manatee CountyFL98.1Category 2Sep 4, 1979
Doddridge CountyWV98.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Essex CountyVA98.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Hamilton CountyFL98.9Category 1Sep 4, 1979
Sampson CountyNC99.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Westmoreland CountyVA99.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
King William CountyVA99.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1979
Carter CountyTN99.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Elbert CountyGA99.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1979
Henderson CountyNC99.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1979

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.