Hurricane Frederic

Aug 29, 1979 to Sep 15, 1979Peak 132 mph943 mb

Hurricane Frederic passed within 50 miles of 235 counties in 10 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 4 on September 12, 1979.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Frederic · 1979

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 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
943 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
235
AL, FL, KY, LA, MD, MS, OH, PA, TN, WV
Counties within 100 miles
415
AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 66.8 mi, Sep 12, 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
Lawrence CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Greene CountyMS0.0Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Jackson CountyKY0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Morgan CountyKY0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wayne CountyKY0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Mason CountyWV0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clarke CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Cannon CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Boyd CountyKY0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Overton CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lamar CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Lauderdale CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Lauderdale CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Kemper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
George CountyMS0.0Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Wayne CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Franklin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Marion CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Greene CountyPA0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pulaski CountyKY0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jackson CountyMS0.0Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Giles CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Mobile CountyAL0.0Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Noxubee CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Tyler CountyWV0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wood CountyWV0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Putnam CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Bedford CountyTN0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pickens CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Washington CountyPA0.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lawrence CountyKY1.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Colbert CountyAL1.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
DeKalb CountyTN1.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Gallia CountyOH1.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Limestone CountyAL2.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Carter CountyKY2.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Rutherford CountyTN2.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pleasants CountyWV2.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wolfe CountyKY3.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lawrence CountyTN3.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Washington CountyOH3.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Monroe CountyOH3.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Smith CountyTN3.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wirt CountyWV4.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Owsley CountyKY4.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clinton CountyKY5.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Marshall CountyTN5.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Magoffin CountyKY5.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jackson CountyWV6.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fayette CountyAL6.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Cabell CountyWV6.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clay CountyTN6.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Winston CountyAL6.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Putnam CountyWV6.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lee CountyKY6.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Coffee CountyTN7.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Sumter CountyAL7.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Wayne CountyWV7.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
McCreary CountyKY7.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clay CountyKY7.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
White CountyTN7.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wetzel CountyWV8.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Laurel CountyKY8.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Washington CountyAL8.2Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Lowndes CountyMS8.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Monroe CountyMS8.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Pickett CountyTN8.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fentress CountyTN8.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Ritchie CountyWV8.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fayette CountyPA8.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lawrence CountyOH8.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Estill CountyKY8.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jackson CountyTN8.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Menifee CountyKY8.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lincoln CountyTN9.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Meigs CountyOH9.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Greenup CountyKY9.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Breathitt CountyKY9.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Scott CountyTN9.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Choctaw CountyAL10.2Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Elliott CountyKY10.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Moore CountyTN10.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wilson CountyTN10.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Warren CountyTN11.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Whitley CountyKY11.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Athens CountyOH11.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Greene CountyAL12.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Roane CountyWV12.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Rockcastle CountyKY12.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jasper CountyMS12.6Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Newton CountyMS12.6Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Itawamba CountyMS13.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Baldwin CountyAL13.3Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Madison CountyKY14.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Doddridge CountyWV14.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Russell CountyKY14.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Rowan CountyKY14.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Maury CountyTN14.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Perry CountyMS15.0Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Morgan CountyAL15.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Williamson CountyTN15.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Cumberland CountyKY15.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Monroe CountyKY16.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clay CountyMS16.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Powell CountyKY16.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Noble CountyOH16.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Bath CountyKY17.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Marshall CountyWV17.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Walker CountyAL17.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Johnson CountyKY18.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Ohio CountyWV18.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Allegheny CountyPA18.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Madison CountyAL18.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jones CountyMS19.0Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Calhoun CountyWV19.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jackson CountyOH19.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Neshoba CountyMS20.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Tuscaloosa CountyAL20.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Casey CountyKY20.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lincoln CountyKY20.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lincoln CountyWV20.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wayne CountyTN20.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Perry CountyKY20.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Cumberland CountyTN21.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Franklin CountyTN21.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Brooke CountyWV21.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Winston CountyMS21.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Van Buren CountyTN21.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Macon CountyTN22.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Scioto CountyOH22.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Martin CountyKY22.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Stone CountyMS22.5Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Oktibbeha CountyMS22.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Knox CountyKY22.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Kanawha CountyWV22.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Floyd CountyKY23.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Adair CountyKY23.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Monongalia CountyWV23.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lewis CountyTN23.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Trousdale CountyTN24.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Harrison CountyMS24.4Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Montgomery CountyKY24.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Garrard CountyKY24.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Harrison CountyWV24.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Morgan CountyTN24.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grundy CountyTN24.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Leslie CountyKY24.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Knott CountyKY25.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Tishomingo CountyMS25.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Belmont CountyOH26.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Vinton CountyOH26.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lewis CountyKY26.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Davidson CountyTN26.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Marion CountyWV26.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clarke CountyAL27.3Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Morgan CountyOH28.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Preston CountyWV28.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Gilmer CountyWV28.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fleming CountyKY28.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clark CountyKY29.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Cullman CountyAL29.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Jefferson CountyOH30.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lewis CountyWV30.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Campbell CountyTN31.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lee CountyMS31.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Mingo CountyWV32.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Metcalfe CountyKY32.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Forrest CountyMS32.5Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Marengo CountyAL32.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Hancock CountyWV33.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Prentiss CountyMS33.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Guernsey CountyOH33.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hale CountyAL34.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Sumner CountyTN34.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Beaver CountyPA34.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Chickasaw CountyMS35.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Bledsoe CountyTN36.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Logan CountyWV36.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Boone CountyWV36.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Scott CountyMS36.4Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Smith CountyMS36.4Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Sequatchie CountyTN36.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hickman CountyTN36.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Bell CountyKY36.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Adams CountyOH37.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Barren CountyKY37.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jackson CountyAL38.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Allen CountyKY38.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
St. Bernard ParishLA39.0Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Fayette CountyKY39.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hardin CountyTN39.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Harrison CountyOH39.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pike CountyOH39.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Taylor CountyWV39.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jessamine CountyKY40.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Claiborne CountyTN40.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pike CountyKY40.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Perry CountyOH40.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hocking CountyOH40.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Braxton CountyWV40.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Muskingum CountyOH41.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clay CountyWV41.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Garrett CountyMD41.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Marion CountyKY41.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Escambia CountyFL41.4Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Taylor CountyKY41.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Green CountyKY41.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Nicholas CountyKY42.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Boyle CountyKY42.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Harlan CountyKY43.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Leake CountyMS43.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Marion CountyTN43.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Bourbon CountyKY43.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Perry CountyTN44.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Choctaw CountyMS44.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Covington CountyMS44.7Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Anderson CountyTN45.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lamar CountyMS45.3Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Cheatham CountyTN45.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Monroe CountyAL46.4Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Upshur CountyWV46.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Webster CountyMS46.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Alcorn CountyMS46.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Marshall CountyAL47.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Dickson CountyTN47.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Barbour CountyWV47.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Ross CountyOH47.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Mercer CountyKY47.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pontotoc CountyMS47.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Jefferson CountyAL47.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Columbiana CountyOH47.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Letcher CountyKY47.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pearl River CountyMS47.9Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Roane CountyTN49.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Rhea CountyTN49.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Carroll CountyOH50.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Attala CountyMS50.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Mason CountyKY50.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hancock CountyMS51.1Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Robertson CountyTN51.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Union CountyTN51.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Washington CountyKY52.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Tuscarawas CountyOH52.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Union CountyMS52.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Simpson CountyKY52.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Woodford CountyKY53.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lee CountyVA53.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Decatur CountyTN53.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Hart CountyKY54.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Perry CountyAL54.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Bibb CountyAL54.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Escambia CountyAL54.2Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Blount CountyAL54.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Robertson CountyKY54.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Nicholas CountyWV54.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hamilton CountyTN55.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Meigs CountyTN56.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fayette CountyWV56.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Tucker CountyWV56.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
McNairy CountyTN56.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Simpson CountyMS57.3Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Tippah CountyMS57.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Coshocton CountyOH57.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wilcox CountyAL57.6Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Fairfield CountyOH57.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jefferson Davis CountyMS58.1Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Brown CountyOH58.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Raleigh CountyWV58.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Santa Rosa CountyFL59.0Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Warren CountyKY59.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Calhoun CountyMS59.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Wise CountyVA59.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Humphreys CountyTN59.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Harrison CountyKY60.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Webster CountyWV60.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Scott CountyKY60.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Dickenson CountyVA61.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Edmonson CountyKY61.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Larue CountyKY61.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Rankin CountyMS61.1Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Anderson CountyKY61.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hancock CountyTN61.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Randolph CountyWV62.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Marion CountyMS62.3Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Knox CountyTN63.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Bracken CountyKY63.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pickaway CountyOH63.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wyoming CountyWV63.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Montgomery CountyMS64.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Dallas CountyAL64.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Dade CountyGA64.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Loudon CountyTN64.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grainger CountyTN64.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Mahoning CountyOH64.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Buchanan CountyVA65.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Highland CountyOH65.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grant CountyWV65.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
McMinn CountyTN65.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Mineral CountyWV65.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Plaquemines ParishLA66.8Category 4Sep 12, 1979
Henderson CountyTN66.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Licking CountyOH67.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Nelson CountyKY67.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Madison CountyMS67.2Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Conecuh CountyAL67.3Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Logan CountyKY67.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
McDowell CountyWV67.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Monroe CountyTN68.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Montgomery CountyTN69.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Benton CountyTN69.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Franklin CountyKY69.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Stark CountyOH69.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pendleton CountyKY70.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Shelby CountyAL70.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Chester CountyTN70.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Washington ParishLA70.8Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Bradley CountyTN70.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
DeKalb CountyAL71.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Norton cityVA72.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lafayette CountyMS72.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Walker CountyGA72.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Houston CountyTN72.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Blount CountyTN72.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
St. Tammany ParishLA72.9Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Scott CountyVA74.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hardin CountyKY74.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Holmes CountyOH74.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Benton CountyMS74.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
St. Clair CountyAL74.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Clermont CountyOH75.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Catoosa CountyGA75.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grenada CountyMS75.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Hardeman CountyTN75.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Carroll CountyMS76.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Jefferson CountyTN76.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Etowah CountyAL76.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Walthall CountyMS76.2Category 2Sep 13, 1979
Hawkins CountyTN76.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Spencer CountyKY76.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Shelby CountyKY76.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Todd CountyKY76.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grayson CountyKY76.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Greenbrier CountyWV77.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Grant CountyKY78.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lawrence CountyMS78.0Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Owen CountyKY78.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Carroll CountyTN78.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Orleans ParishLA78.8Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Marshall CountyMS79.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Butler CountyKY79.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Chilton CountyAL79.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Holmes CountyMS79.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Hamblen CountyTN79.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Yalobusha CountyMS80.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Hinds CountyMS80.9Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Sevier CountyTN81.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Portage CountyOH81.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Russell CountyVA81.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Fayette CountyOH81.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Knox CountyOH81.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hardy CountyWV82.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Stewart CountyTN82.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Franklin CountyOH82.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pendleton CountyWV83.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Henry CountyKY83.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Polk CountyTN83.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pocahontas CountyWV83.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Okaloosa CountyFL84.5Category 3Sep 13, 1979
Yazoo CountyMS84.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Bullitt CountyKY85.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Copiah CountyMS85.5Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Chattooga CountyGA86.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Campbell CountyKY86.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Whitfield CountyGA87.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Christian CountyKY87.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Wayne CountyOH87.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Clinton CountyOH88.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Autauga CountyAL88.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Summers CountyWV88.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Tazewell CountyVA88.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Kenton CountyKY89.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Madison CountyTN89.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Cherokee CountyAL90.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Summit CountyOH90.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Madison CountyOH91.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Sullivan CountyTN91.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Mercer CountyWV91.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Cocke CountyTN92.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Greene CountyTN92.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Jefferson CountyKY92.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Henry CountyTN93.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Muhlenberg CountyKY93.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Murray CountyGA93.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lincoln CountyMS94.2Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Fayette CountyTN95.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Washington CountyVA95.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Delaware CountyOH95.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Highland CountyVA95.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Boone CountyKY96.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Washington CountyTN96.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Breckinridge CountyKY97.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Warren CountyOH97.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Gallatin CountyKY97.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Talladega CountyAL97.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Calhoun CountyAL97.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Panola CountyMS97.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Meade CountyKY97.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Hamilton CountyOH98.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Ashland CountyOH98.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Pike CountyMS98.4Category 1Sep 13, 1979
Oldham CountyKY98.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Ohio CountyKY98.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Lowndes CountyAL99.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1979
Fannin CountyGA99.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1979
Cherokee CountyNC99.8Tropical stormSep 14, 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.