Tropical Storm Andrew
Jun 5, 1986 to Jun 8, 1986Peak 52 mph999 mb
Tropical Storm Andrew came within 100 miles of 7 U.S. counties without passing within 50.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Tropical Storm Andrew · 1986
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 52 mph, 45 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 0
- None
- Counties within 100 miles
- 7
- NC
- 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.
| Dare County | NC | 66.7 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 72.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 74.4 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 92.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 94.0 | Tropical storm |
| Onslow County | NC | 96.2 | Tropical storm |
| New Hanover County | NC | 97.1 | 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.