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Tropical Storm Arthur

Jun 17, 1996 to Jun 23, 1996Peak 52 mph992 mb

Tropical Storm Arthur passed within 50 miles of 14 counties in NC. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a tropical storm on June 19, 1996.

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Tropical Storm Arthur · 1996

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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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
992 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
14
NC
Counties within 100 miles
46
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Brunswick County, NC, 25.2 mi, Jun 19, 1996
Landfalls recorded
1
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
Carteret CountyNC1.9Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Dare CountyNC2.3Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Hyde CountyNC3.5Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Craven CountyNC20.3Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Brunswick CountyNC25.2Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Pamlico CountyNC26.4Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Onslow CountyNC27.6Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
New Hanover CountyNC28.0Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Jones CountyNC33.7Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Tyrrell CountyNC33.9Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Pender CountyNC35.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Beaufort CountyNC35.8Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Currituck CountyNC45.1Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Washington CountyNC49.6Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Horry CountySC50.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Camden CountyNC54.2Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Duplin CountyNC54.5Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Columbus CountyNC54.7Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Georgetown CountySC56.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Pasquotank CountyNC58.1Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Charleston CountySC59.4Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Perquimans CountyNC61.1Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Bladen CountyNC63.5Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Pitt CountyNC65.9Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Lenoir CountyNC67.5Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Chowan CountyNC67.6Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Martin CountyNC68.1Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Sampson CountyNC70.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Berkeley CountySC71.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Bertie CountyNC71.4Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Marion CountySC71.9Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Greene CountyNC78.9Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Williamsburg CountySC80.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Florence CountySC81.4Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Chesapeake cityVA81.4Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Wayne CountyNC82.4Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Gates CountyNC84.6Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Hertford CountyNC88.7Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Robeson CountyNC92.1Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Edgecombe CountyNC92.8Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Dillon CountySC92.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Suffolk cityVA94.8Tropical stormJun 20, 1996
Cumberland CountyNC94.9Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Dorchester CountySC96.2Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Colleton CountySC97.8Tropical stormJun 19, 1996
Wilson CountyNC98.2Tropical stormJun 20, 1996

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.