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Hurricane Danny

Jul 16, 1997 to Jul 27, 1997Peak 81 mph984 mb

Hurricane Danny passed within 50 miles of 43 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near Mobile County, AL, as a Category 1 on July 19, 1997.

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Hurricane Danny · 1997

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
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
984 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
43
AL, FL, LA, MA, MS, NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
98
AL, DE, FL, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, RI, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Mobile County, AL, 1.5 mi, Jul 19, 1997
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Category 1Jul 19, 1997
Escambia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 20, 1997
Gates CountyNC0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Chesapeake cityVA0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Mobile CountyAL1.5Category 1Jul 19, 1997
St. Bernard ParishLA3.3Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Virginia Beach cityVA3.3Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Jefferson ParishLA5.0Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Hertford CountyNC5.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Chowan CountyNC5.9Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Lafourche ParishLA7.1Tropical stormJul 18, 1997
Currituck CountyNC8.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Camden CountyNC8.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Perquimans CountyNC8.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Pasquotank CountyNC12.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Suffolk cityVA15.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Terrebonne ParishLA15.6Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
Southampton CountyVA15.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Portsmouth cityVA16.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Norfolk cityVA17.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Jackson CountyMS18.7Category 1Jul 19, 1997
Isle of Wight CountyVA20.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Franklin cityVA20.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Northampton CountyVA28.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Hampton cityVA28.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Newport News cityVA29.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Dare CountyNC32.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Harrison CountyMS34.2Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Poquoson cityVA36.8Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Tyrrell CountyNC37.2Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
York CountyVA37.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Nantucket CountyMA37.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
George CountyMS38.2Category 1Jul 19, 1997
Okaloosa CountyFL38.4Tropical stormJul 20, 1997
Orleans ParishLA38.9Category 1Jul 18, 1997
St. Charles ParishLA39.3Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Surry CountyVA40.2Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Hancock CountyMS42.4Category 1Jul 18, 1997
St. Tammany ParishLA44.8Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Accomack CountyVA47.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
James City CountyVA47.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Gloucester CountyVA48.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Mathews CountyVA50.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Dukes CountyMA53.3Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Williamsburg cityVA53.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Prince George CountyVA55.3Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Stone CountyMS57.2Category 1Jul 19, 1997
Barnstable CountyMA58.4Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Charles City CountyVA59.2Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
St. John the Baptist ParishLA60.6Category 1Jul 18, 1997
St. Mary ParishLA62.3Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
Petersburg cityVA64.3Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Pearl River CountyMS64.8Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Middlesex CountyVA65.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Perry CountyMS65.1Category 1Jul 19, 1997
St. James ParishLA65.8Category 1Jul 18, 1997
King and Queen CountyVA65.9Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Assumption ParishLA67.2Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
New Kent CountyVA67.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Tangipahoa ParishLA68.0Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Lancaster CountyVA68.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Hopewell cityVA68.8Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Chesterfield CountyVA69.2Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Colonial Heights cityVA69.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Worcester CountyMD72.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
St. Martin ParishLA72.2Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
King William CountyVA73.3Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Henrico CountyVA73.3Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Northumberland CountyVA73.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Somerset CountyMD75.7Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Iberia ParishLA77.1Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
Bristol CountyMA77.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Forrest CountyMS78.9Category 1Jul 19, 1997
Plymouth CountyMA79.1Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Livingston ParishLA79.2Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Ascension ParishLA80.3Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Richmond cityVA82.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Washington ParishLA82.9Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Hanover CountyVA84.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Newport CountyRI84.1Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Bay CountyFL85.0Tropical stormJul 20, 1997
Washington CountyFL85.0Tropical stormJul 20, 1997
Essex CountyVA85.4Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Richmond CountyVA87.9Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Washington CountyRI90.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Wicomico CountyMD91.1Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Lamar CountyMS92.2Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Vermilion ParishLA92.8Tropical stormJul 17, 1997
Iberville ParishLA93.8Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Sussex CountyDE94.8Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
St. Mary's CountyMD95.6Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Goochland CountyVA95.8Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Bristol CountyRI96.1Tropical stormJul 25, 1997
Dorchester CountyMD96.5Tropical stormJul 24, 1997
Marion CountyMS98.1Category 1Jul 18, 1997
East Baton Rouge ParishLA99.0Category 1Jul 18, 1997
Westmoreland CountyVA99.0Tropical stormJul 24, 1997

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.