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Hurricane Dennis

Aug 24, 1999 to Sep 8, 1999Peak 104 mph962 mb

Hurricane Dennis passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in NC. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a Category 2 on August 30, 1999.

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Hurricane Dennis · 1999

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 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
962 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
NC
Counties within 100 miles
40
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Horry County, SC, 91.2 mi, Aug 30, 1999
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Pamlico CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1999
Carteret CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1999
Greene CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Wilson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Lenoir CountyNC1.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Pitt CountyNC1.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Wayne CountyNC3.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Jones CountyNC6.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Beaufort CountyNC10.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Edgecombe CountyNC12.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Onslow CountyNC19.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Duplin CountyNC22.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Martin CountyNC29.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Hyde CountyNC31.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1999
Sampson CountyNC31.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Washington CountyNC38.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Bertie CountyNC41.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Pender CountyNC43.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Dare CountyNC48.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1999
Northampton CountyNC50.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Tyrrell CountyNC50.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Hertford CountyNC58.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Bladen CountyNC61.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Chowan CountyNC63.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
New Hanover CountyNC67.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Brunswick CountyNC68.1Category 2Aug 30, 1999
Perquimans CountyNC70.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Gates CountyNC75.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Columbus CountyNC80.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Pasquotank CountyNC83.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Suffolk cityVA85.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Franklin cityVA89.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Isle of Wight CountyVA90.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Horry CountySC91.2Category 2Aug 30, 1999
Camden CountyNC92.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Currituck CountyNC93.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1999
Georgetown CountySC94.7Category 2Aug 30, 1999
Charleston CountySC97.4Category 2Aug 30, 1999
Chesapeake cityVA98.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1999

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.