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Hurricane Floyd

Sep 7, 1999 to Sep 19, 1999Peak 155 mph921 mb

Hurricane Floyd passed within 50 miles of 129 counties in 13 states. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a Category 2 on September 16, 1999.

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Hurricane Floyd · 1999

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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 4
155 mph, 135 kt
Lowest pressure
921 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
129
CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Counties within 100 miles
220
CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Horry County, SC, 33.2 mi, Sep 16, 1999
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
Onslow CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Jones CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Beaufort CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Camden CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Nassau CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Rockingham CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Hillsborough CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Tolland CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
New Haven CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Middlesex CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Worcester CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Chowan CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Virginia Beach cityVA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Northampton CountyVA0.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Perquimans CountyNC1.3Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Ocean CountyNJ1.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Strafford CountyNH1.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Middlesex CountyMA2.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Washington CountyNC2.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
New Hanover CountyNC2.6Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Martin CountyNC2.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Sussex CountyDE2.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Worcester CountyMD2.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Pasquotank CountyNC3.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Brunswick CountyNC3.3Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Pender CountyNC3.5Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Atlantic CountyNJ4.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Hartford CountyCT4.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Essex CountyMA4.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Craven CountyNC4.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Hampden CountyMA4.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Windham CountyCT4.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Fairfield CountyCT5.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
New London CountyCT5.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Currituck CountyNC5.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Norfolk cityVA7.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Cape May CountyNJ8.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Chesapeake cityVA8.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Hyde CountyNC9.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Bertie CountyNC9.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Pamlico CountyNC9.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Gates CountyNC10.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Pitt CountyNC10.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Hampshire CountyMA11.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Suffolk cityVA12.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Queens CountyNY12.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Monmouth CountyNJ13.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Duplin CountyNC13.4Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Portsmouth cityVA13.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Somerset CountyMD14.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Hertford CountyNC14.7Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Tyrrell CountyNC14.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Carteret CountyNC15.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Burlington CountyNJ15.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Merrimack CountyNH16.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Hampton cityVA16.7Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Providence CountyRI16.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Wicomico CountyMD17.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Kings CountyNY17.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Lenoir CountyNC19.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Norfolk CountyMA19.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Franklin CountyMA19.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Bronx CountyNY20.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Newport News cityVA21.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Litchfield CountyCT21.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Westchester CountyNY22.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Cheshire CountyNH22.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Poquoson cityVA22.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Belknap CountyNH23.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Suffolk CountyMA24.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Cumberland CountyNJ24.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
New York CountyNY25.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Isle of Wight CountyVA25.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
York CountyVA25.7Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Greene CountyNC26.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Mathews CountyVA26.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Columbus CountyNC26.8Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Hudson CountyNJ28.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Bergen CountyNJ28.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Middlesex CountyNJ28.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Richmond CountyNY29.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Kent CountyRI29.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Bladen CountyNC30.5Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Gloucester CountyVA30.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Edgecombe CountyNC31.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Putnam CountyNY32.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Bristol CountyMA32.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Dare CountyNC32.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Washington CountyRI33.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Gloucester CountyNJ33.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Horry CountySC33.2Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Essex CountyNJ33.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Camden CountyNJ33.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Kent CountyDE33.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Plymouth CountyMA33.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Union CountyNJ33.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Rockland CountyNY34.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Southampton CountyVA34.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Middlesex CountyVA35.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Wayne CountyNC35.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Passaic CountyNJ36.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Franklin cityVA36.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Mercer CountyNJ36.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Sampson CountyNC36.8Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Halifax CountyNC37.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
James City CountyVA37.3Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Lancaster CountyVA37.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Salem CountyNJ38.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Northampton CountyNC38.4Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Surry CountyVA38.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Dorchester CountyMD38.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Dutchess CountyNY39.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Berkshire CountyMA39.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Caroline CountyMD40.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Somerset CountyNJ41.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Northumberland CountyVA41.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Wilson CountyNC42.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Windham CountyVT42.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Williamsburg cityVA43.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Bucks CountyPA43.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Bristol CountyRI45.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Morris CountyNJ45.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Sullivan CountyNH45.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Newport CountyRI48.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Sussex CountyVA49.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
King and Queen CountyVA49.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Orange CountyNY49.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Philadelphia CountyPA51.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
St. Mary's CountyMD51.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Georgetown CountySC51.9Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Greensville CountyVA52.4Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Hunterdon CountyNJ53.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Grafton CountyNH53.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Charles City CountyVA53.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Talbot CountyMD53.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
New Kent CountyVA54.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Richmond CountyVA54.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
New Castle CountyDE55.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Charleston CountySC55.7Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Columbia CountyNY55.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Montgomery CountyPA56.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Johnston CountyNC56.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Nash CountyNC57.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
King William CountyVA57.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Prince George CountyVA57.8Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Delaware CountyPA58.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Ulster CountyNY58.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Queen Anne's CountyMD59.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Cumberland CountyNC59.7Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Westmoreland CountyVA60.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Essex CountyVA61.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Bennington CountyVT61.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Sussex CountyNJ61.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Kent CountyMD62.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Calvert CountyMD64.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Marion CountySC64.6Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Robeson CountyNC65.6Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Windsor CountyVT65.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Berkeley CountySC67.1Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Cecil CountyMD67.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Emporia cityVA67.7Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Rensselaer CountyNY69.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Warren CountyNJ69.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Chester CountyPA70.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Dinwiddie CountyVA70.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Barnstable CountyMA71.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Dillon CountySC71.2Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Hopewell cityVA73.0Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Williamsburg CountySC73.5Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Florence CountySC73.6Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Henrico CountyVA74.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Petersburg cityVA74.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Chesterfield CountyVA74.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Brunswick CountyVA74.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Dukes CountyMA75.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Franklin CountyNC75.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Warren CountyNC75.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Harnett CountyNC76.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Wake CountyNC76.7Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Sullivan CountyNY76.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Hanover CountyVA77.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Greene CountyNY77.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Colonial Heights cityVA78.3Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Northampton CountyPA79.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Pike CountyPA81.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Orange CountyVT81.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Charles CountyMD82.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Anne Arundel CountyMD82.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Rutland CountyVT83.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Harford CountyMD83.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Prince George's CountyMD83.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Washington CountyNY83.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Monroe CountyPA83.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Lehigh CountyPA84.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Albany CountyNY85.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Richmond cityVA85.9Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Caroline CountyVA86.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Hoke CountyNC89.1Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Mecklenburg CountyVA89.2Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Berks CountyPA90.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
King George CountyVA90.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Baltimore CountyMD92.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Amelia CountyVA92.4Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Vance CountyNC92.6Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Saratoga CountyNY93.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Lancaster CountyPA93.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Nottoway CountyVA95.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Lunenburg CountyVA95.1Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Dorchester CountySC95.2Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Colleton CountySC95.5Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Granville CountyNC97.4Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Baltimore cityMD98.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Carbon CountyPA98.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1999
Scotland CountyNC99.0Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Schenectady CountyNY99.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1999
Moore CountyNC99.5Category 1Sep 16, 1999
Marlboro CountySC99.6Category 2Sep 16, 1999
Goochland CountyVA99.8Category 1Sep 16, 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.