Hurricane Irene
Oct 12, 1999 to Oct 19, 1999Peak 109 mph958 mb
Hurricane Irene passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 2 on October 18, 1999.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Irene · 1999
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 109 mph, 95 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 19
- FL, NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 65
- FL, GA, NC, SC
- Landfalls recorded
- 4
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Martin County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Monroe County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Broward County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 2.0 | Category 1 |
| Collier County | FL | 7.4 | Category 1 |
| Indian River County | FL | 11.6 | Category 1 |
| Hendry County | FL | 20.5 | Category 1 |
| Brevard County | FL | 22.0 | Category 1 |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 30.4 | Category 1 |
| Dare County | NC | 34.9 | Category 2 |
| Carteret County | NC | 36.5 | Category 2 |
| Glades County | FL | 36.9 | Category 1 |
| Hyde County | NC | 42.1 | Category 2 |
| Brunswick County | NC | 44.5 | Category 1 |
| Osceola County | FL | 45.9 | Category 1 |
| Highlands County | FL | 46.8 | Category 1 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 47.9 | Category 1 |
| Volusia County | FL | 51.6 | Category 1 |
| Orange County | FL | 53.5 | Category 1 |
| Charleston County | SC | 55.8 | Category 1 |
| Craven County | NC | 56.9 | Category 2 |
| Georgetown County | SC | 58.0 | Category 1 |
| Onslow County | NC | 59.5 | Category 2 |
| Pender County | NC | 60.4 | Category 1 |
| Polk County | FL | 61.7 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | FL | 63.3 | Category 1 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 64.0 | Category 2 |
| Seminole County | FL | 64.8 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 66.1 | Category 2 |
| Berkeley County | SC | 67.9 | Category 1 |
| Horry County | SC | 68.0 | Category 1 |
| Charlotte County | FL | 72.6 | Category 1 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 73.9 | Category 2 |
| Columbus County | NC | 74.8 | Category 1 |
| Colleton County | SC | 74.9 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 76.5 | Category 2 |
| Beaufort County | SC | 77.6 | Category 1 |
| Flagler County | FL | 78.2 | Category 1 |
| DeSoto County | FL | 79.1 | Category 1 |
| Dorchester County | SC | 79.4 | Category 1 |
| Duplin County | NC | 82.6 | Category 2 |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 83.1 | Category 1 |
| Bladen County | NC | 84.7 | Category 1 |
| St. Johns County | FL | 84.8 | Category 1 |
| Marion County | SC | 84.8 | Category 1 |
| Hardee County | FL | 85.9 | Category 1 |
| Chatham County | GA | 86.0 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 87.5 | Category 2 |
| Liberty County | GA | 89.4 | Category 1 |
| Lake County | FL | 89.7 | Category 1 |
| Jasper County | SC | 89.7 | Category 1 |
| McIntosh County | GA | 90.0 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | NC | 91.4 | Category 2 |
| Glynn County | GA | 92.8 | Category 1 |
| Bryan County | GA | 93.1 | Category 1 |
| Sampson County | NC | 93.5 | Category 1 |
| Duval County | FL | 94.4 | Category 1 |
| Florence County | SC | 94.5 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | NC | 96.5 | Category 2 |
| Putnam County | FL | 97.8 | Category 1 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 98.8 | Category 2 |
| Nassau County | FL | 99.1 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | GA | 99.1 | Category 1 |
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.