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Hurricane Kyle

Sep 20, 2002 to Oct 12, 2002Peak 86 mph980 mb

Hurricane Kyle passed within 50 miles of 35 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Hyde County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 12, 2002.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Kyle · 2002

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Kyle on October 10, 2002, about 25 hours before landfall in Charleston County, SC.

Hurricane Kyle on October 10, 2002, about 25 hours before landfall in Charleston County, SC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:48 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
35
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
84
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Hyde County, NC, 7.0 mi, Oct 12, 2002
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
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Georgetown CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Charleston CountySC1.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Hyde CountyNC7.0Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Horry CountySC7.1Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Dare CountyNC7.2Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Berkeley CountySC8.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Beaufort CountySC13.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Colleton CountySC15.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Chatham CountyGA15.4Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Jasper CountySC19.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Tyrrell CountyNC20.1Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Marion CountySC22.3Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Dorchester CountySC22.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Williamsburg CountySC22.7Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Liberty CountyGA24.3Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Bryan CountyGA26.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
McIntosh CountyGA26.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Glynn CountyGA30.7Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Florence CountySC31.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Currituck CountyNC32.2Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Washington CountyNC35.1Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Camden CountyGA36.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Nassau CountyFL37.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Effingham CountyGA39.3Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Duval CountyFL39.4Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Camden CountyNC41.3Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Pasquotank CountyNC44.9Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Long CountyGA45.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Hampton CountySC45.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Dillon CountySC46.4Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Robeson CountyNC46.4Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Perquimans CountyNC47.4Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Orangeburg CountySC47.7Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Clarendon CountySC48.6Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Wayne CountyGA51.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Bulloch CountyGA52.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Chowan CountyNC53.4Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Brantley CountyGA58.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Virginia Beach cityVA58.8Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Evans CountyGA63.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Clay CountyFL63.1Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Sumter CountySC63.3Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Tattnall CountyGA64.6Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Bamberg CountySC65.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Charlton CountyGA65.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Screven CountyGA66.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Chesapeake cityVA67.5Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Marlboro CountySC68.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Calhoun CountySC68.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Lee CountySC69.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Darlington CountySC69.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Gates CountyNC71.0Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Allendale CountySC71.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Pierce CountyGA73.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Hertford CountyNC74.3Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Baker CountyFL78.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Scotland CountyNC78.7Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Appling CountyGA79.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Ware CountyGA80.4Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Barnwell CountySC81.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Candler CountyGA81.1Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Suffolk cityVA81.5Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Richland CountySC82.5Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Bradford CountyFL83.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Norfolk cityVA85.0Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Portsmouth cityVA86.6Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Chesterfield CountySC87.9Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Bacon CountyGA88.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Northampton CountyVA88.7Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Jenkins CountyGA88.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Union CountyFL88.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Toombs CountyGA89.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Emanuel CountyGA93.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Burke CountyGA93.3Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Richmond CountyNC93.8Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Kershaw CountySC95.2Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Clinch CountyGA96.6Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Hampton cityVA96.8Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Lexington CountySC97.1Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Southampton CountyVA97.3Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Accomack CountyVA97.6Tropical stormOct 12, 2002
Columbia CountyFL99.0Tropical stormOct 11, 2002
Newport News cityVA99.5Tropical stormOct 12, 2002

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.