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Hurricane Alex

Jul 31, 2004 to Aug 6, 2004Peak 121 mph957 mb

Hurricane Alex passed within 50 miles of 5 counties in NC. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 2 on August 3, 2004.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
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Hurricane Alex · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Alex on August 2, 2004, about 25 hours before its closest pass to Dare County, NC.

Hurricane Alex on August 2, 2004, about 25 hours before its closest pass to Dare County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:44 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
957 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
5
NC
Counties within 100 miles
34
GA, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Dare County, NC, 10.5 mi, Aug 3, 2004
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Dare CountyNC10.5Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Hyde CountyNC20.1Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Carteret CountyNC23.9Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Craven CountyNC43.7Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Pamlico CountyNC48.9Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Onslow CountyNC50.8Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Tyrrell CountyNC52.5Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Jones CountyNC57.1Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Beaufort CountyNC57.8Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Brunswick CountyNC59.9Category 1Aug 3, 2004
New Hanover CountyNC62.0Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Pender CountyNC62.3Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Currituck CountyNC63.2Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Washington CountyNC69.4Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Camden CountyNC71.9Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Pasquotank CountyNC75.9Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Perquimans CountyNC78.8Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Georgetown CountySC78.8Tropical stormAug 3, 2004
Charleston CountySC79.6Tropical stormAug 3, 2004
Duplin CountyNC80.7Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Chowan CountyNC86.1Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Horry CountySC88.2Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Beaufort CountySC88.3Tropical stormAug 2, 2004
Columbus CountyNC88.5Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Martin CountyNC88.6Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Pitt CountyNC89.1Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Colleton CountySC89.2Tropical stormAug 1, 2004
Lenoir CountyNC91.0Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Bertie CountyNC91.4Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Berkeley CountySC91.6Tropical stormAug 3, 2004
Virginia Beach cityVA93.6Category 2Aug 3, 2004
Chatham CountyGA94.4Tropical stormAug 2, 2004
Bladen CountyNC94.4Category 1Aug 3, 2004
Jasper CountySC98.0Tropical stormAug 2, 2004

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.