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Hurricane Gaston

Aug 27, 2004 to Sep 3, 2004Peak 75 mph985 mb

Hurricane Gaston passed within 50 miles of 43 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Charleston County, SC, as a Category 1 on August 29, 2004.

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Hurricane Gaston · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Gaston on August 28, 2004, about 22 hours before landfall in Charleston County, SC.

Hurricane Gaston on August 28, 2004, about 22 hours before landfall in Charleston County, SC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:45 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
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
985 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
43
DE, MD, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
89
DE, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Charleston County, SC, 0.0 mi, Aug 29, 2004
Landfalls recorded
1
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
James City CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Berkeley CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Georgetown CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Florence CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Charleston CountySC0.0Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Marion CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Williamsburg CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Mathews CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Newport News cityVA1.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
York CountyVA1.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Northampton CountyVA4.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Williamsburg cityVA5.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Gloucester CountyVA5.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Horry CountySC7.3Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Worcester CountyMD9.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Poquoson cityVA11.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Hampton cityVA11.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Middlesex CountyVA12.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
King and Queen CountyVA17.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Lancaster CountyVA17.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Somerset CountyMD17.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
New Kent CountyVA18.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Northumberland CountyVA21.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Clarendon CountySC21.7Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Norfolk cityVA22.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Portsmouth cityVA22.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Sumter CountySC24.5Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
King William CountyVA24.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Chesapeake cityVA25.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Wicomico CountyMD27.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Sussex CountyDE27.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Dorchester CountySC28.3Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Virginia Beach cityVA29.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Lee CountySC31.1Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Richmond CountyVA35.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Essex CountyVA35.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Orangeburg CountySC35.9Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Dorchester CountyMD38.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Hanover CountyVA40.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
St. Mary's CountyMD41.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Colleton CountySC45.7Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Westmoreland CountyVA46.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Cape May CountyNJ50.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Calhoun CountySC51.8Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Beaufort CountySC57.2Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Caroline CountyVA57.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Caroline CountyMD57.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Nantucket CountyMA59.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Richland CountySC60.5Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Atlantic CountyNJ60.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Calvert CountyMD60.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Talbot CountyMD63.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Kent CountyDE64.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Cumberland CountyNJ65.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Ocean CountyNJ65.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
King George CountyVA69.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Charles CountyMD69.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Bamberg CountySC69.4Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Burlington CountyNJ72.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Dukes CountyMA74.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Hampton CountySC74.1Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Jasper CountySC76.8Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Lexington CountySC78.2Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Barnstable CountyMA78.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Prince George's CountyMD80.5Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Queen Anne's CountyMD81.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Stafford CountyVA82.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Chatham CountyGA84.6Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Washington CountyRI85.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Allendale CountySC85.9Category 1Aug 29, 2004
Anne Arundel CountyMD86.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Salem CountyNJ86.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Gloucester CountyNJ86.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Fredericksburg cityVA87.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Suffolk CountyNY88.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Camden CountyNJ88.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Monmouth CountyNJ91.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Aiken CountySC92.0Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Barnwell CountySC92.2Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Bristol CountyMA92.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
New Castle CountyDE93.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Newport CountyRI94.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Kent CountyMD94.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Prince William CountyVA96.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Culpeper CountyVA98.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Effingham CountyGA98.1Tropical stormAug 29, 2004
Plymouth CountyMA98.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2004
Fairfax CountyVA99.6Tropical stormAug 31, 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.