Hurricane Jeanne

Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 29, 2004Peak 121 mph950 mb

Hurricane Jeanne passed within 50 miles of 62 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Martin County, FL, as a Category 3 on September 26, 2004.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Jeanne · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Jeanne on September 25, 2004, about 12 hours before landfall in Martin County, FL.

Hurricane Jeanne on September 25, 2004, about 12 hours before landfall in Martin County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Aqua, on its late-morning pass, around 15:43 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
950 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
62
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
89
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Martin County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 26, 2004
Landfalls recorded
5
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
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Brooks CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Highlands CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Dixie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 26, 2004
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 3Sep 26, 2004
Madison CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Citrus CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Thomas CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Worth CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Colquitt CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 3Sep 26, 2004
Jefferson CountyFL1.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Taylor CountyFL2.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Gilchrist CountyFL2.6Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Hardee CountyFL4.3Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Suwannee CountyFL4.5Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Marion CountyFL5.5Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Mitchell CountyGA6.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Osceola CountyFL9.3Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Sumter CountyFL9.8Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Lowndes CountyGA11.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Alachua CountyFL11.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Grady CountyGA12.9Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Indian River CountyFL12.9Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Glades CountyFL15.0Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Palm Beach CountyFL15.0Category 3Sep 26, 2004
Hamilton CountyFL15.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Cook CountyGA16.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Lake CountyFL17.0Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Baker CountyGA18.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Columbia CountyFL19.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Leon CountyFL19.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
DeSoto CountyFL21.8Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Manatee CountyFL22.1Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Pinellas CountyFL23.1Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Berrien CountyGA24.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Echols CountyGA25.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Brevard CountyFL26.4Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Decatur CountyGA28.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Hendry CountyFL29.1Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Orange CountyFL29.9Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Union CountyFL32.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Lanier CountyGA33.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Gadsden CountyFL33.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Calhoun CountyGA34.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Wakulla CountyFL36.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Bradford CountyFL37.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Miller CountyGA38.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Putnam CountyFL40.5Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Charlotte CountyFL41.1Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Clinch CountyGA41.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Sarasota CountyFL43.5Category 1Sep 26, 2004
Baker CountyFL43.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Early CountyGA45.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Clay CountyFL48.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Seminole CountyGA49.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Seminole CountyFL52.7Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Clay CountyGA57.8Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Lee CountyFL58.0Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Broward CountyFL58.7Category 3Sep 26, 2004
Volusia CountyFL58.9Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Franklin CountyFL60.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Liberty CountyFL62.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Ware CountyGA62.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Jackson CountyFL63.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Houston CountyAL65.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Charlton CountyGA66.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Duval CountyFL66.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Collier CountyFL66.4Category 2Sep 26, 2004
Nassau CountyFL69.3Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Calhoun CountyFL70.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Flagler CountyFL71.6Tropical stormSep 26, 2004
Henry CountyAL71.7Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
St. Johns CountyFL74.2Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Miami-Dade CountyFL83.2Category 3Sep 26, 2004
Brantley CountyGA88.1Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Dale CountyAL90.6Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Gulf CountyFL92.9Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Washington CountyFL93.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Geneva CountyAL94.0Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Holmes CountyFL94.9Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Bay CountyFL95.4Tropical stormSep 27, 2004
Camden CountyGA97.1Tropical stormSep 27, 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.