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Hurricane Ernesto

Aug 24, 2006 to Sep 4, 2006Peak 75 mph985 mb

Hurricane Ernesto passed within 50 miles of 44 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a tropical storm on September 1, 2006.

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Hurricane Ernesto · 2006

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Ernesto on August 31, 2006, about 12 hours before landfall in Brunswick County, NC.

Hurricane Ernesto on August 31, 2006, about 12 hours before landfall in Brunswick County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:46 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
44
FL, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
84
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Horry County, SC, 23.3 mi, Sep 1, 2006
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Pender CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Brunswick CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Collier CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Lenoir CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Indian River CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Wayne CountyNC2.7Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Martin CountyFL3.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Palm Beach CountyFL3.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
New Hanover CountyNC3.1Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Highlands CountyFL4.8Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Broward CountyFL5.9Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
St. Lucie CountyFL7.4Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Osceola CountyFL7.8Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Jones CountyNC9.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Bladen CountyNC10.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Sampson CountyNC10.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Columbus CountyNC10.4Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Onslow CountyNC10.9Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Volusia CountyFL11.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Orange CountyFL13.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Craven CountyNC16.7Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Polk CountyFL21.4Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Horry CountySC23.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Seminole CountyFL24.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Cumberland CountyNC33.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Lee CountyFL36.9Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Charlotte CountyFL39.3Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Georgetown CountySC40.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Carteret CountyNC40.9Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
DeSoto CountyFL40.9Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Flagler CountyFL42.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Charleston CountySC42.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Harnett CountyNC43.1Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Hardee CountyFL44.2Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Pamlico CountyNC44.6Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Robeson CountyNC47.6Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Lake CountyFL49.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
St. Johns CountyFL52.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Marion CountySC54.7Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Berkeley CountySC54.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Dillon CountySC58.8Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Putnam CountyFL61.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Florence CountySC63.9Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Williamsburg CountySC64.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Hoke CountyNC64.6Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Chatham CountyNC68.2Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Marion CountyFL68.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Lee CountyNC70.4Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Sarasota CountyFL71.3Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Moore CountyNC71.6Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Manatee CountyFL72.6Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Duval CountyFL74.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Colleton CountySC75.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Hillsborough CountyFL77.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2006
Clay CountyFL77.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Dorchester CountySC77.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Sumter CountyFL77.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Scotland CountyNC78.0Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Beaufort CountySC78.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Marlboro CountySC82.9Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Pasco CountyFL83.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Nassau CountyFL84.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Hernando CountyFL86.1Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Camden CountyGA89.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Richmond CountyNC89.4Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Chatham CountyGA90.6Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Darlington CountySC92.3Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Glynn CountyGA92.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Jasper CountySC94.2Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
McIntosh CountyGA94.3Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Liberty CountyGA95.7Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Clarendon CountySC95.9Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Citrus CountyFL96.8Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Alachua CountyFL98.4Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Orangeburg CountySC98.9Tropical stormAug 31, 2006
Sumter CountySC99.2Tropical stormSep 1, 2006
Bryan CountyGA100.0Tropical stormAug 31, 2006

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.