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Hurricane Hanna

Aug 28, 2008 to Sep 8, 2008Peak 86 mph977 mb

Hurricane Hanna passed within 50 miles of 162 counties in 10 states. It was strongest near Horry County, SC, as a tropical storm on September 6, 2008.

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Hurricane Hanna · 2008

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From space

Hurricane Hanna on September 5, 2008, about 12 hours before landfall in Horry County, SC.

Hurricane Hanna on September 5, 2008, about 12 hours before landfall in Horry County, SC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:45 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
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
977 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
162
CT, DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
259
CT, DC, DE, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Horry County, SC, 0.6 mi, Sep 6, 2008
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Sampson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Wayne CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Wilson CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Ocean CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Sussex CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dorchester CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Monmouth CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Columbus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Bladen CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Kent CountyDE0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Camden CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
New Kent CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Nassau CountyNY0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Nash CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Halifax CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
New London CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Horry CountySC0.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Cumberland CountyNJ0.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
New Haven CountyCT0.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Prince George CountyVA1.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Surry CountyVA1.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Gloucester CountyNJ1.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Essex CountyVA1.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Richmond CountyVA2.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
St. Mary's CountyMD2.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Middlesex CountyVA2.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
James City CountyVA2.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Johnston CountyNC2.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Charles City CountyVA2.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Southampton CountyVA3.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Brunswick CountyNC3.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Northampton CountyNC3.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Greensville CountyVA3.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lancaster CountyVA3.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Middlesex CountyCT3.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Talbot CountyMD4.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Sussex CountyDE5.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
King and Queen CountyVA5.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Windham CountyCT5.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
King William CountyVA6.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Emporia cityVA6.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Tolland CountyCT8.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Queens CountyNY8.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Wicomico CountyMD8.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Northumberland CountyVA9.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Duplin CountyNC9.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Atlantic CountyNJ9.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Caroline CountyMD9.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Cumberland CountyNC10.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Burlington CountyNJ10.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Mercer CountyNJ10.6Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Pender CountyNC10.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Petersburg cityVA11.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Salem CountyNJ11.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Calvert CountyMD11.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
York CountyVA11.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Edgecombe CountyNC11.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Westmoreland CountyVA11.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Franklin CountyNC12.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Wake CountyNC12.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Brunswick CountyVA12.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Gloucester CountyVA12.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Middlesex CountyNJ12.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Hartford CountyCT13.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Warren CountyNC13.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dinwiddie CountyVA13.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Henrico CountyVA13.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fairfield CountyCT13.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Kings CountyNY14.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Hopewell cityVA14.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Williamsburg cityVA14.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Hanover CountyVA15.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Chesterfield CountyVA15.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Colonial Heights cityVA15.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Richmond CountyNY15.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Bucks CountyPA15.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Somerset CountyMD16.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
New Castle CountyDE16.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Georgetown CountySC16.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Bronx CountyNY16.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Cape May CountyNJ16.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Harnett CountyNC17.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Greene CountyNC17.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Queen Anne's CountyMD17.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Isle of Wight CountyVA18.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Hertford CountyNC19.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Washington CountyRI19.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Westchester CountyNY20.1Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
New York CountyNY21.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Union CountyNJ21.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Robeson CountyNC21.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Accomack CountyVA21.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lenoir CountyNC22.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Charleston CountySC22.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Pitt CountyNC22.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Philadelphia CountyPA22.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Bertie CountyNC22.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Hudson CountyNJ23.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Caroline CountyVA23.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Franklin cityVA24.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Mathews CountyVA24.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Delaware CountyPA24.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Bergen CountyNJ24.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Newport News cityVA24.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Mecklenburg CountyVA25.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Kent CountyMD25.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Somerset CountyNJ25.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Richmond cityVA25.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Essex CountyNJ25.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Worcester CountyMD26.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Martin CountyNC26.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Charles CountyMD28.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Amelia CountyVA28.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Suffolk cityVA28.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Vance CountyNC28.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Marion CountySC28.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Montgomery CountyPA28.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
New Hanover CountyNC29.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dillon CountySC29.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Cecil CountyMD29.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Gates CountyNC30.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Rockland CountyNY30.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Hunterdon CountyNJ30.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
King George CountyVA31.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Litchfield CountyCT31.3Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Prince George's CountyMD31.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Nottoway CountyVA31.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Passaic CountyNJ32.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Anne Arundel CountyMD32.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Granville CountyNC33.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Berkeley CountySC33.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Morris CountyNJ33.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Lunenburg CountyVA34.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Jones CountyNC34.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Poquoson cityVA35.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Florence CountySC35.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Williamsburg CountySC35.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Putnam CountyNY36.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Hampton cityVA37.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Onslow CountyNC37.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Goochland CountyVA38.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Chester CountyPA38.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Durham CountyNC39.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Hoke CountyNC39.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Powhatan CountyVA40.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Craven CountyNC42.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Chatham CountyNC43.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Chesapeake cityVA43.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Portsmouth cityVA44.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Harford CountyMD44.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lee CountyNC44.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Beaufort CountyNC44.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Northampton CountyVA45.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dutchess CountyNY45.7Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Moore CountyNC45.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Stafford CountyVA45.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Baltimore CountyMD46.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Norfolk cityVA47.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Spotsylvania CountyVA47.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Camden CountyNC49.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Orange CountyNY49.6Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Chowan CountyNC50.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Louisa CountyVA51.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Scotland CountyNC51.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fredericksburg cityVA52.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Orange CountyNC52.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Sussex CountyNJ52.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Prince Edward CountyVA52.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Pasquotank CountyNC53.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Halifax CountyVA53.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Person CountyNC53.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fairfax CountyVA53.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Perquimans CountyNC54.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Baltimore cityMD54.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Warren CountyNJ54.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Virginia Beach cityVA55.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Berkshire CountyMA55.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Northampton CountyPA55.8Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Lancaster CountyPA56.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Marlboro CountySC56.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
District of ColumbiaDC56.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Prince William CountyVA57.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Alexandria cityVA57.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lehigh CountyPA57.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Cumberland CountyVA58.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Charlotte CountyVA58.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Arlington CountyVA60.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Howard CountyMD60.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Currituck CountyNC60.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Washington CountyNC60.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Berks CountyPA60.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Darlington CountySC62.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
York CountyPA62.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Ulster CountyNY62.6Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Montgomery CountyMD62.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Culpeper CountyVA63.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Richmond CountyNC63.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Alamance CountyNC64.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dorchester CountySC65.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Falls Church cityVA65.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fauquier CountyVA66.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Orange CountyVA66.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Carteret CountyNC67.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Columbia CountyNY67.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Clarendon CountySC67.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fairfax cityVA68.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Fluvanna CountyVA69.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Sumter CountySC69.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Caswell CountyNC69.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Buckingham CountyVA70.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Colleton CountySC70.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Pamlico CountyNC70.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Manassas Park cityVA71.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Monroe CountyPA72.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Hyde CountyNC72.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Manassas cityVA72.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Montgomery CountyNC73.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Pike CountyPA73.8Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Chesterfield CountySC74.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Carroll CountyMD74.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Carbon CountyPA76.1Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Randolph CountyNC76.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lee CountySC76.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Sullivan CountyNY76.6Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Tyrrell CountyNC77.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Appomattox CountyVA77.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Beaufort CountySC78.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Orangeburg CountySC80.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Loudoun CountyVA80.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Guilford CountyNC82.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Anson CountyNC82.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Campbell CountyVA82.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Pittsylvania CountyVA82.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lebanon CountyPA82.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Schuylkill CountyPA83.5Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Madison CountyVA83.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Albemarle CountyVA83.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Frederick CountyMD85.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Danville cityVA87.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Rensselaer CountyNY88.3Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Rockingham CountyNC88.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Greene CountyNY88.8Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Nelson CountyVA90.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Rappahannock CountyVA91.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Greene CountyVA92.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Charlottesville cityVA92.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Adams CountyPA93.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Wayne CountyPA94.1Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Luzerne CountyPA95.1Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Dauphin CountyPA95.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Chatham CountyGA96.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Dare CountyNC96.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Amherst CountyVA97.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Lackawanna CountyPA98.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2008
Kershaw CountySC98.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Stanly CountyNC98.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Calhoun CountySC98.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2008
Jasper CountySC99.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2008

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.