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Hurricane Arthur

Jun 28, 2014 to Jul 9, 2014Peak 98 mph973 mb

Hurricane Arthur passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 2 on July 4, 2014.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Arthur · 2014

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Arthur on July 3, 2014, about 9 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.

Hurricane Arthur on July 3, 2014, about 9 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:42 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
973 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
74
FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Carteret County, NC, 0.0 mi, Jul 4, 2014
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Dare CountyNC2.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Hyde CountyNC6.3Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Craven CountyNC13.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Pamlico CountyNC17.9Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Tyrrell CountyNC18.4Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Onslow CountyNC20.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Brunswick CountyNC23.7Category 2Jul 3, 2014
Currituck CountyNC25.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Beaufort CountyNC25.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Jones CountyNC25.9Category 2Jul 4, 2014
New Hanover CountyNC26.9Category 2Jul 3, 2014
Pender CountyNC29.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Camden CountyNC34.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Washington CountyNC35.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Pasquotank CountyNC39.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Perquimans CountyNC44.1Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Duplin CountyNC48.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Virginia Beach cityVA49.8Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Horry CountySC51.3Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Chowan CountyNC51.4Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Columbus CountyNC52.9Category 2Jul 3, 2014
Georgetown CountySC55.0Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Martin CountyNC55.4Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Nantucket CountyMA56.0Tropical stormJul 5, 2014
Pitt CountyNC56.9Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Bertie CountyNC57.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Charleston CountySC58.4Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Bladen CountyNC59.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Lenoir CountyNC60.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Chesapeake cityVA60.8Category 2Jul 4, 2014
St. Lucie CountyFL62.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Martin CountyFL62.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Indian River CountyFL63.3Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Palm Beach CountyFL65.3Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Gates CountyNC66.6Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Sampson CountyNC66.6Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Barnstable CountyMA68.2Tropical stormJul 5, 2014
Berkeley CountySC69.8Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Greene CountyNC70.4Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Brevard CountyFL71.4Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Hertford CountyNC72.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Marion CountySC74.6Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Wayne CountyNC75.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Suffolk cityVA75.8Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Norfolk cityVA76.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Northampton CountyVA77.2Category 1Jul 4, 2014
Portsmouth cityVA78.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Dukes CountyMA79.8Category 1Jul 5, 2014
Williamsburg CountySC80.4Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Edgecombe CountyNC81.6Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Accomack CountyVA83.7Category 1Jul 4, 2014
Florence CountySC84.3Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Okeechobee CountyFL85.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Hampton cityVA87.9Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Halifax CountyNC88.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Wilson CountyNC89.1Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Cumberland CountyNC90.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Newport News cityVA91.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Robeson CountyNC91.7Category 2Jul 3, 2014
Knox CountyME92.2Tropical stormJul 5, 2014
Worcester CountyMD92.5Category 1Jul 4, 2014
Isle of Wight CountyVA92.7Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Poquoson cityVA93.2Category 1Jul 4, 2014
Northampton CountyNC93.5Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Dillon CountySC93.6Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Southampton CountyVA94.2Category 2Jul 4, 2014
Osceola CountyFL96.3Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Johnston CountyNC96.6Category 2Jul 4, 2014
York CountyVA97.3Category 1Jul 4, 2014
Dorchester CountySC97.4Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Colleton CountySC97.5Category 1Jul 3, 2014
Broward CountyFL97.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2014
Franklin cityVA98.0Category 2Jul 4, 2014

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.