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Hurricane Dorian

Aug 24, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019Peak 184 mph910 mb

Hurricane Dorian passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a Category 4 on September 3, 2019.

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  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Dorian · 2019

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Dorian on September 5, 2019, about 18 hours before landfall in Dare County, NC.

Hurricane Dorian on September 5, 2019, about 18 hours before landfall in Dare County, NC.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP 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 5
184 mph, 160 kt
Lowest pressure
910 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
16
NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
61
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Palm Beach County, FL, 94.7 mi, Sep 3, 2019
Landfalls recorded
7
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
Dare CountyNC5.5Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Hyde CountyNC7.3Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Carteret CountyNC11.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Brunswick CountyNC26.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Craven CountyNC29.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
New Hanover CountyNC29.5Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Charleston CountySC34.3Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Onslow CountyNC35.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Pamlico CountyNC35.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Georgetown CountySC35.6Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Pender CountyNC40.7Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Jones CountyNC41.8Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Tyrrell CountyNC43.3Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Beaufort CountyNC44.2Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Berkeley CountySC47.5Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Horry CountySC48.3Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Columbus CountyNC56.4Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Washington CountyNC57.3Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Currituck CountyNC57.7Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Williamsburg CountySC61.4Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Duplin CountyNC61.8Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Marion CountySC64.3Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Bladen CountyNC66.0Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Camden CountyNC66.3Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Colleton CountySC68.4Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Pasquotank CountyNC69.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Dorchester CountySC69.2Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Perquimans CountyNC70.9Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Beaufort CountySC72.7Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Florence CountySC73.9Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Sampson CountyNC74.0Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Pitt CountyNC74.8Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Lenoir CountyNC75.6Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Martin CountyNC76.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Chowan CountyNC76.8Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Bertie CountyNC79.3Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Brevard CountyFL81.1Category 2Sep 4, 2019
Volusia CountyFL83.2Category 2Sep 4, 2019
Chatham CountyGA83.8Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Virginia Beach cityVA86.4Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Jasper CountySC87.4Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Greene CountyNC87.7Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Orangeburg CountySC88.7Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Clarendon CountySC88.7Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Flagler CountyFL90.1Category 2Sep 4, 2019
Wayne CountyNC90.1Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Robeson CountyNC90.4Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Dillon CountySC90.5Category 2Sep 5, 2019
Liberty CountyGA91.5Category 3Sep 5, 2019
McIntosh CountyGA93.4Category 3Sep 5, 2019
St. Johns CountyFL94.1Category 2Sep 4, 2019
Bryan CountyGA94.3Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Chesapeake cityVA94.5Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Gates CountyNC94.6Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Palm Beach CountyFL94.7Category 4Sep 3, 2019
Glynn CountyGA96.8Category 3Sep 5, 2019
Indian River CountyFL97.1Category 2Sep 4, 2019
Martin CountyFL97.3Category 3Sep 3, 2019
Hertford CountyNC97.7Category 2Sep 6, 2019
Cumberland CountyNC98.7Category 2Sep 6, 2019
St. Lucie CountyFL99.9Category 2Sep 4, 2019

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.