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NHC AL141976 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1976

September 13, 1976 – September 17, 1976

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1976 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 212 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1976 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1976 (AL141976) from September 13, 1976 to September 17, 1976; its peak was 46 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 212 US cities, in 4 states, most in South Carolina (145) and Georgia (47). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 3 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC; the centre came closest to Tybee Island, GA, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

46 mph

Cities within 75 mi
212
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1976 storm passed near, strongest first

South Carolina (145)

and 85 more

Georgia (47)

Florida (14)

North Carolina (6)

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.