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Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

(OP)
When was the last time a Hurricane hit Washington, D.C?  That is, the sustained winds were still at Hurricane force in the metro area of Washington. What was the name?

RE: Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

(OP)
Thanks for the post, francesca.  But I looked up Isabel and Hurricane Isabel was Tropical Storm Isabel at the point in it’s journey of 38.6 N Lat; 78.9 W Long.  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2003isabel.shtml?#TABLE3

 
Since Washington, D.C. is at 38 53 N Lat; 77 02 W Long, that’s a Distance between  38 53' 0"N  77  3' 0"W and  38 36' 0"N  78 54' 0"W of 101.7119 statute miles.

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html

Isabel was traveling east to west, and 101 miles east is outside of metro D.C. So darned close.

I think the last Hurricane might have been Agnes.  Anybody know for sure?

 

RE: Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

Why don't you Google Huricane Information Center ?

RE: Last Hurricane to hit Washington D.C.

(OP)
Thanks, RWF7437, I did scan the FAQ at  Huricane Information Center and found that no hurricane ever hit Wash, D.C. in recorded historical times (1851 and later). The closest were Isabel (2003) and Floyd (1999) that hit Norfolk, VA and Hazel (1954) that hit Baltimore, MD.

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E24.html

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