NHC AL011962 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Alma (1962)
August 26, 1962 – September 2, 1962
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Alma peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 91 US cities, 35 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Alma in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Alma from August 26, 1962 to September 2, 1962; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 91 US cities, in 3 states, most in North Carolina (32) and Florida (30). The strongest pass was 82 mph (Category 1) 63 miles from Edgartown, MA; the centre came closest to Oak Hill, FL, 38 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 91
- At hurricane strength
- 35
- States
- 3
86 mph
when closest
Cities Alma passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (29)
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 63 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 69 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 72 mi
- NantucketCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 59 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 62 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 64 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 64 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 67 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 67 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 67 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 69 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 70 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 70 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 72 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 74 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 55 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 59 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 61 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 63 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 65 mi
- OrleansCategory 1 · 59 mi
- EasthamCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WellfleetCategory 1 · 68 mi
North Carolina (32)
- Nags HeadCategory 1 · 46 mi
- ManteoCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 1 · 59 mi
- GrandyCategory 1 · 71 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 70 mi
- BelhavenTropical storm · 73 mi
- BayboroTropical storm · 63 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 71 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 56 mi
- GrantsboroTropical storm · 65 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 43 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · 46 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 46 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 53 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 58 mi
- Cherry PointTropical storm · 60 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 55 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 60 mi
- MaysvilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- HubertTropical storm · 65 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 68 mi
- Midway ParkTropical storm · 71 mi
- Tarawa TerraceTropical storm · 74 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 67 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 72 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 73 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 72 mi
- Kure BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- Carolina BeachTropical storm · 69 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 73 mi
- Oak IslandTropical storm · 75 mi
Florida (30)
- South DaytonaTropical storm · 49 mi
- Daytona BeachTropical storm · 51 mi
- MimsTropical storm · 54 mi
- Ormond BeachTropical storm · 54 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- Flagler BeachTropical storm · 59 mi
- OsteenTropical storm · 60 mi
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 61 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 63 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 64 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 64 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 65 mi
- Palm CoastTropical storm · 66 mi
- ChuluotaTropical storm · 68 mi
- BunnellTropical storm · 68 mi
- De Leon SpringsTropical storm · 69 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 69 mi
- SanfordTropical storm · 71 mi
- OviedoTropical storm · 72 mi
- Winter SpringsTropical storm · 75 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 75 mi
- Oak HillTropical storm · 38 mi
- EdgewaterTropical storm · 41 mi
- New Smyrna BeachTropical storm · 44 mi
- Port OrangeTropical storm · 51 mi
- DeltonaTropical storm · 60 mi
- Lake HelenTropical storm · 61 mi
- Orange CityTropical storm · 65 mi
- DelandTropical storm · 66 mi
- DebaryTropical storm · 66 mi
Other storms of the 1962 season
- Unnamed (AL061962)Tropical storm · 42 cities
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.