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NHC AL011970 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Alma (1970)

May 17, 1970 – May 27, 1970

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

Hurricane Alma peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 569 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Alma in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Alma from May 17, 1970 to May 27, 1970; its peak was 75 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 569 US cities, in 4 states, most in North Carolina (260) and South Carolina (169). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 1 mile from Sumter, SC; the centre came closest to Cameron, NC, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
569
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Alma passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (260)

and 200 more

South Carolina (169)

and 109 more

Georgia (70)

and 10 more

Virginia (70)

and 10 more

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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.