NHC AL031953 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Barbara (1953)
August 11, 1953 – August 16, 1953
Hurricane Barbara peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 118 US cities, 118 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 118
- At hurricane strength
- 118
- States
- 6
92 mph
when closest
Cities Barbara passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (56)
- BeaufortCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 1 · 33 mi
- OrientalCategory 1 · 33 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 1 · 34 mi
- NewportCategory 1 · 40 mi
- HavelockCategory 1 · 42 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 1 · 46 mi
- SwansboroCategory 1 · 52 mi
- HubertCategory 1 · 58 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 1 · 67 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 1 · 70 mi
- TrentonCategory 1 · 75 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 1 · 43 mi
- New BernCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 1 · 64 mi
- BayboroCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Cove CityCategory 1 · 69 mi
- AuroraCategory 1 · 39 mi
- VanceboroCategory 1 · 59 mi
- BelhavenCategory 1 · 30 mi
- PinetownCategory 1 · 43 mi
- JamesvilleCategory 1 · 51 mi
- WashingtonCategory 1 · 54 mi
- ChocowinityCategory 1 · 55 mi
- WilliamstonCategory 1 · 62 mi
- GrimeslandCategory 1 · 63 mi
- RobersonvilleCategory 1 · 71 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 1 · 72 mi
- WintervilleCategory 1 · 73 mi
- AydenCategory 1 · 74 mi
- GriftonCategory 1 · 75 mi
- PlymouthCategory 1 · 43 mi
- CurrituckCategory 1 · 11 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 15 mi
- MoyockCategory 1 · 21 mi
- RoperCategory 1 · 35 mi
- ManteoCategory 1 · 14 mi
- CamdenCategory 1 · 19 mi
- South MillsCategory 1 · 29 mi
- GatesCategory 1 · 55 mi
- WindsorCategory 1 · 56 mi
- GrandyCategory 1 · 2 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 1 · 9 mi
- Nags HeadCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Elizabeth CityCategory 1 · 22 mi
- EdentonCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 1 · 13 mi
- HertfordCategory 1 · 30 mi
- ColerainCategory 1 · 52 mi
- AhoskieCategory 1 · 62 mi
- AulanderCategory 1 · 68 mi
- MurfreesboroCategory 1 · 71 mi
Virginia (33)
- ChincoteagueCategory 1 · 34 mi
- BloxomCategory 1 · 42 mi
- New ChurchCategory 1 · 43 mi
- AccomacCategory 1 · 40 mi
- MelfaCategory 1 · 41 mi
- ParksleyCategory 1 · 41 mi
- OnancockCategory 1 · 44 mi
- PainterCategory 1 · 41 mi
- ExmoreCategory 1 · 42 mi
- White StoneCategory 1 · 69 mi
- KilmarnockCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Cape CharlesCategory 1 · 37 mi
- MathewsCategory 1 · 59 mi
- PoquosonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- SeafordCategory 1 · 55 mi
- YorktownCategory 1 · 56 mi
- HayesCategory 1 · 61 mi
- GloucesterCategory 1 · 69 mi
- WilliamsburgCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Virginia BeachCategory 1 · 27 mi
- ChesapeakeCategory 1 · 34 mi
- NorfolkCategory 1 · 37 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 1 · 39 mi
- HamptonCategory 1 · 48 mi
- SuffolkCategory 1 · 49 mi
- CarrolltonCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Newport NewsCategory 1 · 55 mi
- SmithfieldCategory 1 · 58 mi
- WindsorCategory 1 · 59 mi
- Fort EustisCategory 1 · 61 mi
- ZuniCategory 1 · 65 mi
- WakefieldCategory 1 · 75 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 67 mi
Maryland (15)
- Pocomoke CityCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Snow HillCategory 1 · 49 mi
- CrisfieldCategory 1 · 58 mi
- PittsvilleCategory 1 · 59 mi
- ParsonsburgCategory 1 · 60 mi
- Princess AnneCategory 1 · 60 mi
- EdenCategory 1 · 62 mi
- FruitlandCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WestoverCategory 1 · 64 mi
- SalisburyCategory 1 · 65 mi
- DelmarCategory 1 · 68 mi
- HebronCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Ocean CityCategory 1 · 49 mi
- BerlinCategory 1 · 51 mi
- BishopvilleCategory 1 · 55 mi
Delaware (11)
- DelmarCategory 1 · 70 mi
- LaurelCategory 1 · 74 mi
- SelbyvilleCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Bethany BeachCategory 1 · 57 mi
- Ocean ViewCategory 1 · 59 mi
- MillvilleCategory 1 · 59 mi
- FrankfordCategory 1 · 60 mi
- DagsboroCategory 1 · 63 mi
- MillsboroCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Rehoboth BeachCategory 1 · 68 mi
- LewesCategory 1 · 72 mi
New Jersey (1)
- WildwoodCategory 1 · 74 mi
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.