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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

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
118
At hurricane strength
118

when closest

States
6

Cities Barbara passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (56)

Virginia (33)

Maryland (15)

Delaware (11)

Massachusetts (2)

New Jersey (1)

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.