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NHC AL031965 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Betsy (1965)

August 27, 1965 – September 13, 1965

Hurricane Betsy peaked at Category 4 with 138 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 278 US cities, 170 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

138 mph

Cities within 75 mi
278
At hurricane strength
170

when closest

States
4

Cities Betsy passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (204)

and 144 more

Florida (36)

Arkansas (21)

Mississippi (17)

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.