NHC AL111972 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Carrie (1972)
August 29, 1972 – September 5, 1972
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Tropical Storm Carrie peaked at Tropical storm with 63 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 81 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Carrie in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Carrie from August 29, 1972 to September 5, 1972; its peak was 63 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 81 US cities, in 2 states, most in Massachusetts (47). The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 24 miles from Nantucket, MA; the centre came closest to Calais, ME, 6 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 81
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 2
63 mph
when closest
Cities Carrie passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (47)
- NantucketTropical storm · 24 mi
- ChathamTropical storm · 33 mi
- OrleansTropical storm · 36 mi
- HarwichTropical storm · 37 mi
- Dennis PortTropical storm · 39 mi
- EasthamTropical storm · 39 mi
- BrewsterTropical storm · 40 mi
- South DennisTropical storm · 42 mi
- South YarmouthTropical storm · 42 mi
- WellfleetTropical storm · 43 mi
- West YarmouthTropical storm · 44 mi
- DennisTropical storm · 44 mi
- Yarmouth PortTropical storm · 45 mi
- HyannisTropical storm · 46 mi
- EdgartownTropical storm · 47 mi
- BarnstableTropical storm · 48 mi
- CentervilleTropical storm · 48 mi
- OstervilleTropical storm · 49 mi
- West BarnstableTropical storm · 51 mi
- CotuitTropical storm · 52 mi
- Marstons MillsTropical storm · 52 mi
- West TisburyTropical storm · 53 mi
- Vineyard HavenTropical storm · 53 mi
- MashpeeTropical storm · 53 mi
- ProvincetownTropical storm · 55 mi
- East SandwichTropical storm · 55 mi
- East FalmouthTropical storm · 55 mi
- ChilmarkTropical storm · 55 mi
- ForestdaleTropical storm · 57 mi
- FalmouthTropical storm · 57 mi
- SandwichTropical storm · 57 mi
- North FalmouthTropical storm · 60 mi
- Sagamore BeachTropical storm · 61 mi
- PocassetTropical storm · 62 mi
- BourneTropical storm · 63 mi
- East WarehamTropical storm · 66 mi
- WarehamTropical storm · 68 mi
- MarionTropical storm · 68 mi
- MattapoisettTropical storm · 68 mi
- PlymouthTropical storm · 69 mi
- West WarehamTropical storm · 71 mi
- FairhavenTropical storm · 71 mi
- South DartmouthTropical storm · 73 mi
- RochesterTropical storm · 74 mi
- New BedfordTropical storm · 74 mi
- CarverTropical storm · 74 mi
- AcushnetTropical storm · 75 mi
Maine (34)
- CalaisTropical storm · 6 mi
- MachiasTropical storm · 7 mi
- BaileyvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- Bar HarborTropical storm · 30 mi
- FranklinTropical storm · 34 mi
- HancockTropical storm · 34 mi
- EllsworthTropical storm · 43 mi
- Blue HillTropical storm · 45 mi
- HoldenTropical storm · 53 mi
- EddingtonTropical storm · 54 mi
- BucksportTropical storm · 59 mi
- MilfordTropical storm · 60 mi
- Stockton SpringsTropical storm · 60 mi
- OronoTropical storm · 61 mi
- BrewerTropical storm · 62 mi
- OrringtonTropical storm · 62 mi
- Old TownTropical storm · 62 mi
- RocklandTropical storm · 63 mi
- SearsportTropical storm · 63 mi
- RockportTropical storm · 64 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 64 mi
- LincolnvilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- BangorTropical storm · 64 mi
- ThomastonTropical storm · 65 mi
- HoultonTropical storm · 65 mi
- LincolnTropical storm · 65 mi
- WinterportTropical storm · 65 mi
- BelfastTropical storm · 66 mi
- HampdenTropical storm · 69 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 70 mi
- UnionTropical storm · 73 mi
- CarmelTropical storm · 73 mi
- WaldoboroTropical storm · 75 mi
- LevantTropical storm · 75 mi
Other storms of the 1972 season
- AlphaTropical storm · 109 cities
- AgnesCategory 1 · 1,699 cities
- Unnamed (AL041972)Tropical storm · 108 cities
- DianaCategory 2 · 8 cities
- DawnTropical storm · 3 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.