NHC AL131972 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Dawn (1972)
September 5, 1972 – September 14, 1972
Hurricane Dawn peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 3 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 3
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
81 mph
when closest
Cities Dawn passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (3)
- Nags HeadTropical storm · 66 mi
- ManteoTropical storm · 69 mi
- Kill Devil HillsTropical storm · 72 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.