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NHC AL101973 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Delia (1973)

September 2, 1973 – September 7, 1973

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Delia peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 215 US cities, 11 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Delia in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Delia from September 2, 1973 to September 7, 1973; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 5 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 3 miles from Freeport, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 215 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 75 mph (Category 1) 20 miles from Galveston, TX; the centre came closest to Cedar Creek, TX, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
215
At hurricane strength
11

when closest

States
1
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Cities Delia passed near, strongest first

Texas (215)

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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.