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NHC AL061953 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Dolly (1953)

September 8, 1953 – September 16, 1953

Hurricane Dolly peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
86
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Dolly passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (86)

and 26 more

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.