NHC AL052019 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Dorian (2019)
August 24, 2019 – September 9, 2019
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Dorian peaked at Category 5 with 184 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 139 US cities, 139 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Dorian in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Dorian from August 24, 2019 to September 9, 2019; its peak was 184 mph (Category 5). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 28 at 81 mph (Category 1), 30 miles from Vieques, PR. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 139 US cities, in 3 states and territories, most in North Carolina (66) and Puerto Rico (41). The strongest pass was 115 mph (Category 3) 72 miles from Edisto Island, SC; the centre came closest to Beaufort, NC, 22 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Cities within 75 mi
- 139
- At hurricane strength
- 139
- States
- 3
184 mph
when closest
Cities Dorian passed near, strongest first
South Carolina (32)
- Edisto IslandCategory 3 · 72 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandCategory 3 · 67 mi
- Johns IslandCategory 3 · 64 mi
- RavenelCategory 3 · 73 mi
- HollywoodCategory 3 · 74 mi
- Sullivans IslandCategory 3 · 52 mi
- CharlestonCategory 3 · 61 mi
- Isle Of PalmsCategory 3 · 49 mi
- Mount PleasantCategory 3 · 53 mi
- Daniel IslandCategory 3 · 58 mi
- North CharlestonCategory 3 · 66 mi
- Charleston AfbCategory 3 · 67 mi
- Goose CreekCategory 3 · 68 mi
- LadsonCategory 3 · 73 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleCategory 2 · 43 mi
- AwendawCategory 2 · 48 mi
- HugerCategory 2 · 58 mi
- AndrewsCategory 2 · 65 mi
- BonneauCategory 2 · 71 mi
- Moncks CornerCategory 2 · 72 mi
- HanahanCategory 2 · 74 mi
- GeorgetownCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Pawleys IslandCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Murrells InletCategory 2 · 51 mi
- HemingwayCategory 2 · 72 mi
- Surfside BeachCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Myrtle BeachCategory 2 · 55 mi
- ConwayCategory 2 · 65 mi
- North Myrtle BeachCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Little RiverCategory 2 · 52 mi
- LongsCategory 2 · 59 mi
- LorisCategory 2 · 71 mi
North Carolina (66)
- Tabor CityCategory 2 · 72 mi
- Kure BeachCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Carolina BeachCategory 2 · 33 mi
- SouthportCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Oak IslandCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 2 · 41 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 2 · 42 mi
- BoliviaCategory 2 · 43 mi
- WinnabowCategory 2 · 43 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 2 · 44 mi
- HampsteadCategory 2 · 44 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 2 · 44 mi
- SupplyCategory 2 · 45 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachCategory 2 · 47 mi
- ShallotteCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Sunset BeachCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Castle HayneCategory 2 · 49 mi
- LelandCategory 2 · 51 mi
- CalabashCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 2 · 55 mi
- AshCategory 2 · 57 mi
- Maple HillCategory 2 · 58 mi
- DelcoCategory 2 · 60 mi
- BurgawCategory 2 · 62 mi
- CurrieCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RiegelwoodCategory 2 · 65 mi
- NakinaCategory 2 · 66 mi
- BoltonCategory 2 · 66 mi
- AtkinsonCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Lake WaccamawCategory 2 · 71 mi
- WillardCategory 2 · 73 mi
- WallaceCategory 2 · 73 mi
- BeulavilleCategory 2 · 74 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 2 · 32 mi
- SwansboroCategory 2 · 37 mi
- HubertCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 2 · 50 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 2 · 51 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 2 · 53 mi
- RichlandsCategory 2 · 65 mi
- TrentonCategory 2 · 68 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 2 · 24 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 2 · 25 mi
- NewportCategory 2 · 32 mi
- HavelockCategory 2 · 38 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 2 · 39 mi
- New BernCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Cove CityCategory 2 · 70 mi
- OrientalCategory 2 · 37 mi
- BayboroCategory 2 · 45 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 2 · 46 mi
- AuroraCategory 2 · 54 mi
- VanceboroCategory 2 · 68 mi
- ChocowinityCategory 2 · 74 mi
- BelhavenCategory 2 · 58 mi
- PinetownCategory 2 · 69 mi
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 42 mi
and 6 more
Puerto Rico (41)
- Vega AltaCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Vega BajaCategory 1 · 67 mi
- ManatiCategory 1 · 73 mi
- San JuanCategory 1 · 51 mi
- CatanoCategory 1 · 54 mi
- GuaynaboCategory 1 · 55 mi
- Toa BajaCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BayamonCategory 1 · 58 mi
- DoradoCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Toa AltaCategory 1 · 62 mi
- NaranjitoCategory 1 · 66 mi
- CorozalCategory 1 · 69 mi
- BarranquitasCategory 1 · 73 mi
- MorovisCategory 1 · 74 mi
- LuquilloCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Rio GrandeCategory 1 · 40 mi
- LoizaCategory 1 · 40 mi
- CanovanasCategory 1 · 44 mi
- CarolinaCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Trujillo AltoCategory 1 · 50 mi
- JuncosCategory 1 · 50 mi
- GuraboCategory 1 · 53 mi
- CaguasCategory 1 · 57 mi
- Aguas BuenasCategory 1 · 61 mi
- CidraCategory 1 · 66 mi
- ComerioCategory 1 · 67 mi
- CayeyCategory 1 · 68 mi
- AibonitoCategory 1 · 73 mi
- FajardoCategory 1 · 33 mi
- CeibaCategory 1 · 36 mi
- NaguaboCategory 1 · 42 mi
- Punta SantiagoCategory 1 · 45 mi
- HumacaoCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Las PiedrasCategory 1 · 50 mi
- YabucoaCategory 1 · 56 mi
- San LorenzoCategory 1 · 56 mi
- MaunaboCategory 1 · 59 mi
- PatillasCategory 1 · 64 mi
- ArroyoCategory 1 · 68 mi
- GuayamaCategory 1 · 72 mi
- ViequesCategory 1 · 30 mi
Other storms of the 2019 season
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.