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NHC AL061963 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Edith (1963)

September 23, 1963 – September 29, 1963

Hurricane Edith peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 19 US cities, 13 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
19
At hurricane strength
13

when closest

States
1

Cities Edith passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (19)

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.