NHC AL081954 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Edna (1954)
September 5, 1954 – September 14, 1954
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Edna peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 322 US cities, 322 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Edna in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Edna from September 5, 1954 to September 14, 1954; its peak was 127 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 11 at 109 mph (Category 2), 2 miles from Edgartown, MA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 322 US cities, in 6 states, most in Massachusetts (209) and Rhode Island (49). The strongest pass was 110 mph (Category 3) 58 miles from Montauk, NY; the centre came closest to Barnstable, MA, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 322
- At hurricane strength
- 322
- States
- 6
127 mph
when closest
Cities Edna passed near, strongest first
New York (4)
- MontaukCategory 3 · 58 mi
- East HamptonCategory 3 · 68 mi
- Water MillCategory 3 · 73 mi
- Sag HarborCategory 3 · 74 mi
Massachusetts (209)
- BarnstableCategory 2 · overhead
- EdgartownCategory 2 · overhead
- CentervilleCategory 2 · overhead
- HyannisCategory 2 · 2 mi
- OstervilleCategory 2 · 2 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 2 · 3 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 2 · 4 mi
- CotuitCategory 2 · 4 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 2 · 4 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 2 · 5 mi
- MashpeeCategory 2 · 6 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 2 · 7 mi
- West TisburyCategory 2 · 7 mi
- East SandwichCategory 2 · 7 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 2 · 8 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 2 · 9 mi
- SandwichCategory 2 · 10 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 2 · 10 mi
- FalmouthCategory 2 · 11 mi
- Sagamore BeachCategory 2 · 13 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 2 · 13 mi
- PocassetCategory 2 · 14 mi
- BourneCategory 2 · 15 mi
- East WarehamCategory 2 · 19 mi
- WarehamCategory 2 · 21 mi
- MarionCategory 2 · 21 mi
- PlymouthCategory 2 · 21 mi
- MattapoisettCategory 2 · 22 mi
- NantucketCategory 2 · 23 mi
- West WarehamCategory 2 · 23 mi
- FairhavenCategory 2 · 25 mi
- South DartmouthCategory 2 · 27 mi
- RochesterCategory 2 · 27 mi
- CarverCategory 2 · 27 mi
- New BedfordCategory 2 · 28 mi
- AcushnetCategory 2 · 28 mi
- DartmouthCategory 2 · 30 mi
- PlymptonCategory 2 · 32 mi
- East FreetownCategory 2 · 32 mi
- MiddleboroCategory 2 · 33 mi
- WestportCategory 2 · 33 mi
- LakevilleCategory 2 · 35 mi
- HalifaxCategory 2 · 35 mi
- AssonetCategory 2 · 38 mi
- East TauntonCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Fall RiverCategory 2 · 39 mi
- BridgewaterCategory 2 · 40 mi
- BerkleyCategory 2 · 40 mi
- East BridgewaterCategory 2 · 40 mi
- SomersetCategory 2 · 41 mi
- RaynhamCategory 2 · 42 mi
- DightonCategory 2 · 42 mi
- West BridgewaterCategory 2 · 43 mi
- TauntonCategory 2 · 43 mi
- SwanseaCategory 2 · 43 mi
- North DightonCategory 2 · 44 mi
- BrocktonCategory 2 · 46 mi
- South EastonCategory 2 · 47 mi
- AvonCategory 2 · 48 mi
- North EastonCategory 2 · 48 mi
and 149 more
Rhode Island (49)
- Little ComptonCategory 2 · 34 mi
- TivertonCategory 2 · 39 mi
- MiddletownCategory 2 · 40 mi
- NewportCategory 2 · 40 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 2 · 41 mi
- JamestownCategory 2 · 44 mi
- BristolCategory 2 · 44 mi
- WarrenCategory 2 · 46 mi
- NarragansettCategory 2 · 46 mi
- SaunderstownCategory 2 · 48 mi
- WakefieldCategory 2 · 48 mi
- BarringtonCategory 2 · 49 mi
- North KingstownCategory 2 · 50 mi
- KingstonCategory 2 · 50 mi
- RiversideCategory 2 · 51 mi
- WarwickCategory 2 · 52 mi
- East GreenwichCategory 2 · 52 mi
- East ProvidenceCategory 2 · 53 mi
- RumfordCategory 2 · 53 mi
- West KingstonCategory 2 · 53 mi
- CharlestownCategory 2 · 54 mi
- PawtucketCategory 2 · 55 mi
- ProvidenceCategory 2 · 56 mi
- CranstonCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Central FallsCategory 2 · 56 mi
- ExeterCategory 2 · 56 mi
- West WarwickCategory 2 · 56 mi
- BradfordCategory 2 · 58 mi
- LincolnCategory 2 · 58 mi
- CoventryCategory 2 · 59 mi
- North ProvidenceCategory 2 · 59 mi
- CumberlandCategory 2 · 59 mi
- JohnstonCategory 2 · 59 mi
- WesterlyCategory 2 · 59 mi
- HopeCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Hope ValleyCategory 2 · 60 mi
- AshawayCategory 2 · 60 mi
- West GreenwichCategory 2 · 61 mi
- SmithfieldCategory 2 · 62 mi
- ManvilleCategory 2 · 62 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 2 · 63 mi
- WoonsocketCategory 2 · 65 mi
- North ScituateCategory 2 · 65 mi
- North SmithfieldCategory 2 · 66 mi
- GreeneCategory 2 · 67 mi
- FosterCategory 2 · 68 mi
- HarrisvilleCategory 2 · 71 mi
- ChepachetCategory 2 · 71 mi
- PascoagCategory 2 · 74 mi
Connecticut (14)
- PawcatuckCategory 2 · 62 mi
- StoningtonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- North StoningtonCategory 2 · 65 mi
- MysticCategory 2 · 68 mi
- VoluntownCategory 2 · 68 mi
- LedyardCategory 2 · 70 mi
- GrotonCategory 2 · 71 mi
- SterlingCategory 2 · 71 mi
- PrestonCategory 2 · 71 mi
- MoosupCategory 2 · 73 mi
- New LondonCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Gales FerryCategory 2 · 74 mi
- PlainfieldCategory 2 · 74 mi
- LisbonCategory 2 · 74 mi
New Hampshire (5)
- SeabrookCategory 2 · 72 mi
- HamptonCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Hampton FallsCategory 2 · 75 mi
- North HamptonCategory 2 · 75 mi
- RyeCategory 2 · 73 mi
Maine (41)
- YorkCategory 2 · 75 mi
- HarpswellCategory 1 · 73 mi
- BathCategory 1 · 73 mi
- WiscassetCategory 1 · 70 mi
- WoolwichCategory 1 · 73 mi
- WaldoboroCategory 1 · 63 mi
- DamariscottaCategory 1 · 65 mi
- RocklandCategory 1 · 53 mi
- ThomastonCategory 1 · 54 mi
- WarrenCategory 1 · 59 mi
- JeffersonCategory 1 · 72 mi
- RockportCategory 1 · 55 mi
- CamdenCategory 1 · 56 mi
- UnionCategory 1 · 65 mi
- LincolnvilleCategory 1 · 58 mi
- BelfastCategory 1 · 62 mi
- ThorndikeCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Bar HarborCategory 1 · 28 mi
- HancockCategory 1 · 33 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Blue HillCategory 1 · 42 mi
- EllsworthCategory 1 · 43 mi
- HoldenCategory 1 · 53 mi
- EddingtonCategory 1 · 55 mi
- Stockton SpringsCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BucksportCategory 1 · 57 mi
- SearsportCategory 1 · 60 mi
- OrringtonCategory 1 · 62 mi
- BrewerCategory 1 · 62 mi
- MilfordCategory 1 · 63 mi
- OronoCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WinterportCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Old TownCategory 1 · 65 mi
- BangorCategory 1 · 65 mi
- HampdenCategory 1 · 68 mi
- CarmelCategory 1 · 73 mi
- MachiasCategory 1 · 12 mi
- BaileyvilleCategory 1 · 18 mi
- LincolnCategory 1 · 71 mi
- CalaisCategory 1 · 12 mi
- HoultonCategory 1 · 71 mi
Other storms of the 1954 season
- Unnamed (AL011954)Tropical storm · 27 cities
- Unnamed (AL021954)Tropical storm · 17 cities
- AliceCategory 2 · 47 cities
- Unnamed (AL041954)Tropical storm · 77 cities
- BarbaraTropical storm · 83 cities
- CarolCategory 3 · 1,005 cities
- HazelCategory 4 · 1,223 cities
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.