NHC AL051993 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Emily (1993)
August 22, 1993 – September 6, 1993
Hurricane Emily peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 5 US cities, 5 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 5
- At hurricane strength
- 5
- States
- 1
115 mph
when closest
Cities Emily passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (5)
- Nags HeadCategory 3 · 45 mi
- ManteoCategory 3 · 49 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 3 · 51 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 3 · 56 mi
- GrandyCategory 3 · 67 mi
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.