NHC AL071960 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Florence (1960)
September 17, 1960 – September 26, 1960
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Tropical Storm Florence peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 129 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Florence in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Florence from September 17, 1960 to September 26, 1960; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 129 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 58 mph (tropical storm) 4 miles from Fort Pierce, FL; the centre came closest to Palm City, FL, 2 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 129
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
58 mph
when closest
Cities Florence passed near, strongest first
Florida (129)
- Fort PierceTropical storm · 4 mi
- Vero BeachTropical storm · 11 mi
- Port St LucieTropical storm · 4 mi
- Jensen BeachTropical storm · 5 mi
- SebastianTropical storm · 20 mi
- Barefoot BayTropical storm · 25 mi
- Palm CityTropical storm · 2 mi
- StuartTropical storm · 7 mi
- FellsmereTropical storm · 16 mi
- GrantTropical storm · 29 mi
- Melbourne BeachTropical storm · 34 mi
- Hobe SoundTropical storm · 13 mi
- MalabarTropical storm · 31 mi
- IndialanticTropical storm · 40 mi
- Palm BayTropical storm · 31 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 44 mi
- TequestaTropical storm · 18 mi
- OkeechobeeTropical storm · 20 mi
- MelbourneTropical storm · 41 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 54 mi
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 59 mi
- IndiantownTropical storm · 6 mi
- JupiterTropical storm · 17 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 51 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 56 mi
- Palm Beach GardensTropical storm · 20 mi
- North Palm BeachTropical storm · 23 mi
- Riviera BeachTropical storm · 24 mi
- FrostproofTropical storm · 33 mi
- Babson ParkTropical storm · 36 mi
- Lake WalesTropical storm · 38 mi
- Zolfo SpringsTropical storm · 45 mi
- DundeeTropical storm · 48 mi
- Fort MeadeTropical storm · 50 mi
- WauchulaTropical storm · 50 mi
- Haines CityTropical storm · 51 mi
- KissimmeeTropical storm · 52 mi
- Winter HavenTropical storm · 52 mi
- Eagle LakeTropical storm · 53 mi
- BartowTropical storm · 54 mi
- Lake AlfredTropical storm · 56 mi
- Bowling GreenTropical storm · 57 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 58 mi
- AuburndaleTropical storm · 59 mi
- DavenportTropical storm · 60 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 60 mi
- CelebrationTropical storm · 62 mi
- MulberryTropical storm · 63 mi
- Polk CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- LakelandTropical storm · 66 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- WindermereTropical storm · 70 mi
- LithiaTropical storm · 71 mi
- GothaTropical storm · 73 mi
- Winter GardenTropical storm · 74 mi
- OcoeeTropical storm · 75 mi
- Plant CityTropical storm · 75 mi
- HarmonyTropical storm · 38 mi
- Palm BeachTropical storm · 27 mi
- LoxahatcheeTropical storm · 11 mi
and 69 more
Other storms of the 1960 season
- Unnamed (AL011960)Tropical storm · 67 cities
- BrendaTropical storm · 2,437 cities
- DonnaCategory 4 · 1,911 cities
- EthelCategory 3 · 117 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.