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NHC AL131987 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Floyd (1987)

October 9, 1987 – October 14, 1987

Hurricane Floyd peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, 8 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
8

when closest

States
1

Cities Floyd passed near, strongest first

Florida (49)

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.