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NHC AL071961 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Frances (1961)

September 30, 1961 – October 10, 1961

Hurricane Frances peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 40 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

132 mph

Cities within 75 mi
40
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Frances passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (28)

Maine (12)

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.