NHC AL122000 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Helene (2000)
September 15, 2000 – September 25, 2000
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Tropical Storm Helene peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 293 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Helene in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Helene from September 15, 2000 to September 25, 2000; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 22 at 40 mph (tropical storm), 4 miles from Hurlburt Field, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 293 US cities, in 4 states, most in North Carolina (184) and Florida (39). The strongest pass was 52 mph (tropical storm) 62 miles from Chincoteague, VA; the centre came closest to Fort Walton Beach, FL, 1 mile away.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 293
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 4
69 mph
when closest
Cities Helene passed near, strongest first
Virginia (39)
- ChincoteagueTropical storm · 62 mi
- New ChurchTropical storm · 70 mi
- MelfaTropical storm · 58 mi
- AccomacTropical storm · 60 mi
- OnancockTropical storm · 63 mi
- ParksleyTropical storm · 63 mi
- BloxomTropical storm · 65 mi
- ExmoreTropical storm · 55 mi
- PainterTropical storm · 57 mi
- Cape CharlesTropical storm · 44 mi
- MathewsTropical storm · 65 mi
- Virginia BeachTropical storm · 24 mi
- NorfolkTropical storm · 33 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 45 mi
- PoquosonTropical storm · 50 mi
- Newport NewsTropical storm · 51 mi
- YorktownTropical storm · 54 mi
- SeafordTropical storm · 55 mi
- HayesTropical storm · 62 mi
- GloucesterTropical storm · 71 mi
- ChesapeakeTropical storm · 26 mi
- PortsmouthTropical storm · 32 mi
- SuffolkTropical storm · 36 mi
- CarrolltonTropical storm · 44 mi
- SmithfieldTropical storm · 50 mi
- Fort EustisTropical storm · 57 mi
- WilliamsburgTropical storm · 70 mi
- Spring GroveTropical storm · 72 mi
- FranklinTropical storm · 41 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 44 mi
- ZuniTropical storm · 48 mi
- CourtlandTropical storm · 49 mi
- WakefieldTropical storm · 59 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · 65 mi
- CapronTropical storm · 53 mi
- EmporiaTropical storm · 61 mi
- JarrattTropical storm · 65 mi
- LawrencevilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- BraceyTropical storm · 71 mi
Alabama (31)
- Gulf ShoresTropical storm · 52 mi
- Orange BeachTropical storm · 44 mi
- ElbertaTropical storm · 47 mi
- FoleyTropical storm · 55 mi
- FairhopeTropical storm · 68 mi
- LillianTropical storm · 42 mi
- SummerdaleTropical storm · 58 mi
- SilverhillTropical storm · 62 mi
- LoxleyTropical storm · 65 mi
- DaphneTropical storm · 72 mi
- Spanish FortTropical storm · 74 mi
- RobertsdaleTropical storm · 58 mi
- Bay MinetteTropical storm · 73 mi
- FloralaTropical storm · 40 mi
- SamsonTropical storm · 52 mi
- FlomatonTropical storm · 52 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 55 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 57 mi
- AndalusiaTropical storm · 57 mi
- OppTropical storm · 58 mi
- Red LevelTropical storm · 63 mi
- ChancellorTropical storm · 64 mi
- AtmoreTropical storm · 67 mi
- HartfordTropical storm · 67 mi
- EvergreenTropical storm · 70 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 71 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 72 mi
- New BrocktonTropical storm · 74 mi
- SlocombTropical storm · 75 mi
- DalevilleTropical storm · 75 mi
- BrewtonTropical storm · 51 mi
North Carolina (184)
- CamdenTropical storm · 1 mi
- Elizabeth CityTropical storm · 2 mi
- CurrituckTropical storm · 2 mi
- MoyockTropical storm · 7 mi
- South MillsTropical storm · 10 mi
- GrandyTropical storm · 16 mi
- Kitty HawkTropical storm · 28 mi
- Kill Devil HillsTropical storm · 35 mi
- ManteoTropical storm · 41 mi
- Nags HeadTropical storm · 43 mi
- EdentonTropical storm · 2 mi
- HertfordTropical storm · 4 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 26 mi
- GatesTropical storm · 27 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 3 mi
- ColerainTropical storm · 10 mi
- JamesvilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- PlymouthTropical storm · 13 mi
- RoperTropical storm · 15 mi
- AulanderTropical storm · 20 mi
- AhoskieTropical storm · 21 mi
- MurfreesboroTropical storm · 32 mi
- BelhavenTropical storm · 34 mi
- ConwayTropical storm · 35 mi
- RobersonvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- WilliamstonTropical storm · 4 mi
- BethelTropical storm · 4 mi
- TarboroTropical storm · 15 mi
- GrimeslandTropical storm · 17 mi
- WashingtonTropical storm · 20 mi
- ChocowinityTropical storm · 23 mi
- Scotland NeckTropical storm · 25 mi
- PinetownTropical storm · 25 mi
- WhitakersTropical storm · 33 mi
- EnfieldTropical storm · 37 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 39 mi
- HalifaxTropical storm · 40 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 42 mi
- WeldonTropical storm · 47 mi
- GarysburgTropical storm · 48 mi
- Roanoke RapidsTropical storm · 51 mi
- BayboroTropical storm · 52 mi
- GrantsboroTropical storm · 53 mi
- GastonTropical storm · 54 mi
- LittletonTropical storm · 58 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 61 mi
- FarmvilleTropical storm · 1 mi
- StantonsburgTropical storm · 6 mi
- Snow HillTropical storm · 7 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- MacclesfieldTropical storm · 9 mi
- WintervilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- HookertonTropical storm · 11 mi
- PinetopsTropical storm · 12 mi
- AydenTropical storm · 14 mi
- WilsonTropical storm · 17 mi
- GriftonTropical storm · 19 mi
- Elm CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 20 mi
- Rocky MountTropical storm · 26 mi
and 124 more
Florida (39)
- PensacolaTropical storm · 34 mi
- CantonmentTropical storm · 41 mi
- Mary EstherTropical storm · 3 mi
- NavarreTropical storm · 13 mi
- Fort Walton BeachTropical storm · 1 mi
- Hurlburt FieldTropical storm · 1 mi
- ShalimarTropical storm · 3 mi
- Gulf BreezeTropical storm · 27 mi
- PaceTropical storm · 34 mi
- MolinoTropical storm · 47 mi
- Eglin AfbTropical storm · 4 mi
- ValparaisoTropical storm · 4 mi
- DestinTropical storm · 12 mi
- Miramar BeachTropical storm · 16 mi
- FreeportTropical storm · 26 mi
- MiltonTropical storm · 26 mi
- Defuniak SpringsTropical storm · 31 mi
- Laurel HillTropical storm · 32 mi
- Ponce De LeonTropical storm · 40 mi
- JayTropical storm · 42 mi
- VernonTropical storm · 46 mi
- WestvilleTropical storm · 48 mi
- Panama City BeachTropical storm · 51 mi
- CenturyTropical storm · 53 mi
- Mc DavidTropical storm · 58 mi
- BonifayTropical storm · 60 mi
- Lynn HavenTropical storm · 60 mi
- ChipleyTropical storm · 61 mi
- Panama CityTropical storm · 62 mi
- YoungstownTropical storm · 64 mi
- FountainTropical storm · 70 mi
- GracevilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- AlfordTropical storm · 73 mi
- CottondaleTropical storm · 74 mi
- NicevilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- CrestviewTropical storm · 10 mi
- BakerTropical storm · 21 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachTropical storm · 24 mi
- Inlet BeachTropical storm · 40 mi
Other storms of the 2000 season
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.