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NHC AL091955 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Hilda (1955)

September 12, 1955 – September 20, 1955

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Hilda peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Hilda in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Hilda from September 12, 1955 to September 20, 1955; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 51 mph (tropical storm) 68 miles from San Antonio, PR; the centre came closest to Catano, PR, 53 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Hilda passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (49)

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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.