NHC AL081996 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Hortense (1996)
September 3, 1996 – September 16, 1996
Hurricane Hortense peaked at Category 4 with 138 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 83 US cities, 83 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 83
- At hurricane strength
- 83
- States
- 1
138 mph
when closest
Cities Hortense passed near, strongest first
Puerto Rico (83)
- GuanicaCategory 1 · overhead
- EnsenadaCategory 1 · 3 mi
- Sabana GrandeCategory 1 · 4 mi
- YaucoCategory 1 · 5 mi
- GuayanillaCategory 1 · 7 mi
- PenuelasCategory 1 · 11 mi
- PonceCategory 1 · 15 mi
- AdjuntasCategory 1 · 16 mi
- MerceditaCategory 1 · 17 mi
- LaresCategory 1 · 19 mi
- Coto LaurelCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Juana DiazCategory 1 · 22 mi
- UtuadoCategory 1 · 23 mi
- Santa IsabelCategory 1 · 25 mi
- JayuyaCategory 1 · 25 mi
- VillalbaCategory 1 · 27 mi
- HatilloCategory 1 · 30 mi
- CoamoCategory 1 · 31 mi
- SalinasCategory 1 · 32 mi
- AguirreCategory 1 · 33 mi
- FloridaCategory 1 · 33 mi
- Sabana HoyosCategory 1 · 34 mi
- AreciboCategory 1 · 34 mi
- OrocovisCategory 1 · 34 mi
- CialesCategory 1 · 34 mi
- GarrochalesCategory 1 · 37 mi
- AibonitoCategory 1 · 38 mi
- GuayamaCategory 1 · 38 mi
- MorovisCategory 1 · 38 mi
- BarranquitasCategory 1 · 39 mi
- BarcelonetaCategory 1 · 39 mi
- ManatiCategory 1 · 40 mi
- ArroyoCategory 1 · 42 mi
- CayeyCategory 1 · 42 mi
- CorozalCategory 1 · 43 mi
- ComerioCategory 1 · 44 mi
- CidraCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Vega BajaCategory 1 · 45 mi
- PatillasCategory 1 · 46 mi
- NaranjitoCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Vega AltaCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Aguas BuenasCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Toa AltaCategory 1 · 50 mi
- MaunaboCategory 1 · 50 mi
- DoradoCategory 1 · 51 mi
- BayamonCategory 1 · 53 mi
- CaguasCategory 1 · 54 mi
- YabucoaCategory 1 · 54 mi
- San LorenzoCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Toa BajaCategory 1 · 54 mi
- GuaynaboCategory 1 · 56 mi
- CatanoCategory 1 · 58 mi
- GuraboCategory 1 · 58 mi
- JuncosCategory 1 · 59 mi
- Las PiedrasCategory 1 · 60 mi
- San JuanCategory 1 · 60 mi
- Trujillo AltoCategory 1 · 60 mi
- HumacaoCategory 1 · 61 mi
- CarolinaCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Punta SantiagoCategory 1 · 64 mi
and 23 more
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.