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NHC AL091951 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane How (1951)

September 29, 1951 – October 11, 1951

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

Hurricane How peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 105 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

How in the record

HURDAT2 tracks How from September 29, 1951 to October 11, 1951; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 2 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 10 miles from Bokeelia, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 105 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 18 miles from Englewood, FL; the centre came closest to Fort Pierce, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
105
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities How passed near, strongest first

Florida (105)

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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.