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NHC AL091951 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane How (1951)

September 29, 1951 – October 11, 1951

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.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
105
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities How passed near, strongest first

Florida (105)

and 45 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.