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NHC EP181992 · Eastern Pacific basin

Hurricane Iniki (1992)

September 5, 1992 – September 13, 1992

Hurricane Iniki peaked at Category 4 with 144 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 11 US cities, 11 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

144 mph

Cities within 75 mi
11
At hurricane strength
11

when closest

States
1

Cities Iniki passed near, strongest first

Hawaii (11)

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.