NHC AL111964 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Isbell (1964)
October 9, 1964 – October 16, 1964
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Isbell peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 254 US cities, 99 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Isbell in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Isbell from October 9, 1964 to October 16, 1964; its peak was 115 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on October 14 at 104 mph (Category 2), 22 miles from Marco Island, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 254 US cities, in 2 states, most in North Carolina (155). The strongest pass was 110 mph (Category 3) 34 miles from Key West, FL; the centre came closest to Cove City, NC, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 254
- At hurricane strength
- 99
- States
- 2
115 mph
when closest
Cities Isbell passed near, strongest first
Florida (99)
- Key WestCategory 3 · 34 mi
- Summerland KeyCategory 2 · 44 mi
- Big Pine KeyCategory 2 · 51 mi
- MarathonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- Marco IslandCategory 2 · 21 mi
- NaplesCategory 2 · 33 mi
- SanibelCategory 2 · 61 mi
- St James CityCategory 2 · 66 mi
- Bonita SpringsCategory 2 · 45 mi
- EsteroCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Fort Myers BeachCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Cape CoralCategory 2 · 67 mi
- Fort MyersCategory 2 · 58 mi
- North Fort MyersCategory 2 · 67 mi
- Key LargoCategory 2 · 75 mi
- ImmokaleeCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Lehigh AcresCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Florida CityCategory 2 · 55 mi
- HomesteadCategory 2 · 55 mi
- AlvaCategory 2 · 57 mi
- LabelleCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Cutler BayCategory 2 · 54 mi
- South MiamiCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Palmetto BayCategory 2 · 52 mi
- DoralCategory 1 · 40 mi
- MiamiCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Coral GablesCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Key BiscayneCategory 1 · 55 mi
- WestonCategory 1 · 25 mi
- ClewistonCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Miami GardensCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Miami LakesCategory 1 · 38 mi
- HialeahCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Opa LockaCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Moore HavenCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Miami ShoresCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Miami BeachCategory 1 · 49 mi
- JupiterCategory 1 · 1 mi
- TequestaCategory 1 · 2 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 1 · 2 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 1 · 3 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 1 · 4 mi
- WellingtonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 1 · 8 mi
- Hobe SoundCategory 1 · 9 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 1 · 10 mi
- GreenacresCategory 1 · 12 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 1 · 14 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 1 · 16 mi
- StuartCategory 1 · 16 mi
- AtlantisCategory 1 · 17 mi
- South BayCategory 1 · 17 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 1 · 17 mi
- Jensen BeachCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Palm CityCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 1 · 20 mi
- PahokeeCategory 1 · 21 mi
and 39 more
North Carolina (155)
- BeaufortTropical storm · 6 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · overhead
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 4 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 4 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 14 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 2 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 16 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 17 mi
- Cherry PointTropical storm · 2 mi
- HubertTropical storm · 20 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 28 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 37 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- GrantsboroTropical storm · 13 mi
- BayboroTropical storm · 23 mi
- Midway ParkTropical storm · 23 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 45 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 52 mi
- WilmingtonTropical storm · 71 mi
- MaysvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- Tarawa TerraceTropical storm · 25 mi
- JacksonvilleTropical storm · 25 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 26 mi
- Castle HayneTropical storm · 66 mi
- New BernTropical storm · 6 mi
- Rocky PointTropical storm · 59 mi
- Maple HillTropical storm · 39 mi
- BelhavenTropical storm · 46 mi
- RichlandsTropical storm · 25 mi
- BurgawTropical storm · 56 mi
- CurrieTropical storm · 69 mi
- Cove CityTropical storm · overhead
- TrentonTropical storm · 11 mi
- VanceboroTropical storm · 12 mi
- PinetownTropical storm · 38 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 68 mi
- ChocowinityTropical storm · 24 mi
- WashingtonTropical storm · 29 mi
- BeulavilleTropical storm · 32 mi
- WallaceTropical storm · 49 mi
- WillardTropical storm · 56 mi
- RoperTropical storm · 63 mi
- Pink HillTropical storm · 24 mi
- TeacheyTropical storm · 48 mi
- PlymouthTropical storm · 55 mi
- Deep RunTropical storm · 18 mi
- GrimeslandTropical storm · 21 mi
- JamesvilleTropical storm · 44 mi
- Rose HillTropical storm · 47 mi
- GriftonTropical storm · 5 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 8 mi
- KenansvilleTropical storm · 36 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 44 mi
- AydenTropical storm · 9 mi
- HarrellsTropical storm · 65 mi
- EdentonTropical storm · 71 mi
- HookertonTropical storm · overhead
- WintervilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- WilliamstonTropical storm · 40 mi
and 95 more
Other storms of the 1964 season
- Unnamed (AL131964)Tropical storm · 7 cities
- AbbyTropical storm · 99 cities
- CleoCategory 4 · 480 cities
- DoraCategory 4 · 569 cities
- HildaCategory 4 · 453 cities
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.