NHC CP041982 · Central Pacific basin
Hurricane Iwa (1982)
November 19, 1982 – November 25, 1982
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Iwa peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 11 US cities, 11 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Iwa in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Iwa from November 19, 1982 to November 25, 1982; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 11 US cities, all in Hawaii. The strongest pass was 92 mph (Category 1) 24 miles from Princeville, HI.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 11
- At hurricane strength
- 11
- States
- 1
92 mph
when closest
Cities Iwa passed near, strongest first
Other storms of the 1982 season
- Unnamed (AL021982)Tropical storm · 361 cities
- ChrisTropical storm · 96 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.