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NHC AL121985 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Juan (1985)

October 26, 1985 – November 1, 1985

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

Hurricane Juan peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 418 US cities, 37 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Juan in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Juan from October 26, 1985 to November 1, 1985; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 29 at 75 mph (Category 1), 15 miles from Patterson, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 418 US cities, in 5 states, most in Alabama (228) and Louisiana (142). The strongest pass was 86 mph (Category 1) 70 miles from Port Arthur, TX; the centre came closest to Gulf Shores, AL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
418
At hurricane strength
37

when closest

States
5
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Cities Juan passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (142)

and 82 more

Texas (5)

Mississippi (21)

Alabama (228)

and 168 more

Florida (22)

Other storms of the 1985 season

  • BobCategory 1 · 552 cities
  • DannyCategory 1 · 138 cities
  • ElenaCategory 3 · 278 cities
  • GloriaCategory 4 · 1,706 cities
  • HenriTropical storm · 657 cities
  • IsabelTropical storm · 70 cities
  • NeleCategory 1 · 2 cities
  • KateCategory 3 · 437 cities

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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.