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NHC AL111959 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Judith (1959)

October 14, 1959 – October 22, 1959

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

Hurricane Judith peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 113 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Judith in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Judith from October 14, 1959 to October 22, 1959; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 18 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 10 miles from Bokeelia, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 113 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 10 miles from Placida, FL; the centre came closest to Hobe Sound, FL, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
113
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Judith passed near, strongest first

Florida (113)

and 53 more

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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.