NHC AL111950 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane King (1950)
October 13, 1950 – October 20, 1950
Hurricane King peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 435 US cities, 292 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 435
- At hurricane strength
- 292
- States
- 3
132 mph
when closest
Cities King passed near, strongest first
Florida (321)
- Miami LakesCategory 4 · overhead
- HialeahCategory 4 · 1 mi
- Key BiscayneCategory 4 · 2 mi
- Coral GablesCategory 4 · 3 mi
- Opa LockaCategory 4 · 3 mi
- DoralCategory 4 · 5 mi
- MiamiCategory 4 · 5 mi
- Miami ShoresCategory 4 · 5 mi
- South MiamiCategory 4 · 5 mi
- North MiamiCategory 4 · 7 mi
- Miami BeachCategory 4 · 7 mi
- North Miami BeachCategory 4 · 8 mi
- Palmetto BayCategory 4 · 8 mi
- Bay Harbor IslandsCategory 4 · 9 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachCategory 4 · 10 mi
- AventuraCategory 4 · 11 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 4 · 11 mi
- Miami GardensCategory 4 · 4 mi
- HollywoodCategory 4 · 11 mi
- Cutler BayCategory 4 · 12 mi
- HomesteadCategory 4 · 19 mi
- Florida CityCategory 4 · 25 mi
- MiramarCategory 4 · 4 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 4 · 13 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 3 · 4 mi
- DavieCategory 3 · 8 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 3 · 16 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 3 · 18 mi
- Key LargoCategory 3 · 25 mi
- WestonCategory 3 · 1 mi
- PlantationCategory 3 · 9 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 3 · 12 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 3 · 18 mi
- TavernierCategory 3 · 36 mi
- SunriseCategory 3 · 8 mi
- LauderhillCategory 3 · 13 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 3 · 15 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 3 · 21 mi
- IslamoradaCategory 3 · 44 mi
- MarathonCategory 3 · 72 mi
- TamaracCategory 3 · 12 mi
- MargateCategory 3 · 16 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 3 · 23 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 3 · 14 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 3 · 19 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 3 · 23 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 3 · 28 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 3 · 30 mi
- AtlantisCategory 3 · 34 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 3 · 32 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 3 · 35 mi
- GreenacresCategory 3 · 32 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 3 · 36 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 3 · 40 mi
- WellingtonCategory 3 · 27 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 3 · 31 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 3 · 41 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 3 · 43 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 2 · 27 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 2 · 40 mi
and 261 more
Georgia (92)
- Saint MarysTropical storm · 72 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 35 mi
- KingslandTropical storm · 68 mi
- WoodbineTropical storm · 74 mi
- FolkstonTropical storm · 56 mi
- NahuntaTropical storm · 72 mi
- HobokenTropical storm · 64 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 56 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 75 mi
- Lake ParkTropical storm · overhead
- BlackshearTropical storm · 65 mi
- HomervilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- ValdostaTropical storm · 1 mi
- LakelandTropical storm · 17 mi
- Ray CityTropical storm · 12 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 17 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 38 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 67 mi
- HahiraTropical storm · 1 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 57 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- BostonTropical storm · 27 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 34 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 47 mi
- AdelTropical storm · 5 mi
- SparksTropical storm · 7 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 43 mi
- BroxtonTropical storm · 54 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 74 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 12 mi
- PavoTropical storm · 15 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 35 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 74 mi
- Norman ParkTropical storm · 3 mi
- MoultrieTropical storm · 5 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 10 mi
- CoolidgeTropical storm · 18 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 20 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 30 mi
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 43 mi
- OchlockneeTropical storm · 26 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 1 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 14 mi
- MeigsTropical storm · 20 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 21 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 29 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 29 mi
- CairoTropical storm · 35 mi
- WhighamTropical storm · 39 mi
- RochelleTropical storm · 48 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 55 mi
- EastmanTropical storm · 72 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 12 mi
- ClimaxTropical storm · 44 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · 6 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 19 mi
- BainbridgeTropical storm · 49 mi
- HawkinsvilleTropical storm · 66 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 3 mi
- CordeleTropical storm · 39 mi
and 32 more
Alabama (22)
- EufaulaTropical storm · 41 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 42 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 47 mi
- Fort MitchellTropical storm · 49 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 53 mi
- SealeTropical storm · 56 mi
- ClaytonTropical storm · 56 mi
- AshfordTropical storm · 57 mi
- CowartsTropical storm · 58 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 61 mi
- Phenix CityTropical storm · 62 mi
- ClioTropical storm · 62 mi
- Midland CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- DothanTropical storm · 64 mi
- CottonwoodTropical storm · 66 mi
- Smiths StationTropical storm · 68 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 69 mi
- AritonTropical storm · 70 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 72 mi
- SalemTropical storm · 73 mi
- SlocombTropical storm · 74 mi
- Fort RuckerTropical storm · 75 mi
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.