NHC AL131998 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Mitch (1998)
October 22, 1998 – November 9, 1998
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Mitch peaked at Category 5 with 178 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Mitch in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Mitch from October 22, 1998 to November 9, 1998; its peak was 178 mph (Category 5). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on November 5 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 12 miles from Naples, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 4 miles from Bonita Springs, FL; the centre came closest to Tequesta, FL, 1 mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Cities within 75 mi
- 97
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
178 mph
when closest
Cities Mitch passed near, strongest first
Florida (97)
- Bonita SpringsTropical storm · 4 mi
- NaplesTropical storm · 7 mi
- ImmokaleeTropical storm · 8 mi
- EsteroTropical storm · 9 mi
- Moore HavenTropical storm · 12 mi
- Lehigh AcresTropical storm · 13 mi
- LabelleTropical storm · 14 mi
- Fort Myers BeachTropical storm · 15 mi
- AlvaTropical storm · 18 mi
- Fort MyersTropical storm · 18 mi
- SanibelTropical storm · 20 mi
- Marco IslandTropical storm · 21 mi
- St James CityTropical storm · 26 mi
- Cape CoralTropical storm · 27 mi
- North Fort MyersTropical storm · 28 mi
- BokeeliaTropical storm · 35 mi
- Punta GordaTropical storm · 45 mi
- Lake PlacidTropical storm · 47 mi
- PlacidaTropical storm · 50 mi
- Rotonda WestTropical storm · 52 mi
- Port CharlotteTropical storm · 52 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 54 mi
- EnglewoodTropical storm · 58 mi
- North PortTropical storm · 59 mi
- SebringTropical storm · 59 mi
- Zolfo SpringsTropical storm · 66 mi
- VeniceTropical storm · 67 mi
- Avon ParkTropical storm · 70 mi
- NokomisTropical storm · 72 mi
- WauchulaTropical storm · 72 mi
- ClewistonTropical storm · 2 mi
- PahokeeTropical storm · 2 mi
- Belle GladeTropical storm · 7 mi
- South BayTropical storm · 7 mi
- IndiantownTropical storm · 13 mi
- OkeechobeeTropical storm · 36 mi
- Coral SpringsTropical storm · 42 mi
- MargateTropical storm · 44 mi
- TamaracTropical storm · 46 mi
- North LauderdaleTropical storm · 46 mi
- LauderhillTropical storm · 48 mi
- SunriseTropical storm · 49 mi
- Lauderdale LakesTropical storm · 51 mi
- WestonTropical storm · 51 mi
- PlantationTropical storm · 52 mi
- Fort LauderdaleTropical storm · 53 mi
- DavieTropical storm · 56 mi
- Pembroke PinesTropical storm · 58 mi
- Dania BeachTropical storm · 59 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 60 mi
- MiramarTropical storm · 60 mi
- Hallandale BeachTropical storm · 63 mi
- Miami GardensTropical storm · 63 mi
- AventuraTropical storm · 64 mi
- Miami LakesTropical storm · 65 mi
- North Miami BeachTropical storm · 66 mi
- Opa LockaTropical storm · 66 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachTropical storm · 66 mi
- HialeahTropical storm · 66 mi
- North MiamiTropical storm · 68 mi
and 37 more
Other storms of the 1998 season
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.