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NHC AL011976 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1976

May 21, 1976 – May 25, 1976

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1976 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 167 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1976 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1976 (AL011976) from May 21, 1976 to May 25, 1976; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 167 US cities, in 4 states, most in Georgia (72) and Florida (65). The strongest pass was 52 mph (tropical storm) 74 miles from Oak Island, NC; the centre came closest to Perry, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

52 mph

Cities within 75 mi
167
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1976 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (2)

South Carolina (28)

Georgia (72)

and 12 more

Florida (65)

and 5 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.