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NHC AL121966 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1966

June 28, 1966 – July 2, 1966

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1966 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 161 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1966 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1966 (AL121966) from June 28, 1966 to July 2, 1966; its peak was 46 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on July 1 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 18 miles from Chiefland, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 161 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (158). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 11 miles from Indian Shores, FL; the centre came closest to Cross City, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

46 mph

Cities within 75 mi
161
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1966 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (158)

and 98 more

Georgia (3)

Other storms of the 1966 season

  • AlmaCategory 3 · 724 cities
  • InezCategory 5 · 49 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.