NHC AL012004 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Alex (2004)
July 31, 2004 – August 6, 2004
Hurricane Alex peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 36 US cities, 36 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 36
- At hurricane strength
- 36
- States
- 1
121 mph
when closest
Cities Alex passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (36)
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 37 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 2 · 39 mi
- NewportCategory 2 · 46 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 49 mi
- ManteoCategory 2 · 50 mi
- OrientalCategory 2 · 51 mi
- HavelockCategory 2 · 52 mi
- SwansboroCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 2 · 54 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 2 · 57 mi
- HubertCategory 2 · 57 mi
- BayboroCategory 2 · 58 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 2 · 63 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 2 · 64 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 2 · 66 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 2 · 67 mi
- AuroraCategory 2 · 67 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 2 · 69 mi
- New BernCategory 2 · 70 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 2 · 70 mi
- BelhavenCategory 2 · 70 mi
- GrandyCategory 2 · 75 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 2 · 61 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 1 · 65 mi
- HampsteadCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 1 · 66 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Kure BeachCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Carolina BeachCategory 1 · 64 mi
- WinnabowCategory 1 · 74 mi
- SouthportCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Oak IslandCategory 1 · 70 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.