NHC AL011962 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Alma (1962)
August 26, 1962 – September 2, 1962
Hurricane Alma peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 91 US cities, 35 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 91
- At hurricane strength
- 35
- States
- 3
86 mph
when closest
Cities Alma passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (32)
- Nags HeadCategory 1 · 46 mi
- ManteoCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 1 · 59 mi
- GrandyCategory 1 · 71 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 70 mi
- BelhavenTropical storm · 73 mi
- BayboroTropical storm · 63 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 71 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 56 mi
- GrantsboroTropical storm · 65 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 43 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · 46 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 46 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 53 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 58 mi
- Cherry PointTropical storm · 60 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 55 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 60 mi
- MaysvilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- HubertTropical storm · 65 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 68 mi
- Midway ParkTropical storm · 71 mi
- Tarawa TerraceTropical storm · 74 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 67 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 72 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 73 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 72 mi
- Kure BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- Carolina BeachTropical storm · 69 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 73 mi
- Oak IslandTropical storm · 75 mi
Florida (30)
- South DaytonaTropical storm · 49 mi
- Daytona BeachTropical storm · 51 mi
- MimsTropical storm · 54 mi
- Ormond BeachTropical storm · 54 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- Flagler BeachTropical storm · 59 mi
- OsteenTropical storm · 60 mi
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 61 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 63 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 64 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 64 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 65 mi
- Palm CoastTropical storm · 66 mi
- ChuluotaTropical storm · 68 mi
- BunnellTropical storm · 68 mi
- De Leon SpringsTropical storm · 69 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 69 mi
- SanfordTropical storm · 71 mi
- OviedoTropical storm · 72 mi
- Winter SpringsTropical storm · 75 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 75 mi
- Oak HillTropical storm · 38 mi
- EdgewaterTropical storm · 41 mi
- New Smyrna BeachTropical storm · 44 mi
- Port OrangeTropical storm · 51 mi
- DeltonaTropical storm · 60 mi
- Lake HelenTropical storm · 61 mi
- Orange CityTropical storm · 65 mi
- DebaryTropical storm · 66 mi
- DelandTropical storm · 66 mi
Massachusetts (29)
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 63 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 69 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 72 mi
- NantucketCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 59 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 62 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 63 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 64 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 67 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 67 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 67 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 69 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 70 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 70 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 72 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 74 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 55 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 59 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 61 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 63 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 65 mi
- OrleansCategory 1 · 59 mi
- EasthamCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WellfleetCategory 1 · 68 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.