NHC AL011970 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Alma (1970)
May 17, 1970 – May 27, 1970
Hurricane Alma peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 569 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 569
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 4
75 mph
when closest
Cities Alma passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (260)
- MorvenTropical storm · 17 mi
- PeachlandTropical storm · 33 mi
- MarshvilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- WingateTropical storm · 40 mi
- MonroeTropical storm · 46 mi
- WaxhawTropical storm · 52 mi
- Indian TrailTropical storm · 54 mi
- MidlandTropical storm · 56 mi
- MatthewsTropical storm · 57 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- HarrisburgTropical storm · 66 mi
- CharlotteTropical storm · 67 mi
- Laurel HillTropical storm · 4 mi
- HamletTropical storm · 4 mi
- RockinghamTropical storm · 10 mi
- LaurinburgTropical storm · 10 mi
- MaxtonTropical storm · 18 mi
- WadesboroTropical storm · 26 mi
- RowlandTropical storm · 28 mi
- Mount GileadTropical storm · 33 mi
- PolktonTropical storm · 34 mi
- FairmontTropical storm · 38 mi
- NorwoodTropical storm · 40 mi
- AlbemarleTropical storm · 47 mi
- OakboroTropical storm · 47 mi
- StanfieldTropical storm · 51 mi
- LocustTropical storm · 53 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 59 mi
- ChadbournTropical storm · 59 mi
- RockwellTropical storm · 65 mi
- ConcordTropical storm · 67 mi
- Tabor CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- KannapolisTropical storm · 72 mi
- LandisTropical storm · 73 mi
- China GroveTropical storm · 73 mi
- AberdeenTropical storm · 5 mi
- Southern PinesTropical storm · 5 mi
- PinebluffTropical storm · 5 mi
- WagramTropical storm · 6 mi
- PinehurstTropical storm · 9 mi
- RaefordTropical storm · 10 mi
- Jackson SpringsTropical storm · 14 mi
- West EndTropical storm · 15 mi
- EllerbeTropical storm · 15 mi
- Red SpringsTropical storm · 19 mi
- Lumber BridgeTropical storm · 21 mi
- ShannonTropical storm · 21 mi
- ParktonTropical storm · 24 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 26 mi
- CandorTropical storm · 27 mi
- BiscoeTropical storm · 29 mi
- Saint PaulsTropical storm · 30 mi
- StarTropical storm · 33 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 36 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 37 mi
- BladenboroTropical storm · 50 mi
- New LondonTropical storm · 51 mi
- DentonTropical storm · 55 mi
- RichfieldTropical storm · 56 mi
- ClarktonTropical storm · 58 mi
and 200 more
South Carolina (169)
- SumterTropical storm · overhead
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 1 mi
- HartsvilleTropical storm · 1 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 3 mi
- BishopvilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- WedgefieldTropical storm · 4 mi
- PinewoodTropical storm · 4 mi
- ElloreeTropical storm · 5 mi
- CherawTropical storm · 5 mi
- Shaw AfbTropical storm · 5 mi
- LamarTropical storm · 6 mi
- DalzellTropical storm · 6 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 7 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 7 mi
- PatrickTropical storm · 7 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 8 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 9 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 9 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 11 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 11 mi
- St MatthewsTropical storm · 11 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 11 mi
- DarlingtonTropical storm · 12 mi
- Mc BeeTropical storm · 12 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 13 mi
- LynchburgTropical storm · 13 mi
- RembertTropical storm · 14 mi
- ChesterfieldTropical storm · 14 mi
- GadsdenTropical storm · 15 mi
- EastoverTropical storm · 15 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 15 mi
- TimmonsvilleTropical storm · 15 mi
- SummertonTropical storm · 15 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 16 mi
- AlcoluTropical storm · 16 mi
- BethuneTropical storm · 16 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 17 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 18 mi
- ManningTropical storm · 19 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 19 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 19 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 19 mi
- CassattTropical storm · 20 mi
- TurbevilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 21 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 21 mi
- FlorenceTropical storm · 21 mi
- Mount CroghanTropical storm · 22 mi
- HopkinsTropical storm · 22 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 22 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 23 mi
- JeffersonTropical storm · 24 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 25 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 25 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 25 mi
- LugoffTropical storm · 25 mi
- EffinghamTropical storm · 26 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 27 mi
and 109 more
Georgia (70)
- SylvaniaTropical storm · 27 mi
- MillenTropical storm · 47 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 56 mi
- AugustaTropical storm · 67 mi
- HephzibahTropical storm · 67 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- Fort GordonTropical storm · 73 mi
- MartinezTropical storm · 73 mi
- BlytheTropical storm · 73 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 74 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 1 mi
- ClyoTropical storm · 4 mi
- WadleyTropical storm · 72 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 3 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 7 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 13 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 16 mi
- StatesboroTropical storm · 27 mi
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 35 mi
- PortalTropical storm · 38 mi
- Twin CityTropical storm · 51 mi
- SwainsboroTropical storm · 61 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 4 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 6 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 11 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 12 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 15 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 21 mi
- MetterTropical storm · 41 mi
- AdrianTropical storm · 72 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 13 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 26 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 38 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 48 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 55 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 69 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · overhead
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 2 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 7 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 12 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 33 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 35 mi
- HortenseTropical storm · 36 mi
- BrunswickTropical storm · 40 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 42 mi
- St Simons IslandTropical storm · 45 mi
- WaynesvilleTropical storm · 47 mi
- NahuntaTropical storm · 49 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · 51 mi
- BlackshearTropical storm · 52 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 53 mi
- HobokenTropical storm · 54 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 59 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 61 mi
- WoodbineTropical storm · 61 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 64 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 64 mi
- GlenwoodTropical storm · 69 mi
and 10 more
Virginia (70)
- FranklinTropical storm · 12 mi
- CourtlandTropical storm · 17 mi
- CapronTropical storm · 20 mi
- ZuniTropical storm · 25 mi
- EmporiaTropical storm · 27 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 27 mi
- SuffolkTropical storm · 31 mi
- JarrattTropical storm · 32 mi
- WakefieldTropical storm · 32 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · 35 mi
- BraceyTropical storm · 35 mi
- LawrencevilleTropical storm · 36 mi
- SmithfieldTropical storm · 39 mi
- CarrolltonTropical storm · 40 mi
- La CrosseTropical storm · 41 mi
- BrodnaxTropical storm · 42 mi
- PortsmouthTropical storm · 43 mi
- ChesapeakeTropical storm · 43 mi
- BoydtonTropical storm · 44 mi
- DisputantaTropical storm · 45 mi
- South HillTropical storm · 47 mi
- Spring GroveTropical storm · 47 mi
- DinwiddieTropical storm · 49 mi
- NorfolkTropical storm · 49 mi
- Newport NewsTropical storm · 49 mi
- Fort EustisTropical storm · 50 mi
- ClarksvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- Mc KenneyTropical storm · 50 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 51 mi
- Prince GeorgeTropical storm · 53 mi
- PetersburgTropical storm · 54 mi
- YorktownTropical storm · 54 mi
- Fort LeeTropical storm · 55 mi
- Virginia BeachTropical storm · 55 mi
- PoquosonTropical storm · 55 mi
- WilliamsburgTropical storm · 56 mi
- KenbridgeTropical storm · 57 mi
- HopewellTropical storm · 57 mi
- SutherlandTropical storm · 57 mi
- SeafordTropical storm · 57 mi
- Colonial HeightsTropical storm · 57 mi
- Charles CityTropical storm · 58 mi
- Chase CityTropical storm · 59 mi
- Church RoadTropical storm · 60 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 61 mi
- BlackstoneTropical storm · 62 mi
- HayesTropical storm · 62 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · 63 mi
- ToanoTropical storm · 63 mi
- VictoriaTropical storm · 64 mi
- LanexaTropical storm · 65 mi
- Providence ForgeTropical storm · 65 mi
- South BostonTropical storm · 66 mi
- GloucesterTropical storm · 68 mi
- ChesterfieldTropical storm · 69 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 70 mi
- QuintonTropical storm · 70 mi
- Drakes BranchTropical storm · 70 mi
- HalifaxTropical storm · 71 mi
- CreweTropical storm · 71 mi
and 10 more
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.