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NHC AL061977 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Babe (1977)

September 3, 1977 – September 9, 1977

Hurricane Babe peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 101 US cities, 33 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
101
At hurricane strength
33

when closest

States
1

Cities Babe passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (101)

and 41 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.