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NHC AL041983 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Barry (1983)

August 23, 1983 – August 29, 1983

Hurricane Barry peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 58 US cities, 6 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
58
At hurricane strength
6

when closest

States
2

Cities Barry passed near, strongest first

Texas (32)

Florida (26)

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.