NHC AL071976 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Belle (1976)
August 6, 1976 – August 10, 1976
Hurricane Belle peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,329 US cities, 270 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 1,329
- At hurricane strength
- 270
- States
- 11
121 mph
when closest
Cities Belle passed near, strongest first
New York (378)
- Rockaway ParkCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Breezy PointCategory 1 · 30 mi
- Staten IslandCategory 1 · 42 mi
- FreeportCategory 1 · 15 mi
- BaldwinCategory 1 · 16 mi
- OceansideCategory 1 · 17 mi
- Rockville CentreCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Island ParkCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Long BeachCategory 1 · 18 mi
- East RockawayCategory 1 · 19 mi
- LynbrookCategory 1 · 20 mi
- HewlettCategory 1 · 20 mi
- WoodmereCategory 1 · 21 mi
- Valley StreamCategory 1 · 21 mi
- CedarhurstCategory 1 · 22 mi
- LawrenceCategory 1 · 22 mi
- RosedaleCategory 1 · 23 mi
- InwoodCategory 1 · 23 mi
- Far RockawayCategory 1 · 23 mi
- LaureltonCategory 1 · 24 mi
- ArverneCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Rockaway BeachCategory 1 · 26 mi
- South Ozone ParkCategory 1 · 27 mi
- South Richmond HillCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Howard BeachCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Ozone ParkCategory 1 · 29 mi
- WoodhavenCategory 1 · 29 mi
- RidgewoodCategory 1 · 31 mi
- BrooklynCategory 1 · 34 mi
- BrightwatersTropical storm · overhead
- West IslipTropical storm · 1 mi
- BabylonTropical storm · 2 mi
- West BabylonTropical storm · 4 mi
- LindenhurstTropical storm · 5 mi
- CopiagueTropical storm · 6 mi
- AmityvilleTropical storm · 7 mi
- Massapequa ParkTropical storm · 8 mi
- FarmingdaleTropical storm · 9 mi
- MassapequaTropical storm · 9 mi
- SeafordTropical storm · 10 mi
- BethpageTropical storm · 11 mi
- WantaghTropical storm · 11 mi
- LevittownTropical storm · 12 mi
- BellmoreTropical storm · 13 mi
- HicksvilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- MerrickTropical storm · 14 mi
- East MeadowTropical storm · 14 mi
- RooseveltTropical storm · 15 mi
- WestburyTropical storm · 16 mi
- UniondaleTropical storm · 16 mi
- HempsteadTropical storm · 17 mi
- Carle PlaceTropical storm · 18 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- MineolaTropical storm · 19 mi
- West HempsteadTropical storm · 19 mi
- Williston ParkTropical storm · 19 mi
- MalverneTropical storm · 20 mi
- AlbertsonTropical storm · 20 mi
- Franklin SquareTropical storm · 20 mi
- New Hyde ParkTropical storm · 21 mi
and 318 more
New Jersey (364)
- WildwoodCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Rio GrandeCategory 1 · 60 mi
- Cape MayCategory 1 · 61 mi
- VillasCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Cape May Court HouseCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Sea Isle CityCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Ocean ViewCategory 1 · 53 mi
- LeesburgCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Port NorrisCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Ocean CityCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Somers PointCategory 1 · 49 mi
- MarmoraCategory 1 · 51 mi
- WoodbineCategory 1 · 59 mi
- MillvilleCategory 1 · 73 mi
- BrigantineCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Atlantic CityCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Ventnor CityCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Margate CityCategory 1 · 44 mi
- PleasantvilleCategory 1 · 46 mi
- NorthfieldCategory 1 · 47 mi
- LinwoodCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Egg Harbor TownshipCategory 1 · 50 mi
- VinelandCategory 1 · 73 mi
- GallowayCategory 1 · 46 mi
- AbseconCategory 1 · 46 mi
- PomonaCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Egg Harbor CityCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Mays LandingCategory 1 · 60 mi
- MinotolaCategory 1 · 70 mi
- NewfieldCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Little Egg Harbor TwpCategory 1 · 41 mi
- HammontonCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WilliamstownCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Ship BottomCategory 1 · 32 mi
- ManahawkinCategory 1 · 37 mi
- West CreekCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Waterford WorksCategory 1 · 68 mi
- AtcoCategory 1 · 69 mi
- BerlinCategory 1 · 73 mi
- West BerlinCategory 1 · 73 mi
- WaretownCategory 1 · 36 mi
- BarnegatCategory 1 · 38 mi
- SouthamptonCategory 1 · 62 mi
- MedfordCategory 1 · 68 mi
- MarltonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Mount LaurelCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Seaside ParkCategory 1 · 30 mi
- Lanoka HarborCategory 1 · 34 mi
- BayvilleCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Pine BeachCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Forked RiverCategory 1 · 36 mi
- BeachwoodCategory 1 · 37 mi
- WhitingCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Browns MillsCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Fort DixCategory 1 · 59 mi
- PembertonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- WestamptonCategory 1 · 68 mi
- LumbertonCategory 1 · 69 mi
- HainesportCategory 1 · 70 mi
- WillingboroCategory 1 · 73 mi
and 304 more
Massachusetts (240)
- SheffieldTropical storm · 34 mi
- SouthwickTropical storm · 5 mi
- GranvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- Great BarringtonTropical storm · 36 mi
- West SpringfieldTropical storm · overhead
- Feeding HillsTropical storm · overhead
- AgawamTropical storm · 2 mi
- LongmeadowTropical storm · 5 mi
- WestfieldTropical storm · 6 mi
- East LongmeadowTropical storm · 8 mi
- ChicopeeTropical storm · 1 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 5 mi
- WilbrahamTropical storm · 9 mi
- HampdenTropical storm · 12 mi
- MonsonTropical storm · 16 mi
- HollandTropical storm · 25 mi
- BecketTropical storm · 26 mi
- LeeTropical storm · 33 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 36 mi
- South HadleyTropical storm · overhead
- HolyokeTropical storm · 1 mi
- EasthamptonTropical storm · 6 mi
- SouthamptonTropical storm · 7 mi
- LudlowTropical storm · 7 mi
- Three RiversTropical storm · 12 mi
- PalmerTropical storm · 14 mi
- HuntingtonTropical storm · 16 mi
- BrimfieldTropical storm · 21 mi
- SturbridgeTropical storm · 27 mi
- SouthbridgeTropical storm · 30 mi
- DudleyTropical storm · 36 mi
- WebsterTropical storm · 39 mi
- SeekonkTropical storm · 70 mi
- RehobothTropical storm · 73 mi
- GranbyTropical storm · 3 mi
- NorthamptonTropical storm · 5 mi
- FlorenceTropical storm · 7 mi
- LeedsTropical storm · 9 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 19 mi
- FiskdaleTropical storm · 25 mi
- HinsdaleTropical storm · 29 mi
- CharltonTropical storm · 32 mi
- OxfordTropical storm · 37 mi
- PittsfieldTropical storm · 37 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 45 mi
- MillvilleTropical storm · 53 mi
- BlackstoneTropical storm · 56 mi
- North AttleboroTropical storm · 66 mi
- AttleboroTropical storm · 68 mi
- AmherstTropical storm · 2 mi
- HadleyTropical storm · 2 mi
- HatfieldTropical storm · 5 mi
- BelchertownTropical storm · 7 mi
- WilliamsburgTropical storm · 14 mi
- WareTropical storm · 15 mi
- West BrookfieldTropical storm · 20 mi
- BrookfieldTropical storm · 24 mi
- East BrookfieldTropical storm · 26 mi
- DaltonTropical storm · 31 mi
- RochdaleTropical storm · 33 mi
and 180 more
Connecticut (186)
- DarienTropical storm · 16 mi
- StamfordTropical storm · 18 mi
- Old GreenwichTropical storm · 19 mi
- RiversideTropical storm · 20 mi
- Cos CobTropical storm · 21 mi
- GreenwichTropical storm · 23 mi
- WestportTropical storm · 11 mi
- NorwalkTropical storm · 14 mi
- New CanaanTropical storm · 18 mi
- FairfieldTropical storm · 7 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 8 mi
- WestonTropical storm · 14 mi
- WiltonTropical storm · 16 mi
- StratfordTropical storm · 2 mi
- BridgeportTropical storm · 5 mi
- TrumbullTropical storm · 7 mi
- EastonTropical storm · 11 mi
- ReddingTropical storm · 17 mi
- RidgefieldTropical storm · 21 mi
- MilfordTropical storm · 1 mi
- SheltonTropical storm · 4 mi
- BethelTropical storm · 19 mi
- OrangeTropical storm · 2 mi
- DerbyTropical storm · 2 mi
- AnsoniaTropical storm · 2 mi
- West HavenTropical storm · 5 mi
- New HavenTropical storm · 6 mi
- East HavenTropical storm · 9 mi
- MonroeTropical storm · 9 mi
- Sandy HookTropical storm · 12 mi
- BranfordTropical storm · 12 mi
- NewtownTropical storm · 15 mi
- DanburyTropical storm · 22 mi
- New FairfieldTropical storm · 26 mi
- WoodbridgeTropical storm · overhead
- BethanyTropical storm · overhead
- SeymourTropical storm · 4 mi
- Beacon FallsTropical storm · 4 mi
- HamdenTropical storm · 5 mi
- OxfordTropical storm · 7 mi
- North HavenTropical storm · 7 mi
- SouthburyTropical storm · 13 mi
- North BranfordTropical storm · 13 mi
- GuilfordTropical storm · 17 mi
- BrookfieldTropical storm · 21 mi
- MadisonTropical storm · 21 mi
- NaugatuckTropical storm · 5 mi
- NorthfordTropical storm · 11 mi
- RoxburyTropical storm · 19 mi
- New MilfordTropical storm · 24 mi
- ClintonTropical storm · 26 mi
- ShermanTropical storm · 28 mi
- WestbrookTropical storm · 29 mi
- Old SaybrookTropical storm · 33 mi
- ProspectTropical storm · 1 mi
- CheshireTropical storm · 2 mi
- WaterburyTropical storm · 5 mi
- WallingfordTropical storm · 8 mi
- MiddleburyTropical storm · 9 mi
- DurhamTropical storm · 14 mi
and 126 more
New Hampshire (82)
- WinchesterTropical storm · 13 mi
- HinsdaleTropical storm · 15 mi
- FitzwilliamTropical storm · 17 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 19 mi
- SwanzeyTropical storm · 19 mi
- RindgeTropical storm · 22 mi
- JaffreyTropical storm · 24 mi
- KeeneTropical storm · 25 mi
- WestmorelandTropical storm · 26 mi
- MarlboroughTropical storm · 26 mi
- New IpswichTropical storm · 29 mi
- PeterboroughTropical storm · 30 mi
- WalpoleTropical storm · 33 mi
- MasonTropical storm · 33 mi
- WiltonTropical storm · 35 mi
- LangdonTropical storm · 38 mi
- BrooklineTropical storm · 39 mi
- AntrimTropical storm · 39 mi
- MilfordTropical storm · 40 mi
- Mont VernonTropical storm · 42 mi
- HollisTropical storm · 43 mi
- HillsboroTropical storm · 43 mi
- AmherstTropical storm · 44 mi
- New BostonTropical storm · 44 mi
- CharlestownTropical storm · 45 mi
- WeareTropical storm · 48 mi
- NashuaTropical storm · 48 mi
- MerrimackTropical storm · 48 mi
- HennikerTropical storm · 49 mi
- BedfordTropical storm · 50 mi
- BradfordTropical storm · 51 mi
- HudsonTropical storm · 51 mi
- LitchfieldTropical storm · 51 mi
- GoffstownTropical storm · 52 mi
- DunbartonTropical storm · 53 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 53 mi
- ClaremontTropical storm · 54 mi
- HopkintonTropical storm · 54 mi
- ManchesterTropical storm · 55 mi
- LondonderryTropical storm · 55 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 55 mi
- WarnerTropical storm · 55 mi
- SunapeeTropical storm · 56 mi
- WindhamTropical storm · 58 mi
- BowTropical storm · 58 mi
- HooksettTropical storm · 58 mi
- DerryTropical storm · 59 mi
- AuburnTropical storm · 60 mi
- New LondonTropical storm · 60 mi
- ConcordTropical storm · 61 mi
- BoscawenTropical storm · 61 mi
- SalemTropical storm · 62 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 62 mi
- CandiaTropical storm · 63 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · 64 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 65 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 65 mi
- GranthamTropical storm · 65 mi
- SandownTropical storm · 66 mi
- AndoverTropical storm · 66 mi
and 22 more
Rhode Island (41)
- WesterlyTropical storm · 59 mi
- AshawayTropical storm · 58 mi
- BradfordTropical storm · 61 mi
- CharlestownTropical storm · 65 mi
- WakefieldTropical storm · 71 mi
- Hope ValleyTropical storm · 59 mi
- West KingstonTropical storm · 66 mi
- KingstonTropical storm · 69 mi
- NarragansettTropical storm · 74 mi
- West GreenwichTropical storm · 59 mi
- ExeterTropical storm · 64 mi
- SaunderstownTropical storm · 72 mi
- GreeneTropical storm · 54 mi
- North KingstownTropical storm · 70 mi
- FosterTropical storm · 52 mi
- HopeTropical storm · 61 mi
- CoventryTropical storm · 62 mi
- West WarwickTropical storm · 64 mi
- East GreenwichTropical storm · 68 mi
- CranstonTropical storm · 65 mi
- WarwickTropical storm · 69 mi
- BarringtonTropical storm · 73 mi
- ChepachetTropical storm · 51 mi
- North ScituateTropical storm · 56 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- JohnstonTropical storm · 62 mi
- North ProvidenceTropical storm · 63 mi
- ProvidenceTropical storm · 66 mi
- East ProvidenceTropical storm · 69 mi
- RiversideTropical storm · 70 mi
- PascoagTropical storm · 48 mi
- HarrisvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- SmithfieldTropical storm · 60 mi
- LincolnTropical storm · 63 mi
- Central FallsTropical storm · 66 mi
- PawtucketTropical storm · 67 mi
- RumfordTropical storm · 69 mi
- North SmithfieldTropical storm · 56 mi
- WoonsocketTropical storm · 57 mi
- ManvilleTropical storm · 60 mi
- CumberlandTropical storm · 63 mi
Vermont (20)
- PownalTropical storm · 43 mi
- VernonTropical storm · 13 mi
- BrattleboroTropical storm · 21 mi
- PutneyTropical storm · 30 mi
- WilmingtonTropical storm · 31 mi
- Bellows FallsTropical storm · 39 mi
- BenningtonTropical storm · 44 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · 47 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 49 mi
- North BenningtonTropical storm · 49 mi
- Manchester CenterTropical storm · 51 mi
- ArlingtonTropical storm · 52 mi
- LudlowTropical storm · 58 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 61 mi
- WallingfordTropical storm · 65 mi
- HartlandTropical storm · 67 mi
- WoodstockTropical storm · 72 mi
- North ClarendonTropical storm · 72 mi
- White River JunctionTropical storm · 73 mi
- West RutlandTropical storm · 75 mi
Delaware (8)
- Bethany BeachCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Ocean ViewCategory 1 · 67 mi
- MillvilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
- SelbyvilleCategory 1 · 69 mi
- FrankfordCategory 1 · 71 mi
- DagsboroCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Rehoboth BeachCategory 1 · 68 mi
- LewesCategory 1 · 72 mi
Pennsylvania (4)
- BristolCategory 1 · 73 mi
- LevittownCategory 1 · 73 mi
- YardleyCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Fairless HillsCategory 1 · 73 mi
North Carolina (3)
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 69 mi
- ManteoCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 2 · 74 mi
Maryland (3)
- BerlinCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Ocean CityCategory 1 · 64 mi
- BishopvilleCategory 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.