NHC AL101974 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Carmen (1974)
August 29, 1974 – September 10, 1974
Hurricane Carmen peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 138 US cities, 71 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 138
- At hurricane strength
- 71
- States
- 3
150 mph
when closest
Cities Carmen passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (131)
- Golden MeadowCategory 4 · 49 mi
- GallianoCategory 4 · 52 mi
- ChauvinCategory 4 · 34 mi
- MontegutCategory 4 · 41 mi
- Cut OffCategory 4 · 53 mi
- LafitteCategory 4 · 70 mi
- LaroseCategory 4 · 49 mi
- LockportCategory 3 · 49 mi
- HoumaCategory 3 · 37 mi
- RacelandCategory 3 · 47 mi
- Des AllemandsCategory 3 · 58 mi
- SchrieverCategory 3 · 36 mi
- GrayCategory 3 · 38 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 3 · 40 mi
- VacherieCategory 3 · 53 mi
- ReserveCategory 3 · 63 mi
- BoutteCategory 3 · 65 mi
- HahnvilleCategory 3 · 66 mi
- LulingCategory 3 · 67 mi
- La PlaceCategory 3 · 67 mi
- NorcoCategory 3 · 68 mi
- DestrehanCategory 3 · 68 mi
- Saint RoseCategory 3 · 71 mi
- LutcherCategory 3 · 57 mi
- GramercyCategory 3 · 58 mi
- PaulinaCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Morgan CityCategory 3 · 20 mi
- BerwickCategory 3 · 18 mi
- NapoleonvilleCategory 3 · 38 mi
- PattersonCategory 3 · 15 mi
- SorrentoCategory 3 · 58 mi
- Saint AmantCategory 3 · 61 mi
- MaurepasCategory 3 · 68 mi
- Pierre PartCategory 3 · 32 mi
- Belle RoseCategory 3 · 42 mi
- DonaldsonvilleCategory 3 · 48 mi
- GonzalesCategory 2 · 58 mi
- GeismarCategory 2 · 54 mi
- PrairievilleCategory 2 · 62 mi
- FranklinCategory 2 · 10 mi
- White CastleCategory 2 · 45 mi
- Saint GabrielCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Denham SpringsCategory 2 · 72 mi
- PlaquemineCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Baton RougeCategory 2 · 62 mi
- JeaneretteCategory 2 · 12 mi
- Greenwell SpringsCategory 2 · 74 mi
- AddisCategory 2 · 51 mi
- BruslyCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Port AllenCategory 2 · 57 mi
- BakerCategory 2 · 68 mi
- New IberiaCategory 1 · 11 mi
- ZacharyCategory 1 · 72 mi
- DelcambreCategory 1 · 2 mi
- ErathCategory 1 · overhead
- Saint MartinvilleCategory 1 · 20 mi
- MaringouinCategory 1 · 48 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 5 mi
- YoungsvilleCategory 1 · 9 mi
- BroussardCategory 1 · 13 mi
and 71 more
Puerto Rico (6)
Texas (1)
- NewtonTropical storm · 72 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.