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NHC AL051986 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Charley (1986)

August 13, 1986 – August 30, 1986

Hurricane Charley peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 149 US cities, 109 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
149
At hurricane strength
109

when closest

States
5

Cities Charley passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (77)

and 17 more

Virginia (37)

Maryland (16)

Delaware (13)

New Jersey (6)

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.