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NHC AL041985 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Danny (1985)

August 12, 1985 – August 20, 1985

Hurricane Danny peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 138 US cities, 29 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
138
At hurricane strength
29

when closest

States
4

Cities Danny passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (121)

and 61 more

Mississippi (11)

Texas (5)

Arkansas (1)

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.