NHC AL131971 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Edith (1971)
September 5, 1971 – September 18, 1971
Hurricane Edith peaked at Category 5 with 161 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 262 US cities, 75 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Cities within 75 mi
- 262
- At hurricane strength
- 75
- States
- 3
161 mph
when closest
Cities Edith passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (137)
- VintonCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SulphurCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Lake CharlesCategory 1 · 43 mi
- WestlakeCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Bell CityCategory 1 · 29 mi
- DequincyCategory 1 · 63 mi
- IowaCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Lake ArthurCategory 1 · 18 mi
- RagleyCategory 1 · 55 mi
- LongvilleCategory 1 · 66 mi
- WelshCategory 1 · 31 mi
- GueydanCategory 1 · 7 mi
- JenningsCategory 1 · 25 mi
- MorseCategory 1 · 14 mi
- KinderCategory 1 · 46 mi
- KaplanCategory 1 · 2 mi
- EltonCategory 1 · 39 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 10 mi
- CrowleyCategory 1 · 13 mi
- IotaCategory 1 · 23 mi
- BasileCategory 1 · 35 mi
- OberlinCategory 1 · 48 mi
- ErathCategory 1 · 15 mi
- PitkinCategory 1 · 73 mi
- MauriceCategory 1 · 2 mi
- DusonCategory 1 · 4 mi
- RayneCategory 1 · 10 mi
- DelcambreCategory 1 · 16 mi
- EuniceCategory 1 · 29 mi
- ScottCategory 1 · 4 mi
- YoungsvilleCategory 1 · 7 mi
- OakdaleCategory 1 · 55 mi
- LafayetteCategory 1 · overhead
- BroussardCategory 1 · 7 mi
- Church PointCategory 1 · 18 mi
- New IberiaCategory 1 · 20 mi
- MamouCategory 1 · 37 mi
- CarencroCategory 1 · 7 mi
- SunsetCategory 1 · 12 mi
- JeaneretteCategory 1 · 30 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 43 mi
- GlenmoraCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Breaux BridgeCategory 1 · 1 mi
- Saint MartinvilleCategory 1 · 12 mi
- OpelousasCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Ville PlatteCategory 1 · 37 mi
- ArnaudvilleCategory 1 · 7 mi
- Saint LandryCategory 1 · 48 mi
- PattersonCategory 1 · 54 mi
- BerwickCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Forest HillCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Port BarreTropical storm · 15 mi
- WashingtonTropical storm · 25 mi
- Morgan CityTropical storm · 59 mi
- LecompteTropical storm · 63 mi
- WoodworthTropical storm · 69 mi
- BunkieTropical storm · 44 mi
- AlexandriaTropical storm · 75 mi
- Pierre PartTropical storm · 46 mi
- MaringouinTropical storm · 4 mi
and 77 more
Mississippi (94)
- WoodvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- CentrevilleTropical storm · 9 mi
- GlosterTropical storm · 13 mi
- NatchezTropical storm · 44 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 2 mi
- RoxieTropical storm · 31 mi
- MeadvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- SmithdaleTropical storm · 6 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 13 mi
- FayetteTropical storm · 41 mi
- SummitTropical storm · 4 mi
- MccombTropical storm · 9 mi
- LormanTropical storm · 48 mi
- PicayuneTropical storm · 75 mi
- Bogue ChittoTropical storm · 3 mi
- TylertownTropical storm · 25 mi
- Port GibsonTropical storm · 51 mi
- CarriereTropical storm · 69 mi
- BrookhavenTropical storm · 10 mi
- JayessTropical storm · 12 mi
- Sandy HookTropical storm · 40 mi
- PoplarvilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- WessonTropical storm · 15 mi
- FoxworthTropical storm · 30 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 4 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 23 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 32 mi
- UticaTropical storm · 44 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 55 mi
- VicksburgTropical storm · 64 mi
- Silver CreekTropical storm · 7 mi
- Crystal SpringsTropical storm · 28 mi
- NewhebronTropical storm · overhead
- PrentissTropical storm · 12 mi
- BassfieldTropical storm · 23 mi
- TerryTropical storm · 33 mi
- SumrallTropical storm · 34 mi
- RaymondTropical storm · 44 mi
- PurvisTropical storm · 52 mi
- EdwardsTropical storm · 53 mi
- WigginsTropical storm · 73 mi
- FlorenceTropical storm · 26 mi
- LouinTropical storm · 44 mi
- ClintonTropical storm · 45 mi
- ByramTropical storm · 46 mi
- FlowoodTropical storm · 46 mi
- ForestTropical storm · 47 mi
- LakeTropical storm · 49 mi
- BoltonTropical storm · 53 mi
- HeidelbergTropical storm · 53 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 57 mi
- LenaTropical storm · 57 mi
- ConehattaTropical storm · 59 mi
- Walnut GroveTropical storm · 62 mi
- HickoryTropical storm · 63 mi
- DecaturTropical storm · 64 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 67 mi
- ShubutaTropical storm · 68 mi
- UnionTropical storm · 70 mi
- CarthageTropical storm · 72 mi
and 34 more
Texas (31)
- Bridge CityCategory 2 · 56 mi
- OrangeCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Port ArthurCategory 2 · 54 mi
- GrovesCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Port NechesCategory 2 · 59 mi
- NederlandCategory 2 · 60 mi
- VidorCategory 2 · 69 mi
- BeaumontCategory 2 · 71 mi
- WinnieCategory 2 · 67 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 1 · 58 mi
- AnahuacCategory 1 · 70 mi
- GalvestonCategory 1 · 55 mi
- HitchcockCategory 1 · 65 mi
- La MarqueCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Texas CityCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Santa FeCategory 1 · 71 mi
- DickinsonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- BacliffCategory 1 · 73 mi
- FreeportCategory 1 · 60 mi
- CluteCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Lake JacksonCategory 1 · 67 mi
- DanburyCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BrazoriaCategory 1 · 73 mi
- AngletonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- South Padre IslandTropical storm · 49 mi
- Port IsabelTropical storm · 52 mi
- Rio HondoTropical storm · 73 mi
- Los FresnosTropical storm · 62 mi
- OlmitoTropical storm · 65 mi
- San BenitoTropical storm · 73 mi
- BrownsvilleTropical storm · 58 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.