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NHC AL082003 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Erika (2003)

August 14, 2003 – August 17, 2003

Hurricane Erika peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 22 US cities, 11 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
22
At hurricane strength
11

when closest

States
2

Cities Erika passed near, strongest first

Texas (15)

Florida (7)

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.