NHC AL111971 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Fern (1971)
September 3, 1971 – September 13, 1971
Hurricane Fern peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, 22 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 97
- At hurricane strength
- 22
- States
- 1
92 mph
when closest
Cities Fern passed near, strongest first
Texas (97)
- FreeportCategory 1 · 33 mi
- DanburyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- GalvestonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- HitchcockCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Santa FeCategory 1 · 62 mi
- La MarqueCategory 1 · 63 mi
- AlvinCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Texas CityCategory 1 · 65 mi
- ManvelCategory 1 · 68 mi
- DickinsonCategory 1 · 69 mi
- League CityCategory 1 · 70 mi
- FriendswoodCategory 1 · 70 mi
- BacliffCategory 1 · 72 mi
- WebsterCategory 1 · 72 mi
- PearlandCategory 1 · 73 mi
- KemahCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Lake JacksonCategory 1 · 37 mi
- CluteCategory 1 · 37 mi
- AngletonCategory 1 · 46 mi
- RosharonCategory 1 · 64 mi
- FresnoCategory 1 · 71 mi
- BrazoriaTropical storm · 35 mi
- Missouri CityTropical storm · 74 mi
- SweenyTropical storm · 38 mi
- West ColumbiaTropical storm · 45 mi
- Van VleckTropical storm · 37 mi
- BolingTropical storm · 52 mi
- NeedvilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- RosenbergTropical storm · 72 mi
- PalaciosTropical storm · 20 mi
- Port LavacaTropical storm · 22 mi
- Bay CityTropical storm · 31 mi
- InezTropical storm · 45 mi
- EdnaTropical storm · 46 mi
- GanadoTropical storm · 46 mi
- VictoriaTropical storm · 47 mi
- El CampoTropical storm · 51 mi
- WhartonTropical storm · 56 mi
- BeasleyTropical storm · 68 mi
- East BernardTropical storm · 71 mi
- CueroTropical storm · 73 mi
- SeadriftTropical storm · 14 mi
- GoliadTropical storm · 56 mi
- Port AransasTropical storm · 2 mi
- InglesideTropical storm · 5 mi
- Aransas PassTropical storm · 6 mi
- RockportTropical storm · 8 mi
- PortlandTropical storm · 11 mi
- GregoryTropical storm · 11 mi
- TaftTropical storm · 17 mi
- SintonTropical storm · 27 mi
- RefugioTropical storm · 31 mi
- SkidmoreTropical storm · 44 mi
- BeevilleTropical storm · 56 mi
- Corpus ChristiTropical storm · 5 mi
- OdemTropical storm · 25 mi
- MathisTropical storm · 42 mi
- RobstownTropical storm · 19 mi
- SandiaTropical storm · 43 mi
and 37 more
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.