NHC AL091953 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Florence (1953)
September 23, 1953 – September 27, 1953
Hurricane Florence peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 253 US cities, 40 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 253
- At hurricane strength
- 40
- States
- 4
115 mph
when closest
Cities Florence passed near, strongest first
Georgia (137)
- DonalsonvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- BlakelyTropical storm · 12 mi
- BrinsonTropical storm · 17 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 48 mi
- BroxtonTropical storm · 1 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · 2 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 2 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 2 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 3 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 3 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 3 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 3 mi
- ColquittTropical storm · 4 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 5 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 7 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 7 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 7 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 8 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 8 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 8 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 9 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 9 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 9 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 10 mi
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 10 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 11 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 11 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 12 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 13 mi
- Norman ParkTropical storm · 14 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 14 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 15 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 15 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 15 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 15 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 15 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 15 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 15 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 16 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 16 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 16 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 16 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 17 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 17 mi
- MeigsTropical storm · 18 mi
- MoultrieTropical storm · 19 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 19 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 20 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 20 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 21 mi
- MorganTropical storm · 22 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 22 mi
- SparksTropical storm · 22 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 23 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 25 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 25 mi
- ClimaxTropical storm · 25 mi
and 77 more
Florida (58)
- Inlet BeachCategory 1 · 16 mi
- Panama City BeachCategory 1 · 24 mi
- Mary EstherCategory 1 · 31 mi
- Panama CityCategory 1 · 35 mi
- NavarreCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Port St JoeCategory 1 · 60 mi
- WewahitchkaCategory 1 · 61 mi
- PensacolaCategory 1 · 63 mi
- CantonmentCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Miramar BeachCategory 1 · 11 mi
- DestinCategory 1 · 15 mi
- Fort Walton BeachCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Lynn HavenCategory 1 · 33 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachCategory 1 · overhead
- Eglin AfbCategory 1 · 23 mi
- ShalimarCategory 1 · 24 mi
- Hurlburt FieldCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Gulf BreezeCategory 1 · 54 mi
- NicevilleCategory 1 · 18 mi
- ValparaisoCategory 1 · 20 mi
- PaceCategory 1 · 61 mi
- FreeportCategory 1 · overhead
- MiltonCategory 1 · 52 mi
- MolinoCategory 1 · 73 mi
- CrestviewCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Defuniak SpringsCategory 1 · 3 mi
- Laurel HillCategory 1 · 26 mi
- BakerCategory 1 · 37 mi
- JayCategory 1 · 63 mi
- CenturyCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Ponce De LeonCategory 1 · 7 mi
- VernonCategory 1 · 17 mi
- YoungstownTropical storm · 38 mi
- WestvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- ChipleyTropical storm · 21 mi
- BonifayTropical storm · 7 mi
- FountainTropical storm · 35 mi
- GracevilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- CottondaleTropical storm · 18 mi
- AlfordTropical storm · 27 mi
- MariannaTropical storm · 22 mi
- AlthaTropical storm · 37 mi
- MaloneTropical storm · 9 mi
- BlountstownTropical storm · 47 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 17 mi
- Grand RidgeTropical storm · 29 mi
- BristolTropical storm · 52 mi
- SneadsTropical storm · 27 mi
- ChattahoocheeTropical storm · 32 mi
- QuincyTropical storm · 41 mi
- HavanaTropical storm · 44 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 51 mi
- TallahasseeTropical storm · 57 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 58 mi
- JenningsTropical storm · 67 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- MadisonTropical storm · 70 mi
- CrawfordvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
Alabama (39)
- LillianCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Orange BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
- BrewtonCategory 1 · 66 mi
- FlomatonCategory 1 · 71 mi
- EvergreenCategory 1 · 73 mi
- FloralaCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Red LevelCategory 1 · 58 mi
- AndalusiaCategory 1 · 48 mi
- OppTropical storm · 38 mi
- SamsonTropical storm · 20 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 30 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 12 mi
- BrantleyTropical storm · 57 mi
- ChancellorTropical storm · 19 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 40 mi
- LuverneTropical storm · 64 mi
- HartfordTropical storm · 9 mi
- DalevilleTropical storm · 21 mi
- Fort RuckerTropical storm · 25 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 27 mi
- New BrocktonTropical storm · 34 mi
- BrundidgeTropical storm · 49 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 61 mi
- SlocombTropical storm · 6 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 18 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 30 mi
- AritonTropical storm · 41 mi
- Midland CityTropical storm · 20 mi
- CottonwoodTropical storm · overhead
- DothanTropical storm · 11 mi
- ClioTropical storm · 46 mi
- AshfordTropical storm · 7 mi
- CowartsTropical storm · 9 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 21 mi
- ClaytonTropical storm · 54 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 66 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 14 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 34 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 52 mi
South Carolina (19)
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 27 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 27 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 33 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 33 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 41 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 42 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 45 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 45 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 48 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 48 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 54 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 60 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 63 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 65 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 66 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 67 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 74 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.