NHC AL071988 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Florence (1988)
September 7, 1988 – September 11, 1988
Hurricane Florence peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 94 US cities, 1 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 94
- At hurricane strength
- 1
- States
- 2
81 mph
when closest
Cities Florence passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (76)
- BurasCategory 1 · 2 mi
- Port SulphurTropical storm · 11 mi
- Golden MeadowTropical storm · 43 mi
- GallianoTropical storm · 39 mi
- Saint BernardTropical storm · 2 mi
- LafitteTropical storm · 20 mi
- Cut OffTropical storm · 37 mi
- VioletTropical storm · overhead
- Belle ChasseTropical storm · 8 mi
- MontegutTropical storm · 50 mi
- MerauxTropical storm · overhead
- LaroseTropical storm · 41 mi
- ChauvinTropical storm · 56 mi
- ChalmetteTropical storm · overhead
- ArabiTropical storm · 2 mi
- GretnaTropical storm · 6 mi
- HarveyTropical storm · 9 mi
- MarreroTropical storm · 11 mi
- New OrleansTropical storm · 4 mi
- LockportTropical storm · 40 mi
- WestwegoTropical storm · 12 mi
- MetairieTropical storm · 8 mi
- HarahanTropical storm · 11 mi
- SlidellTropical storm · 23 mi
- HoumaTropical storm · 51 mi
- KennerTropical storm · 11 mi
- Saint RoseTropical storm · 16 mi
- LulingTropical storm · 20 mi
- BoutteTropical storm · 22 mi
- Des AllemandsTropical storm · 29 mi
- RacelandTropical storm · 41 mi
- DestrehanTropical storm · 18 mi
- Pearl RiverTropical storm · 29 mi
- LacombeTropical storm · 18 mi
- NorcoTropical storm · 18 mi
- HahnvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- GrayTropical storm · 49 mi
- SchrieverTropical storm · 51 mi
- MandevilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- ThibodauxTropical storm · 46 mi
- La PlaceTropical storm · 19 mi
- Abita SpringsTropical storm · 22 mi
- ReserveTropical storm · 23 mi
- VacherieTropical storm · 33 mi
- MadisonvilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- CovingtonTropical storm · 18 mi
- GramercyTropical storm · 29 mi
- LutcherTropical storm · 30 mi
- BushTropical storm · 31 mi
- PaulinaTropical storm · 32 mi
- Morgan CityTropical storm · 67 mi
- BerwickTropical storm · 70 mi
- BogalusaTropical storm · 40 mi
- NapoleonvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 73 mi
- PonchatoulaTropical storm · overhead
- RobertTropical storm · 10 mi
- FolsomTropical storm · 19 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 8 mi
- MaurepasTropical storm · 21 mi
and 16 more
Mississippi (18)
- Ocean SpringsTropical storm · 73 mi
- BiloxiTropical storm · 68 mi
- DibervilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- Long BeachTropical storm · 54 mi
- GulfportTropical storm · 60 mi
- WavelandTropical storm · 41 mi
- Pass ChristianTropical storm · 50 mi
- Bay St LouisTropical storm · 41 mi
- DiamondheadTropical storm · 46 mi
- SaucierTropical storm · 67 mi
- KilnTropical storm · 45 mi
- Mc HenryTropical storm · 70 mi
- PerkinstonTropical storm · 73 mi
- PicayuneTropical storm · 39 mi
- CarriereTropical storm · 44 mi
- PoplarvilleTropical storm · 56 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 69 mi
- Sandy HookTropical storm · 54 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.