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NHC AL141971 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Ginger (1971)

September 6, 1971 – October 5, 1971

Hurricane Ginger peaked at Category 2 with 109 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 158 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

109 mph

Cities within 75 mi
158
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Ginger passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (158)

and 98 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.