NHC AL081959 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Gracie (1959)
September 20, 1959 – October 2, 1959
Hurricane Gracie peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 441 US cities, 112 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 441
- At hurricane strength
- 112
- States
- 5
132 mph
when closest
Cities Gracie passed near, strongest first
South Carolina (202)
- Edisto IslandCategory 4 · 6 mi
- BeaufortCategory 4 · 7 mi
- Saint Helena IslandCategory 4 · 9 mi
- Port RoyalCategory 4 · 10 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandCategory 4 · 17 mi
- HollywoodCategory 4 · 17 mi
- RavenelCategory 4 · 22 mi
- Hilton Head IslandCategory 4 · 22 mi
- OkatieCategory 4 · 23 mi
- Johns IslandCategory 4 · 24 mi
- BlufftonCategory 4 · 24 mi
- CharlestonCategory 4 · 31 mi
- HardeevilleCategory 4 · 32 mi
- Charleston AfbCategory 4 · 34 mi
- North CharlestonCategory 4 · 35 mi
- Sullivans IslandCategory 4 · 37 mi
- Mount PleasantCategory 4 · 41 mi
- Daniel IslandCategory 4 · 41 mi
- Isle Of PalmsCategory 4 · 42 mi
- HugerCategory 4 · 51 mi
- AwendawCategory 4 · 54 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleCategory 4 · 68 mi
- RidgelandCategory 4 · 21 mi
- SeabrookCategory 3 · 8 mi
- YemasseeCategory 3 · 11 mi
- EstillCategory 3 · 33 mi
- WalterboroCategory 3 · 2 mi
- VarnvilleCategory 3 · 21 mi
- LadsonCategory 3 · 34 mi
- Goose CreekCategory 3 · 40 mi
- SummervilleCategory 3 · 31 mi
- CottagevilleCategory 3 · 14 mi
- HamptonCategory 3 · 24 mi
- RidgevilleCategory 3 · 23 mi
- RuffinCategory 2 · 5 mi
- Moncks CornerCategory 2 · 43 mi
- FairfaxCategory 2 · 30 mi
- DorchesterCategory 2 · 20 mi
- HanahanCategory 2 · 42 mi
- AllendaleCategory 2 · 34 mi
- Saint GeorgeCategory 2 · 11 mi
- BonneauCategory 2 · 50 mi
- HarleyvilleCategory 2 · 19 mi
- BranchvilleCategory 2 · 1 mi
- CrossCategory 2 · 35 mi
- Saint StephenCategory 2 · 51 mi
- AndrewsCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Holly HillCategory 2 · 22 mi
- PinevilleCategory 1 · 42 mi
- BowmanCategory 1 · 9 mi
- BambergCategory 1 · 14 mi
- EutawvilleCategory 1 · 28 mi
- BarnwellCategory 1 · 33 mi
- CopeCategory 1 · 9 mi
- DenmarkCategory 1 · 19 mi
- SanteeCategory 1 · 19 mi
- SaltersCategory 1 · 57 mi
- CordovaCategory 1 · 4 mi
- BlackvilleCategory 1 · 26 mi
- ElloreeCategory 1 · 16 mi
and 142 more
North Carolina (164)
- MorvenTropical storm · 71 mi
- WadesboroTropical storm · 70 mi
- PeachlandTropical storm · 59 mi
- WaxhawTropical storm · 33 mi
- WingateTropical storm · 50 mi
- MarshvilleTropical storm · 55 mi
- PolktonTropical storm · 64 mi
- MonroeTropical storm · 44 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 27 mi
- MatthewsTropical storm · 37 mi
- Indian TrailTropical storm · 42 mi
- StanfieldTropical storm · 55 mi
- OakboroTropical storm · 60 mi
- NorwoodTropical storm · 69 mi
- GroverTropical storm · 5 mi
- GastoniaTropical storm · 14 mi
- LowellTropical storm · 18 mi
- CramertonTropical storm · 18 mi
- BelmontTropical storm · 20 mi
- CharlotteTropical storm · 32 mi
- HarrisburgTropical storm · 43 mi
- MidlandTropical storm · 49 mi
- LocustTropical storm · 55 mi
- AlbemarleTropical storm · 68 mi
- Kings MountainTropical storm · 3 mi
- Bessemer CityTropical storm · 8 mi
- ShelbyTropical storm · 8 mi
- DallasTropical storm · 14 mi
- MooresboroTropical storm · 19 mi
- StanleyTropical storm · 21 mi
- Mount HollyTropical storm · 22 mi
- HuntersvilleTropical storm · 32 mi
- ConcordTropical storm · 47 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 57 mi
- Gold HillTropical storm · 63 mi
- RichfieldTropical storm · 67 mi
- New LondonTropical storm · 72 mi
- CherryvilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- CrouseTropical storm · 7 mi
- LincolntonTropical storm · 13 mi
- EllenboroTropical storm · 18 mi
- Iron StationTropical storm · 19 mi
- Forest CityTropical storm · 24 mi
- DenverTropical storm · 26 mi
- SpindaleTropical storm · 27 mi
- RutherfordtonTropical storm · 30 mi
- CorneliusTropical storm · 32 mi
- DavidsonTropical storm · 36 mi
- Mill SpringTropical storm · 41 mi
- ColumbusTropical storm · 43 mi
- TryonTropical storm · 45 mi
- KannapolisTropical storm · 47 mi
- LandisTropical storm · 48 mi
- China GroveTropical storm · 50 mi
- SaludaTropical storm · 52 mi
- Flat RockTropical storm · 55 mi
- East Flat RockTropical storm · 55 mi
- RockwellTropical storm · 58 mi
- ZirconiaTropical storm · 59 mi
- ValeTropical storm · 3 mi
and 104 more
Georgia (26)
- Tybee IslandCategory 4 · 37 mi
- RinconCategory 4 · 39 mi
- Port WentworthCategory 4 · 41 mi
- Garden CityCategory 4 · 43 mi
- SavannahCategory 4 · 45 mi
- PoolerCategory 4 · 46 mi
- GuytonCategory 4 · 48 mi
- BloomingdaleCategory 4 · 50 mi
- EllabellCategory 4 · 56 mi
- Richmond HillCategory 4 · 58 mi
- PembrokeCategory 4 · 65 mi
- MidwayCategory 4 · 67 mi
- Fort StewartCategory 4 · 73 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 4 · 43 mi
- BrookletCategory 4 · 61 mi
- ClyoCategory 3 · 41 mi
- StatesboroCategory 3 · 69 mi
- PortalCategory 3 · 75 mi
- SylvaniaCategory 3 · 55 mi
- MillenCategory 2 · 74 mi
- WaynesboroCategory 1 · 71 mi
- HephzibahCategory 1 · 72 mi
- AugustaCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Fort GordonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- MartinezTropical storm · 70 mi
- EvansTropical storm · 71 mi
Virginia (26)
- DamascusTropical storm · 44 mi
- IndependenceTropical storm · 50 mi
- AbingdonTropical storm · 53 mi
- ChilhowieTropical storm · 54 mi
- BristolTropical storm · 54 mi
- Glade SpringTropical storm · 54 mi
- MeadowviewTropical storm · 54 mi
- MarionTropical storm · 57 mi
- GalaxTropical storm · 58 mi
- FriesTropical storm · 60 mi
- SaltvilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- Rural RetreatTropical storm · 64 mi
- WoodlawnTropical storm · 65 mi
- CanaTropical storm · 67 mi
- LebanonTropical storm · 67 mi
- NickelsvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- Weber CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- Gate CityTropical storm · 70 mi
- CastlewoodTropical storm · 71 mi
- WythevilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- HillsvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
- AraratTropical storm · 73 mi
- Cedar BluffTropical storm · 73 mi
- HonakerTropical storm · 74 mi
- Max MeadowsTropical storm · 74 mi
- Pounding MillTropical storm · 75 mi
Tennessee (23)
- ErwinTropical storm · 46 mi
- BristolTropical storm · 50 mi
- BlountvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- KingsportTropical storm · 63 mi
- Mount CarmelTropical storm · 70 mi
- Church HillTropical storm · 72 mi
- Mountain CityTropical storm · 11 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 20 mi
- Roan MountainTropical storm · 27 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 31 mi
- ElizabethtonTropical storm · 32 mi
- Bluff CityTropical storm · 33 mi
- UnicoiTropical storm · 39 mi
- Piney FlatsTropical storm · 39 mi
- Johnson CityTropical storm · 42 mi
- JonesboroughTropical storm · 49 mi
- TelfordTropical storm · 52 mi
- Fall BranchTropical storm · 56 mi
- LimestoneTropical storm · 56 mi
- ChuckeyTropical storm · 59 mi
- AftonTropical storm · 63 mi
- GreenevilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- RogersvilleTropical storm · 75 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.