NHC AL081958 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Helene (1958)
September 21, 1958 – October 4, 1958
Hurricane Helene peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 90 US cities, 90 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 90
- At hurricane strength
- 90
- States
- 2
150 mph
when closest
Cities Helene passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (68)
- Kure BeachCategory 4 · 17 mi
- Carolina BeachCategory 4 · 19 mi
- SouthportCategory 4 · 22 mi
- Oak IslandCategory 4 · 23 mi
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 4 · 24 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 4 · 27 mi
- WinnabowCategory 4 · 29 mi
- BoliviaCategory 4 · 30 mi
- SupplyCategory 4 · 33 mi
- Castle HayneCategory 4 · 35 mi
- LelandCategory 4 · 36 mi
- ShallotteCategory 4 · 36 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachCategory 4 · 36 mi
- Sunset BeachCategory 4 · 38 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 4 · 41 mi
- CalabashCategory 4 · 41 mi
- AshCategory 4 · 45 mi
- DelcoCategory 4 · 46 mi
- CurrieCategory 4 · 47 mi
- BurgawCategory 4 · 49 mi
- RiegelwoodCategory 4 · 50 mi
- BoltonCategory 4 · 52 mi
- NakinaCategory 4 · 54 mi
- AtkinsonCategory 4 · 54 mi
- Lake WaccamawCategory 4 · 58 mi
- WillardCategory 4 · 59 mi
- WallaceCategory 4 · 61 mi
- Tabor CityCategory 4 · 62 mi
- TeacheyCategory 4 · 64 mi
- WhitevilleCategory 4 · 66 mi
- Rose HillCategory 4 · 68 mi
- HarrellsCategory 4 · 68 mi
- ChadbournCategory 4 · 71 mi
- ClarktonCategory 4 · 71 mi
- HampsteadCategory 4 · 32 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 4 · 32 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 4 · 34 mi
- Maple HillCategory 4 · 48 mi
- BeulavilleCategory 4 · 65 mi
- Pink HillCategory 4 · 71 mi
- MagnoliaCategory 4 · 72 mi
- KenansvilleCategory 4 · 74 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 4 · 29 mi
- SwansboroCategory 4 · 34 mi
- HubertCategory 4 · 37 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 4 · 37 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 4 · 41 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 4 · 44 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 4 · 47 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 4 · 48 mi
- RichlandsCategory 4 · 58 mi
- TrentonCategory 4 · 65 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 4 · 25 mi
- BeaufortCategory 4 · 25 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 4 · 26 mi
- NewportCategory 4 · 32 mi
- HavelockCategory 4 · 39 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 4 · 40 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 4 · 50 mi
- New BernCategory 4 · 57 mi
and 8 more
South Carolina (22)
- Isle Of PalmsCategory 4 · 68 mi
- Mount PleasantCategory 4 · 72 mi
- Sullivans IslandCategory 4 · 72 mi
- AwendawCategory 4 · 64 mi
- HugerCategory 4 · 73 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleCategory 4 · 55 mi
- North Myrtle BeachCategory 4 · 42 mi
- Little RiverCategory 4 · 42 mi
- Pawleys IslandCategory 4 · 44 mi
- Murrells InletCategory 4 · 44 mi
- Surfside BeachCategory 4 · 45 mi
- Myrtle BeachCategory 4 · 48 mi
- LongsCategory 4 · 49 mi
- GeorgetownCategory 4 · 52 mi
- ConwayCategory 4 · 58 mi
- LorisCategory 4 · 61 mi
- HemingwayCategory 4 · 67 mi
- AndrewsCategory 4 · 67 mi
- AynorCategory 4 · 69 mi
- Green SeaCategory 4 · 70 mi
- Galivants FerryCategory 4 · 72 mi
- JohnsonvilleCategory 4 · 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.