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NHC AL091955 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Hilda (1955)

September 12, 1955 – September 20, 1955

Hurricane Hilda peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Hilda passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (49)

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.