NHC AL081955 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Ione (1955)
September 10, 1955 – September 27, 1955
Hurricane Ione peaked at Category 4 with 138 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 128 US cities, 128 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 128
- At hurricane strength
- 128
- States
- 2
138 mph
when closest
Cities Ione passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (98)
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 2 · 68 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 2 · 72 mi
- HampsteadCategory 2 · 57 mi
- Castle HayneCategory 2 · 72 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 3 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 2 · 3 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 2 · 5 mi
- NewportCategory 2 · 10 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 2 · 18 mi
- SwansboroCategory 2 · 23 mi
- HubertCategory 2 · 29 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 2 · 35 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 2 · 38 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 2 · 43 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Maple HillCategory 2 · 54 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 2 · 70 mi
- BurgawCategory 2 · 71 mi
- WallaceCategory 2 · 73 mi
- TeacheyCategory 2 · 75 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 2 · 30 mi
- HavelockCategory 2 · 11 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 2 · 11 mi
- RichlandsCategory 2 · 49 mi
- BeulavilleCategory 2 · 61 mi
- KenansvilleCategory 2 · 71 mi
- OrientalCategory 2 · overhead
- Pink HillCategory 2 · 58 mi
- TrentonCategory 1 · 42 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 1 · 9 mi
- New BernCategory 1 · 21 mi
- Deep RunCategory 1 · 56 mi
- BayboroCategory 1 · 1 mi
- Cove CityCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Seven SpringsCategory 1 · 66 mi
- KinstonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- AuroraCategory 1 · 5 mi
- VanceboroCategory 1 · 26 mi
- GriftonCategory 1 · 41 mi
- AydenCategory 1 · 42 mi
- WintervilleCategory 1 · 42 mi
- HookertonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Snow HillCategory 1 · 57 mi
- La GrangeCategory 1 · 61 mi
- StantonsburgCategory 1 · 66 mi
- GoldsboroCategory 1 · 72 mi
- PikevilleCategory 1 · 73 mi
- FremontCategory 1 · 74 mi
- DudleyCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ChocowinityCategory 1 · 24 mi
- GrimeslandCategory 1 · 32 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 1 · 42 mi
- FarmvilleCategory 1 · 54 mi
- WilsonCategory 1 · 75 mi
- WashingtonCategory 1 · 24 mi
- MacclesfieldCategory 1 · 60 mi
- Elm CityCategory 1 · 73 mi
- BelhavenCategory 1 · overhead
and 38 more
Virginia (30)
- AccomacCategory 1 · 70 mi
- ParksleyCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ExmoreCategory 1 · 62 mi
- PainterCategory 1 · 65 mi
- MelfaCategory 1 · 67 mi
- OnancockCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Virginia BeachCategory 1 · 27 mi
- ChesapeakeCategory 1 · 31 mi
- NorfolkCategory 1 · 36 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 1 · 37 mi
- SuffolkCategory 1 · 43 mi
- HamptonCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Cape CharlesCategory 1 · 48 mi
- CarrolltonCategory 1 · 50 mi
- PoquosonCategory 1 · 52 mi
- WindsorCategory 1 · 53 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Newport NewsCategory 1 · 55 mi
- SmithfieldCategory 1 · 56 mi
- YorktownCategory 1 · 56 mi
- SeafordCategory 1 · 57 mi
- ZuniCategory 1 · 57 mi
- Fort EustisCategory 1 · 61 mi
- CourtlandCategory 1 · 62 mi
- HayesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- MathewsCategory 1 · 67 mi
- CapronCategory 1 · 67 mi
- WakefieldCategory 1 · 69 mi
- GloucesterCategory 1 · 72 mi
- WilliamsburgCategory 1 · 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.