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NHC AL121985 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Juan (1985)

October 26, 1985 – November 1, 1985

Hurricane Juan peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 418 US cities, 37 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
418
At hurricane strength
37

when closest

States
5

Cities Juan passed near, strongest first

Alabama (228)

and 168 more

Louisiana (142)

and 82 more

Florida (22)

Mississippi (21)

Texas (5)

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.