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NHC AL081970 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1970

August 7, 1970 – August 24, 1970

Hurricane Unnamed 1970 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 104 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
104
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1970 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (95)

and 35 more

South Carolina (9)

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.