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Hurricane Baker

Aug 18, 1950 to Sep 1, 1950Peak 104 mph979 mb

Hurricane Baker passed within 50 miles of 59 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Jefferson Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on August 30, 1950.

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Hurricane Baker · 1950

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
59
AL, FL, LA, MS, TN
Counties within 100 miles
113
AL, FL, LA, MS, TN
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Jefferson Parish, LA, 94.4 mi, Aug 30, 1950
Landfalls recorded
3
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Choctaw CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lowndes CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Pickens CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Washington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Sumter CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Greene CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Clarke CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Itawamba CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Prentiss CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Alcorn CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Monroe CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Mobile CountyAL2.9Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Marengo CountyAL3.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Tippah CountyMS3.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lee CountyMS5.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lamar CountyAL6.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Union CountyMS7.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Noxubee CountyMS9.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Clay CountyMS11.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Kemper CountyMS13.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Monroe CountyAL13.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Marion CountyAL14.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Tishomingo CountyMS14.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Chickasaw CountyMS15.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Escambia CountyFL15.9Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Hale CountyAL16.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Pontotoc CountyMS16.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Fayette CountyAL16.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lauderdale CountyMS17.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Escambia CountyAL18.2Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Tuscaloosa CountyAL18.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Wilcox CountyAL19.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Franklin CountyAL20.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Clarke CountyMS22.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Oktibbeha CountyMS22.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Jackson CountyMS24.7Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Colbert CountyAL27.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Wayne CountyMS27.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Greene CountyMS29.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Conecuh CountyAL30.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
George CountyMS30.5Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Perry CountyAL31.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Dallas CountyAL33.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Santa Rosa CountyFL34.9Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Winston CountyMS36.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lafayette CountyMS36.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Calhoun CountyMS39.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Webster CountyMS39.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Plaquemines ParishLA40.4Category 1Aug 30, 1950
Walker CountyAL40.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Bibb CountyAL42.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Winston CountyAL42.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Wayne CountyTN42.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
St. Bernard ParishLA43.3Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Neshoba CountyMS44.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Choctaw CountyMS46.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Newton CountyMS47.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Jefferson CountyAL50.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Harrison CountyMS50.1Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Jasper CountyMS50.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Perry CountyMS52.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lawrence CountyAL54.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Jones CountyMS55.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Tate CountyMS55.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Yalobusha CountyMS56.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Stone CountyMS58.4Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Panola CountyMS60.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Butler CountyAL62.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Grenada CountyMS62.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Chilton CountyAL63.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lawrence CountyTN63.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Attala CountyMS64.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Montgomery CountyMS64.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lowndes CountyAL65.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Shelby CountyAL65.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Okaloosa CountyFL66.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Leake CountyMS68.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Autauga CountyAL68.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Cullman CountyAL69.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Forrest CountyMS70.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Scott CountyMS71.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Covington CountyAL71.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Smith CountyMS74.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Blount CountyAL77.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Limestone CountyAL77.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Morgan CountyAL78.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Hancock CountyMS79.3Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Tallahatchie CountyMS80.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Carroll CountyMS80.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Covington CountyMS82.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Lamar CountyMS83.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Giles CountyTN84.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Crenshaw CountyAL85.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Pearl River CountyMS85.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Quitman CountyMS87.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
St. Tammany ParishLA89.3Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Holmes CountyMS89.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Walton CountyFL89.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Montgomery CountyAL90.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Madison CountyMS92.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Coosa CountyAL94.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Jefferson ParishLA94.4Category 1Aug 30, 1950
Orleans ParishLA94.5Category 1Aug 31, 1950
Simpson CountyMS95.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
St. Clair CountyAL95.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Talladega CountyAL95.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Elmore CountyAL96.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Jefferson Davis CountyMS96.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Rankin CountyMS97.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Leflore CountyMS99.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Madison CountyAL99.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1950
Coahoma CountyMS100.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1950

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.