Hurricane Hiki

Aug 12, 1950 to Aug 21, 1950Peak 86 mph

Hurricane Hiki came within 100 miles of 2 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Hiki · 1950

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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The storm

Peak strength: Category 1; 86 mph, 75 kt
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 2; HI
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Honolulu County, HI, 56.7 mi, Aug 20, 1950
Landfalls recorded: 0; 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

Honolulu County	HI	56.7	Tropical storm	Aug 20, 1950
Maui County	HI	97.4	Tropical storm	Aug 15, 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.