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Hurricane Love

Oct 18, 1950 to Oct 22, 1950Peak 81 mph987 mb

Hurricane Love passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Pinellas County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 21, 1950.

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Hurricane Love · 1950

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
987 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
16
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
32
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Pinellas County, FL, 73.9 mi, Oct 21, 1950
Landfalls recorded
1
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
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Dixie CountyFL2.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Madison CountyFL9.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Lowndes CountyGA16.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Gilchrist CountyFL22.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Levy CountyFL24.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Brooks CountyGA26.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Union CountyFL34.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Alachua CountyFL35.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Jefferson CountyFL39.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Bradford CountyFL45.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Wakulla CountyFL48.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Thomas CountyGA49.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Leon CountyFL53.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Citrus CountyFL55.5Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Franklin CountyFL58.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Marion CountyFL60.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Grady CountyGA67.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Hernando CountyFL68.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Putnam CountyFL70.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Liberty CountyFL71.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Pasco CountyFL72.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Pinellas CountyFL73.9Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Mitchell CountyGA76.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Gadsden CountyFL77.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Sumter CountyFL80.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Decatur CountyGA83.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Hillsborough CountyFL84.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1950
Gulf CountyFL92.6Tropical stormOct 21, 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.