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Hurricane How

Sep 29, 1951 to Oct 11, 1951Peak 98 mph963 mb

Hurricane How passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in FL. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 2 on October 4, 1951.

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Hurricane How · 1951

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 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
963 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
18
FL
Counties within 100 miles
32
FL, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Carteret County, NC, 97.2 mi, Oct 4, 1951
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
Lee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Charlotte CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Highlands CountyFL2.5Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Indian River CountyFL6.8Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Hendry CountyFL8.5Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Martin CountyFL9.2Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
DeSoto CountyFL10.6Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Palm Beach CountyFL16.7Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Sarasota CountyFL17.2Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Collier CountyFL21.5Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Osceola CountyFL25.9Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Brevard CountyFL26.1Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Hardee CountyFL29.3Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Manatee CountyFL31.8Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Polk CountyFL34.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Broward CountyFL53.6Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Hillsborough CountyFL62.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Pinellas CountyFL65.8Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Orange CountyFL68.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Monroe CountyFL70.3Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Miami-Dade CountyFL74.5Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Dare CountyNC81.3Category 2Oct 4, 1951
Volusia CountyFL86.3Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Seminole CountyFL87.8Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Hyde CountyNC90.4Category 2Oct 4, 1951
Lake CountyFL91.8Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Pasco CountyFL95.0Tropical stormOct 2, 1951
Carteret CountyNC97.2Category 2Oct 4, 1951
Sumter CountyFL98.5Tropical stormOct 2, 1951

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.