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Hurricane Florence

Sep 23, 1953 to Sep 27, 1953Peak 115 mph968 mb

Hurricane Florence passed within 50 miles of 26 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Okaloosa County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 26, 1953.

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Hurricane Florence · 1953

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 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
968 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
26
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
38
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Okaloosa County, FL, 13.0 mi, Sep 26, 1953
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
Houston CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Walton CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Miller CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Geneva CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Holmes CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Early CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Jackson CountyFL3.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Seminole CountyGA4.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Washington CountyFL4.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1953
Bay CountyFL10.8Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Okaloosa CountyFL13.0Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Henry CountyAL13.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Dale CountyAL14.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Coffee CountyAL17.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Covington CountyAL19.7Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Gadsden CountyFL30.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Calhoun CountyFL31.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1953
Santa Rosa CountyFL35.3Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Liberty CountyFL36.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Barbour CountyAL38.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Escambia CountyAL40.4Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Escambia CountyFL41.4Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Pike CountyAL43.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Crenshaw CountyAL45.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1953
Gulf CountyFL48.8Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Conecuh CountyAL49.2Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Bullock CountyAL59.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Wakulla CountyFL60.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Butler CountyAL60.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1953
Russell CountyAL63.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Baldwin CountyAL67.7Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Montgomery CountyAL70.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Franklin CountyFL70.8Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Macon CountyAL80.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Lowndes CountyAL81.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Monroe CountyAL83.9Category 1Sep 26, 1953
Lee CountyAL90.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1953
Wilcox CountyAL91.3Category 1Sep 26, 1953

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.