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Hurricane Judith

Oct 14, 1959 to Oct 22, 1959Peak 86 mph988 mb

Hurricane Judith passed within 50 miles of 17 counties in FL. It was strongest near Lee County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 18, 1959.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Judith · 1959

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
Lowest pressure
988 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
17
FL
Counties within 100 miles
25
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Lee County, FL, 2.6 mi, Oct 18, 1959
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
Charlotte CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Martin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Lee CountyFL2.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Palm Beach CountyFL4.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Hendry CountyFL4.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Okeechobee CountyFL4.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Highlands CountyFL15.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
DeSoto CountyFL16.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Sarasota CountyFL17.1Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
St. Lucie CountyFL18.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Collier CountyFL24.3Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Manatee CountyFL32.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Hardee CountyFL35.4Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Indian River CountyFL39.9Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Broward CountyFL41.1Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Osceola CountyFL49.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Polk CountyFL51.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Brevard CountyFL56.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Hillsborough CountyFL61.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Pinellas CountyFL64.7Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Miami-Dade CountyFL65.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Monroe CountyFL71.1Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Orange CountyFL95.7Tropical stormOct 18, 1959
Pasco CountyFL97.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1959

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.