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Hurricane Alma

Aug 26, 1962 to Sep 2, 1962Peak 86 mph984 mb

Hurricane Alma passed within 50 miles of 6 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Washington County, RI, as a Category 1 on August 29, 1962.

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Hurricane Alma · 1962

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
984 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
6
MA, NC
Counties within 100 miles
42
FL, MA, NC, RI, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Washington County, RI, 99.2 mi, Aug 29, 1962
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
Dare CountyNC13.0Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Hyde CountyNC21.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Carteret CountyNC28.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Nantucket CountyMA34.4Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Barnstable CountyMA48.7Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Craven CountyNC49.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Tyrrell CountyNC52.9Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Pamlico CountyNC53.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Flagler CountyFL56.6Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Dukes CountyMA59.0Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Onslow CountyNC59.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Currituck CountyNC60.4Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Beaufort CountyNC61.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Jones CountyNC63.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Brunswick CountyNC64.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
New Hanover CountyNC66.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
St. Johns CountyFL68.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Pender CountyNC68.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Camden CountyNC69.6Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Washington CountyNC71.1Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Pasquotank CountyNC75.1Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Putnam CountyFL75.6Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Perquimans CountyNC79.5Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Plymouth CountyMA81.3Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Bristol CountyMA84.0Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Virginia Beach cityVA84.7Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Chowan CountyNC86.4Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Duplin CountyNC87.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Duval CountyFL90.9Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Martin CountyNC91.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Horry CountySC91.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Georgetown CountySC92.3Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Charleston CountySC92.5Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Columbus CountyNC93.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Clay CountyFL93.1Tropical stormAug 27, 1962
Bertie CountyNC93.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Newport CountyRI93.6Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Pitt CountyNC94.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Chesapeake cityVA96.1Category 1Aug 28, 1962
Lenoir CountyNC98.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1962
Washington CountyRI99.2Category 1Aug 29, 1962
Bladen CountyNC99.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1962

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.