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Hurricane Hilda

Sep 28, 1964 to Oct 7, 1964Peak 138 mph941 mb

Hurricane Hilda passed within 50 miles of 49 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near St. Mary Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on October 4, 1964.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Hilda · 1964

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 4
138 mph, 120 kt
Lowest pressure
941 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
49
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
78
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
St. Mary Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Oct 4, 1964
Landfalls recorded
2
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
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Livingston ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
East Baton Rouge ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Pearl River CountyMS0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Stone CountyMS0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Category 2Oct 4, 1964
Iberia ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Harrison CountyMS0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Tangipahoa ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Iberville ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Ascension ParishLA2.8Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Washington ParishLA2.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Hancock CountyMS2.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Helena ParishLA4.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
West Baton Rouge ParishLA4.6Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Assumption ParishLA7.1Category 1Oct 4, 1964
George CountyMS9.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Terrebonne ParishLA11.4Category 2Oct 3, 1964
Forrest CountyMS14.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
East Feliciana ParishLA14.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Perry CountyMS17.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. James ParishLA17.7Category 1Oct 4, 1964
St. John the Baptist ParishLA20.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Lamar CountyMS20.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Pointe Coupee ParishLA21.8Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Marion CountyMS23.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Walthall CountyMS24.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Greene CountyMS25.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Pike CountyMS26.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Landry ParishLA26.3Category 1Oct 4, 1964
West Feliciana ParishLA26.5Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Lafourche ParishLA27.6Category 2Oct 4, 1964
Amite CountyMS27.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Vermilion ParishLA29.5Category 2Oct 4, 1964
Jefferson ParishLA30.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Orleans ParishLA31.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Charles ParishLA32.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Lafayette ParishLA33.3Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Washington CountyAL35.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
St. Bernard ParishLA36.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Wilkinson CountyMS38.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Clarke CountyAL45.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Lawrence CountyMS47.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Acadia ParishLA49.5Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Lincoln CountyMS49.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Jefferson Davis CountyMS50.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Covington CountyMS51.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Jones CountyMS51.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Plaquemines ParishLA51.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Franklin CountyMS51.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Wayne CountyMS53.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Avoyelles ParishLA54.3Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Concordia ParishLA56.4Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Evangeline ParishLA60.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Adams CountyMS61.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Cameron ParishLA67.3Category 2Oct 3, 1964
Jefferson CountyMS70.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Jefferson Davis ParishLA72.2Category 2Oct 4, 1964
Copiah CountyMS73.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Choctaw CountyAL75.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Rapides ParishLA75.5Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Jasper CountyMS76.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Smith CountyMS76.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Simpson CountyMS76.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Catahoula ParishLA79.1Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Clarke CountyMS80.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Allen ParishLA80.5Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Claiborne CountyMS82.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Calcasieu ParishLA87.2Category 2Oct 4, 1964
LaSalle ParishLA88.0Category 1Oct 4, 1964
Tensas ParishLA88.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Rankin CountyMS95.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Hinds CountyMS97.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1964
Marengo CountyAL98.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1964

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.