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Hurricane Alma

Jun 5, 1966 to Jun 14, 1966Peak 115 mph970 mb

Hurricane Alma passed within 50 miles of 80 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 3 on June 8, 1966.

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Hurricane Alma · 1966

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
970 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
80
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
162
AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Monroe County, FL, 9.6 mi, Jun 8, 1966
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Beaufort CountySC0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Brooks CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Chatham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Appling CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Wayne CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Liberty CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Jasper CountySC0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Lanier CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bryan CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Long CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Atkinson CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bacon CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Leon CountyFL1.9Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Pierce CountyGA2.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Franklin CountyFL2.3Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Berrien CountyGA3.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Madison CountyFL3.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Thomas CountyGA4.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Coffee CountyGA4.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Tattnall CountyGA6.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Clinch CountyGA6.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Colleton CountySC7.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Charleston CountySC7.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Cook CountyGA8.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Effingham CountyGA8.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Monroe CountyFL9.6Category 3Jun 8, 1966
Taylor CountyFL9.8Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Echols CountyGA10.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Hamilton CountyFL13.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
McIntosh CountyGA14.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Evans CountyGA14.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Liberty CountyFL15.5Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Jeff Davis CountyGA16.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Brantley CountyGA17.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bulloch CountyGA17.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Colquitt CountyGA18.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Grady CountyGA18.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Toombs CountyGA19.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Berkeley CountySC20.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Gadsden CountyFL23.4Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Charlton CountyGA24.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Dorchester CountySC25.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Irwin CountyGA25.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Glynn CountyGA25.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Georgetown CountySC26.2Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Hampton CountySC27.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Tift CountyGA29.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Decatur CountyGA30.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Montgomery CountyGA30.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Suwannee CountyFL30.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Lafayette CountyFL31.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Ben Hill CountyGA32.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Wheeler CountyGA33.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Telfair CountyGA34.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Candler CountyGA34.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Gulf CountyFL34.7Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Screven CountyGA35.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Mitchell CountyGA36.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Worth CountyGA37.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Camden CountyGA37.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Columbia CountyFL38.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Manatee CountyFL39.4Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Hillsborough CountyFL39.4Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Pinellas CountyFL41.4Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Sarasota CountyFL41.5Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Brunswick CountyNC42.0Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Emanuel CountyGA44.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Turner CountyGA45.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Charlotte CountyFL46.7Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Williamsburg CountySC46.9Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
New Hanover CountyNC46.9Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Allendale CountySC46.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Lee CountyFL47.2Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Baker CountyFL47.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Wilcox CountyGA48.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Horry CountySC49.9Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Calhoun CountyFL50.8Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Nassau CountyFL50.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Treutlen CountyGA51.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Dodge CountyGA52.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Pasco CountyFL53.1Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Jenkins CountyGA53.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Seminole CountyGA54.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Jackson CountyFL54.5Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Dixie CountyFL55.3Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Baker CountyGA55.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Dougherty CountyGA56.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bamberg CountySC56.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Miller CountyGA56.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Laurens CountyGA57.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Orangeburg CountySC57.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bay CountyFL57.8Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Carteret CountyNC59.0Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Crisp CountyGA60.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Collier CountyFL62.3Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Marion CountySC62.3Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Pender CountyNC63.4Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Barnwell CountySC65.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Clarendon CountySC66.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Johnson CountyGA66.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Columbus CountyNC66.4Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Lee CountyGA67.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Onslow CountyNC67.1Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
DeSoto CountyFL67.1Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Burke CountyGA67.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Pulaski CountyGA68.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Gilchrist CountyFL69.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Early CountyGA70.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Florence CountySC70.9Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Hernando CountyFL71.6Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Calhoun CountyGA71.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Union CountyFL72.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Houston CountyAL72.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Dooly CountyGA73.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Duval CountyFL73.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Levy CountyFL74.0Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Hardee CountyFL74.1Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Terrell CountyGA76.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Jefferson CountyGA76.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Calhoun CountySC76.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Sumter CountyGA78.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Craven CountyNC78.0Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Bleckley CountyGA78.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Citrus CountyFL78.9Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Washington CountyFL79.0Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Jones CountyNC79.2Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Alachua CountyFL79.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Polk CountyFL81.1Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Washington CountyGA82.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bradford CountyFL83.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Bladen CountyNC84.0Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Clay CountyFL84.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Aiken CountySC84.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Hendry CountyFL84.4Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Randolph CountyGA85.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Hyde CountyNC86.1Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Sumter CountySC86.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Pamlico CountyNC87.0Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Houston CountyGA88.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Duplin CountyNC88.4Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Wilkinson CountyGA89.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Clay CountyGA89.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Henry CountyAL90.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Richmond CountyGA90.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Glades CountyFL90.0Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Twiggs CountyGA91.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Dare CountyNC91.8Category 1Jun 11, 1966
Sampson CountyNC93.5Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Richland CountySC94.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Holmes CountyFL95.5Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Macon CountyGA95.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Highlands CountyFL96.0Category 2Jun 9, 1966
Dillon CountySC96.1Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Geneva CountyAL97.3Category 1Jun 9, 1966
Robeson CountyNC97.8Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Webster CountyGA98.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1966
Lee CountySC99.2Tropical stormJun 11, 1966
Sumter CountyFL99.4Category 2Jun 9, 1966

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.