Hurricane Inez

Sep 21, 1966 to Oct 11, 1966Peak 161 mph927 mb

Hurricane Inez passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 2 on October 5, 1966.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Inez · 1966

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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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 5; 161 mph, 140 kt
Lowest pressure: 927 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 2; FL
Counties within 100 miles: 6; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 2; Monroe County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 5, 1966
Landfalls recorded: 9; 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

Monroe County	FL	0.0	Category 2	Oct 5, 1966
Miami-Dade County	FL	13.7	Category 2	Oct 4, 1966
Broward County	FL	59.7	Category 1	Oct 4, 1966
Collier County	FL	60.3	Category 2	Oct 4, 1966
Palm Beach County	FL	82.1	Category 1	Oct 4, 1966
Hendry County	FL	90.2	Category 2	Oct 4, 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.