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Hurricane Edith

Sep 5, 1971 to Sep 18, 1971Peak 150 mph943 mb

Hurricane Edith passed within 50 miles of 66 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Cameron Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on September 16, 1971.

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Hurricane Edith · 1971

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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The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
150 mph, 130 kt
Lowest pressure
943 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
66
LA, MS, TX
Counties within 100 miles
122
AL, LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Cameron Parish, LA, 11.1 mi, Sep 16, 1971
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
Newton CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Lauderdale CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Lawrence CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Jasper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Simpson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Lincoln CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Smith CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Lafayette ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
East Feliciana ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Iberville ParishLA1.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
West Feliciana ParishLA3.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Copiah CountyMS3.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
West Baton Rouge ParishLA3.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Pike CountyMS5.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
St. Landry ParishLA5.4Category 1Sep 16, 1971
East Baton Rouge ParishLA5.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Scott CountyMS6.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Jefferson Davis CountyMS7.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Clarke CountyMS7.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Wilkinson CountyMS7.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Covington CountyMS7.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
St. Helena ParishLA7.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Rankin CountyMS8.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Franklin CountyMS8.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Acadia ParishLA8.8Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Iberia ParishLA9.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Cameron ParishLA11.1Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Neshoba CountyMS12.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Walthall CountyMS15.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Jones CountyMS18.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Jefferson CountyMS18.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Tangipahoa ParishLA18.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Jefferson Davis ParishLA20.1Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Marion CountyMS20.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Livingston ParishLA21.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Adams CountyMS23.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Hinds CountyMS24.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Concordia ParishLA25.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Leake CountyMS26.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Avoyelles ParishLA27.2Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Washington ParishLA27.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Evangeline ParishLA28.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Claiborne CountyMS28.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Calcasieu ParishLA28.7Category 1Sep 16, 1971
St. Mary ParishLA28.9Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Wayne CountyMS29.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Lamar CountyMS30.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Ascension ParishLA33.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Forrest CountyMS36.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Madison CountyMS39.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Assumption ParishLA39.7Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Jefferson CountyTX39.9Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Allen ParishLA40.6Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Cameron CountyTX42.0Category 1Sep 15, 1971
St. Tammany ParishLA45.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Perry CountyMS46.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Attala CountyMS46.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Warren CountyMS47.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Tensas ParishLA47.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Catahoula ParishLA48.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Rapides ParishLA48.2Category 1Sep 16, 1971
St. James ParishLA48.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Orange CountyTX50.8Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Washington CountyAL52.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Pearl River CountyMS53.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
St. John the Baptist ParishLA54.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Beauregard ParishLA54.9Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Chambers CountyTX54.9Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Galveston CountyTX55.2Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Madison ParishLA55.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Greene CountyMS55.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
LaSalle ParishLA57.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Yazoo CountyMS58.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Lafourche ParishLA59.2Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Brazoria CountyTX59.8Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Willacy CountyTX62.2Category 1Sep 15, 1971
Terrebonne ParishLA63.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Holmes CountyMS64.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Newton CountyTX65.7Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Franklin ParishLA66.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Issaquena CountyMS66.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Matagorda CountyTX67.3Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Vernon ParishLA67.5Category 1Sep 16, 1971
St. Charles ParishLA68.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Stone CountyMS70.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Montgomery CountyMS71.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Jasper CountyTX71.8Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Kenedy CountyTX72.2Category 1Sep 15, 1971
Jefferson ParishLA72.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Grant ParishLA73.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Sharkey CountyMS74.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Liberty CountyTX74.8Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Hardin CountyTX76.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Carroll CountyMS76.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Hancock CountyMS78.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Orleans ParishLA79.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Harris CountyTX80.4Category 1Sep 16, 1971
East Carroll ParishLA80.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
George CountyMS81.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Humphreys CountyMS81.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Caldwell ParishLA82.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Hidalgo CountyTX84.0Category 1Sep 15, 1971
Harrison CountyMS85.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Mobile CountyAL87.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Richland ParishLA88.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Calhoun CountyTX91.7Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Fort Bend CountyTX92.0Category 1Sep 16, 1971
St. Bernard ParishLA92.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Tyler CountyTX93.7Category 1Sep 16, 1971
West Carroll ParishLA94.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Jackson CountyMS95.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Winn ParishLA95.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Baldwin CountyAL95.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Plaquemines ParishLA96.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1971
Natchitoches ParishLA96.4Category 1Sep 16, 1971
Leflore CountyMS97.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1971
Kleberg CountyTX99.4Category 1Sep 15, 1971
Washington CountyMS99.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1971

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.