Hurricane Blanche

Jul 24, 1975 to Jul 29, 1975Peak 81 mph981 mb

Hurricane Blanche came within 100 miles of 1 U.S. county without passing within 50.

Major hurricane
Hurricane
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Post-tropical

Watch how it happened

Hurricane Blanche · 1975

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 1; 81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure: 981 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 1; ME
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 1; Washington County, ME, 97.8 mi, Jul 28, 1975
Landfalls recorded: 1; 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

Washington County	ME	97.8	Category 1	Jul 28, 1975

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.