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Hurricane Belle

Aug 6, 1976 to Aug 10, 1976Peak 121 mph957 mb

Hurricane Belle passed within 50 miles of 47 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 2 on August 9, 1976.

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Hurricane Belle · 1976

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 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
957 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
47
CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
Counties within 100 miles
116
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Carteret County, NC, 83.1 mi, Aug 9, 1976
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Hampden CountyMA0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Hampshire CountyMA0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Franklin CountyMA0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
New Haven CountyCT0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Hartford CountyCT0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Fairfield CountyCT2.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Worcester CountyMA6.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Nassau CountyNY6.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Litchfield CountyCT7.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Tolland CountyCT8.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Windham CountyVT9.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Cheshire CountyNH9.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Middlesex CountyCT10.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Berkshire CountyMA19.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Westchester CountyNY20.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Queens CountyNY22.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
New London CountyCT22.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Windham CountyCT24.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Hillsborough CountyNH25.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Putnam CountyNY25.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Middlesex CountyMA26.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Kings CountyNY28.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bronx CountyNY28.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bennington CountyVT28.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Dutchess CountyNY30.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Monmouth CountyNJ30.5Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Ocean CountyNJ30.7Category 1Aug 10, 1976
New York CountyNY33.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bergen CountyNJ36.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Rockland CountyNY36.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Sullivan CountyNH36.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Hudson CountyNJ37.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Atlantic CountyNJ38.1Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Columbia CountyNY39.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Richmond CountyNY39.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Burlington CountyNJ42.7Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Essex CountyNJ43.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Rensselaer CountyNY43.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Windsor CountyVT43.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Providence CountyRI43.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Union CountyNJ44.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Merrimack CountyNH45.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Passaic CountyNJ45.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Middlesex CountyNJ45.2Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Orange CountyNY46.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Cape May CountyNJ46.4Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Washington CountyNY50.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Kent CountyRI50.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Ulster CountyNY51.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Rockingham CountyNH51.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Rutland CountyVT53.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Morris CountyNJ54.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Washington CountyRI54.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Norfolk CountyMA55.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Dare CountyNC56.5Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Mercer CountyNJ57.0Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Somerset CountyNJ57.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Essex CountyMA58.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Greene CountyNY59.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Camden CountyNJ62.0Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Sussex CountyNJ62.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Cumberland CountyNJ63.3Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Albany CountyNY63.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bristol CountyMA63.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Sussex CountyDE64.0Category 1Aug 9, 1976
Worcester CountyMD64.0Category 1Aug 9, 1976
Suffolk CountyMA64.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Saratoga CountyNY65.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Grafton CountyNH66.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bucks CountyPA66.9Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Gloucester CountyNJ68.2Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Hyde CountyNC70.2Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Belknap CountyNH70.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Bristol CountyRI70.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Sullivan CountyNY70.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Accomack CountyVA71.3Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Hunterdon CountyNJ71.8Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Schenectady CountyNY71.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Newport CountyRI72.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Strafford CountyNH74.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Plymouth CountyMA75.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Salem CountyNJ76.6Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Wicomico CountyMD77.2Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Warren CountyNY77.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Philadelphia CountyPA78.2Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Warren CountyNJ79.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Currituck CountyNC81.0Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Pike CountyPA81.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Orange CountyVT81.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Montgomery CountyPA81.8Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Kent CountyDE82.0Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Carteret CountyNC83.1Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Schoharie CountyNY83.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Somerset CountyMD87.4Category 2Aug 9, 1976
York CountyME87.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Northampton CountyVA87.9Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Montgomery CountyNY87.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Carroll CountyNH88.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Delaware CountyNY88.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Delaware CountyPA88.7Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Addison CountyVT88.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Camden CountyNC88.9Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Fulton CountyNY90.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Tyrrell CountyNC90.1Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Virginia Beach cityVA90.8Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Monroe CountyPA92.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Northampton CountyPA93.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Pasquotank CountyNC96.6Category 2Aug 9, 1976
Essex CountyNY97.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
New Castle CountyDE97.9Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Washington CountyVT98.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Hamilton CountyNY99.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Chester CountyPA99.2Category 1Aug 10, 1976
Dukes CountyMA99.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1976
Dorchester CountyMD99.6Category 1Aug 9, 1976

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.