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Hurricane Neki

Oct 18, 2009 to Oct 27, 2009Peak 127 mph950 mb

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

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Neki · 2009

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Neki on October 23, 2009, about an hour before its closest pass to Honolulu County, HI.

Hurricane Neki on October 23, 2009, about an hour before its closest pass to Honolulu County, HI.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Aqua, on its late-morning pass, around 21:34 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
127 mph, 110 kt
Lowest pressure
950 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
1
HI
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Honolulu County, HI, 65.8 mi, Oct 23, 2009
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
Honolulu CountyHI65.8Tropical stormOct 23, 2009

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.