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Hurricane Rafael

Nov 3, 2024 to Nov 10, 2024Peak 121 mph954 mb

Hurricane Rafael 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 Rafael · 2024

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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From space

Hurricane Rafael on November 6, 2024, about 9 hours before its closest pass to Monroe County, FL.

Hurricane Rafael on November 6, 2024, about 9 hours before its closest pass to Monroe County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:59 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
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
1
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Monroe County, FL, 91.7 mi, Nov 7, 2024
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
Monroe CountyFL91.7Category 2Nov 7, 2024

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.