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Hurricane How (1951)

Hurricane How was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 963 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Cape Coral, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 56 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst October 2, 1951
1
Lowest pressure
963 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane How’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. October 2, 1951, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 19 miles from Cape Coral, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Cape Coral, FL56 mph46 mph7 milesOct 2, 1951, 4:30 AM GMT-5
Naples, FL54 mph44 mph43 milesOct 2, 1951, 5:15 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL50 mph41 mph11 milesOct 2, 1951, 12:45 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL49 mph40 mph23 milesOct 2, 1951, 4:15 AM GMT-5

Best track (53 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 29, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph20.2°N, 85.8°W
Sep 29, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph21.1°N, 86.6°W
Sep 29, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph21.9°N, 87.2°W
Sep 29, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph22.7°N, 87.3°W
Sep 30, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph23.3°N, 87.3°W
Sep 30, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph23.9°N, 87.4°W
Sep 30, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.5°N, 87.5°W
Sep 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.0°N, 87.6°W
Oct 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.5°N, 87.7°W
Oct 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.8°N, 87.6°W
Oct 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1003 mb26.1°N, 86.8°W
Oct 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.3°N, 86.0°W
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