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Hurricane Hazel (1953)

Hurricane Hazel was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 989 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was North Port, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 83 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst October 9, 1953
2
Lowest pressure
989 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 Hazel’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 9, 1953, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 13 miles from Cape Coral, FL
  2. October 9, 1953, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 7 miles from Cape Coral, FL

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
North Port, FL83 mph67 mph24 milesOct 9, 1953, 10:45 AM GMT-5
Naples, FL82 mph66 mph42 milesOct 9, 1953, 11:00 AM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL80 mph65 mph7 milesOct 9, 1953, 9:30 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL73 mph60 mph25 milesOct 9, 1953, 3:00 PM GMT-5
Tampa, FL48 mph39 mph86 milesOct 9, 1953, 10:00 AM GMT-5
Palm Bay, FL48 mph39 mph23 milesOct 9, 1953, 2:30 PM GMT-5

Best track (40 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 7, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph20.5°N, 86.4°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.9°N, 86.3°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.3°N, 86.2°W
Oct 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.7°N, 86.1°W
Oct 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 86.1°W
Oct 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.7°N, 86.0°W
Oct 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1002 mb23.2°N, 85.7°W
Oct 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.1°N, 85.2°W
Oct 9, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph25.2°N, 84.4°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph26.2°N, 83.3°W
Oct 9, 15:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane86 mph26.7°N, 82.2°W
Oct 9, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane86 mph26.7°N, 82.1°W
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