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Hurricane Alma (1962)

Hurricane Alma was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 984 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Providence, RI, with a modeled peak gust of 49 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
984 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 Alma’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

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Providence, RI49 mph40 mph119 milesAug 29, 1962, 8:00 AM GMT-4

Best track (28 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.7°N, 79.7°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph26.8°N, 80.1°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.9°N, 80.3°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1007 mb29.2°N, 80.2°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.4°N, 79.7°W
Aug 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1002 mb31.5°N, 78.8°W
Aug 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1002 mb32.6°N, 77.7°W
Aug 28, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1000 mb33.8°N, 76.6°W
Aug 28, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph35.2°N, 75.3°W
Aug 28, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph990 mb36.9°N, 73.5°W
Aug 29, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph988 mb38.7°N, 71.7°W
Aug 29, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph40.1°N, 70.2°W
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