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Hurricane Ginger (1971)

Hurricane Ginger was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 959 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 Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 1, 1971
1
Lowest pressure
959 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 Ginger’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 1, 1971, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 52 miles from Wilmington, NC

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
Wilmington, NC55 mph45 mph45 milesSep 30, 1971, 10:00 PM EDT

Best track (123 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.6°N, 71.4°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.5°N, 71.2°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.4°N, 71.0°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.3°N, 70.8°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.2°N, 70.5°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.1°N, 70.2°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.0°N, 69.8°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.0°N, 69.3°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.2°N, 68.8°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.5°N, 68.5°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.9°N, 68.3°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph26.3°N, 68.1°W
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