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Hurricane Belle (1976)

Hurricane Belle was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 957 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 13 of the cities we track; the strongest was Atlantic City, NJ, with a modeled peak gust of 68 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
13
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
957 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 Belle’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 (13)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Atlantic City, NJ68 mph55 mph42 milesAug 9, 1976, 7:45 PM EDT
New Haven, CT62 mph50 mph6 milesAug 10, 1976, 1:15 AM EDT
Norwich, CT60 mph49 mph41 milesAug 10, 1976, 3:00 AM EDT
Bridgeport, CT60 mph49 mph5 milesAug 10, 1976, 12:45 AM EDT
Waterbury, CT58 mph47 mph6 milesAug 10, 1976, 2:00 AM EDT
Hartford, CT57 mph47 mph7 milesAug 10, 1976, 2:15 AM EDT
New York, NY57 mph46 mph33 milesAug 9, 1976, 10:45 PM EDT
Virginia Beach, VA54 mph44 mph102 milesAug 9, 1976, 2:00 PM EDT
Trenton, NJ51 mph42 mph70 milesAug 9, 1976, 9:30 PM EDT
Springfield, MA51 mph42 mph5 milesAug 10, 1976, 3:15 AM EDT
Providence, RI49 mph40 mph66 milesAug 10, 1976, 4:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia, PA49 mph40 mph86 milesAug 9, 1976, 8:45 PM EDT
Worcester, MA48 mph39 mph36 milesAug 10, 1976, 5:15 AM EDT

Best track (18 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 6, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1012 mb26.0°N, 72.8°W
Aug 6, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1012 mb26.3°N, 73.0°W
Aug 6, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1009 mb26.0°N, 73.4°W
Aug 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1005 mb25.6°N, 73.2°W
Aug 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb26.0°N, 73.2°W
Aug 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph993 mb26.2°N, 73.7°W
Aug 7, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph985 mb26.6°N, 74.2°W
Aug 8, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph972 mb26.9°N, 74.6°W
Aug 8, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph962 mb27.4°N, 75.1°W
Aug 8, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph959 mb28.1°N, 75.1°W
Aug 8, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph958 mb29.5°N, 75.3°W
Aug 9, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph957 mb30.9°N, 75.3°W
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