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Hurricane Babe (1977)

Hurricane Babe was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 995 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
995 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 Babe’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 (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA59 mph48 mph7 milesSep 5, 1977, 7:00 AM CDT
Lafayette, LA56 mph45 mph37 milesSep 5, 1977, 9:45 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA49 mph40 mph58 milesSep 5, 1977, 7:00 AM CDT

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 3, 06:00 UTCSubtropical depression29 mph1007 mb26.8°N, 86.3°W
Sep 3, 12:00 UTCSubtropical depression35 mph27.4°N, 87.3°W
Sep 3, 18:00 UTCSubtropical storm40 mph1005 mb27.6°N, 88.5°W
Sep 4, 00:00 UTCSubtropical storm40 mph27.4°N, 89.7°W
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCSubtropical storm46 mph26.6°N, 90.5°W
Sep 4, 12:00 UTCSubtropical storm52 mph1003 mb26.8°N, 91.7°W
Sep 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1000 mb27.5°N, 91.7°W
Sep 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.0°N, 91.6°W
Sep 5, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph995 mb28.7°N, 91.4°W
Sep 5, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph29.5°N, 91.2°W
Sep 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1000 mb29.8°N, 91.6°W
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph30.2°N, 91.3°W
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