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Hurricane David (1979)

Hurricane David was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with 173 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 924 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 Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 97 mph.

Peak strength173 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 5
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
13
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
924 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 David’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
Port St. Lucie, FL97 mph79 mph9 milesSep 3, 1979, 5:45 PM EDT
Palm Bay, FL96 mph78 mph11 milesSep 3, 1979, 5:15 PM EDT
Deltona, FL90 mph73 mph27 milesSep 4, 1979, 2:30 AM EDT
Savannah, GA89 mph72 mph3 milesSep 4, 1979, 2:00 PM EDT
Hilton Head Island, SC87 mph71 mph23 milesSep 4, 1979, 4:00 PM EDT
Orlando, FL83 mph68 mph41 milesSep 3, 1979, 11:30 PM EDT
Jacksonville, FL81 mph66 mph43 milesSep 4, 1979, 7:45 AM EDT
Miami, FL74 mph60 mph49 milesSep 3, 1979, 7:15 AM EDT
Charleston, SC61 mph50 mph61 milesSep 4, 1979, 9:30 PM EDT
Ocala, FL59 mph48 mph81 milesSep 4, 1979, 3:15 AM EDT
Gainesville, FL56 mph45 mph89 milesSep 4, 1979, 6:00 AM EDT
Columbia, SC55 mph45 mph7 milesSep 5, 1979, 1:45 AM EDT
Lakeland, FL55 mph45 mph85 milesSep 3, 1979, 10:15 PM EDT

Best track (55 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb11.7°N, 36.1°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1007 mb11.7°N, 38.2°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1006 mb11.7°N, 40.3°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb11.6°N, 42.2°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1003 mb11.6°N, 44.0°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph998 mb11.6°N, 45.5°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph990 mb11.7°N, 47.0°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph980 mb11.8°N, 48.5°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph966 mb11.8°N, 50.0°W
Aug 27, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph954 mb11.9°N, 51.5°W
Aug 28, 00:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane132 mph947 mb12.2°N, 52.9°W
Aug 28, 06:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane144 mph941 mb12.5°N, 54.4°W
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