1945 Outer Banks Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 20 – July 4, 1945

Peak wind

98 mph

157 km/h · Jun 23

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Landfalls

Florida · North Carolina

Lifetime

14.0 d

Jun 20 – Jul 4

Distance

4,477 mi

7,204 km

ACE

9.0

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane

The 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1945 Atlantic season. It formed on June 20, 1945, 131 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on June 23, 1945, and made landfall 2 times — first 14 mi NW of Spring Hill, Florida on June 24, 1945 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). Later landfalls: near Morehead City, North Carolina on June 26, 1945 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on June 23, 1945). The storm lasted 14.0 days and travelled about 4,477 miles (7,204 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
June 24, 1945 · 08:00 UTC	14 mi NW of Spring Hill, Florida	Cat 1 81 mph	—
June 26, 1945 · 01:00 UTC	near Morehead City, North Carolina	Cat 1 75 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	37 mi	Jun 21 · 11:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Tampa, Florida	47 mi	Jun 24 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph
St. Petersburg, Florida	57 mi	Jun 24 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph
Clearwater, Florida	44 mi	Jun 24 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph
Orlando, Florida	49 mi	Jun 24 · 12:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Gainesville, Florida	46 mi	Jun 24 · 13:00 UTC	TS 59 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	54 mi	Jun 24 · 18:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Charleston, South Carolina	70 mi	Jun 25 · 09:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Wilmington, North Carolina	39 mi	Jun 25 · 19:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia	69 mi	Jun 26 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 59 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jun 20 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	19.0°N 85.7°W	131 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 20 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	19.5°N 85.9°W	97 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 21 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.0°N 86.1°W	65 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 21 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.6°N 86.2°W	49 mi E of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 21 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	21.4°N 86.3°W	38 mi ENE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 21 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	22.2°N 86.3°W	79 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 22 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	23.0°N 86.4°W	129 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jun 22 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	23.8°N 86.4°W	170 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Jun 22 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	24.5°N 86.5°W	open ocean
Jun 22 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	25.2°N 86.6°W	open ocean
Jun 23 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	25.9°N 86.6°W	open ocean
Jun 23 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	26.6°N 86.6°W	open ocean
Jun 23 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	27.2°N 86.5°W	open ocean
Jun 23 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	27.6°N 86.0°W	178 mi S of Panama City, Florida
Jun 24 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	28.0°N 85.0°W	134 mi W of Clearwater, Florida
Jun 24 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	28.5°N 83.5°W	53 mi WNW of Palm Harbor, Florida
Jun 24 08:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	—	28.6°N 82.7°W	14 mi NW of Spring Hill, Florida
Jun 24 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	29.0°N 82.0°W	near The Villages, Florida
Jun 24 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	29.8°N 81.0°W	19 mi NE of Palm Coast, Florida
Jun 25 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	30.7°N 80.1°W	83 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Jun 25 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	31.7°N 79.3°W	83 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina
Jun 25 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	32.8°N 78.5°W	65 mi SSE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jun 25 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	33.8°N 77.5°W	33 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Jun 26 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	34.6°N 76.7°W	22 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina
Jun 26 01:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	—	34.7°N 76.6°W	21 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Jun 26 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	35.8°N 75.5°W	54 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Jun 26 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	37.3°N 73.8°W	106 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Jun 26 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	38.4°N 72.3°W	132 mi ESE of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jun 27 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	39.4°N 71.1°W	126 mi SE of Hampton Bays, New York
Jun 27 06:00	Cat 1 extratropical	75 mph	—	40.2°N 70.1°W	101 mi S of Hyannis, Massachusetts
Jun 27 12:00	Cat 1 extratropical	75 mph	—	40.8°N 69.0°W	83 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Jun 27 18:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	—	41.3°N 68.1°W	106 mi ESE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Jun 28 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	41.7°N 67.3°W	143 mi E of Harwich, Massachusetts
Jun 28 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	41.9°N 66.5°W	185 mi E of Harwich, Massachusetts
Jun 28 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	42.2°N 65.5°W	open ocean
Jun 28 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	42.6°N 64.4°W	147 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 29 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	43.1°N 63.2°W	108 mi S of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 29 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	43.8°N 61.7°W	110 mi ESE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 29 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	44.8°N 60.0°W	93 mi S of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 29 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	45.9°N 58.3°W	82 mi ESE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 30 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	47.1°N 56.6°W	134 mi SSW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jun 30 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	48.5°N 54.8°W	33 mi SSW of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jun 30 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	50.0°N 53.0°W	102 mi NE of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jun 30 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	51.7°N 50.5°W	open ocean
Jul 1 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	53.6°N 47.5°W	open ocean
Jul 1 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	55.8°N 44.2°W	open ocean
Jul 1 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	57.8°N 41.2°W	open ocean
Jul 1 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	59.3°N 39.0°W	open ocean
Jul 2 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	60.3°N 37.3°W	open ocean
Jul 2 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	60.7°N 35.8°W	open ocean
Jul 2 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	61.0°N 34.5°W	open ocean
Jul 2 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	61.2°N 33.3°W	open ocean
Jul 3 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	61.4°N 32.3°W	open ocean
Jul 3 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	61.7°N 31.3°W	open ocean
Jul 3 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	62.0°N 30.0°W	open ocean
Jul 3 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	62.4°N 28.6°W	open ocean
Jul 4 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	62.9°N 27.1°W	159 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Jul 4 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	63.6°N 25.6°W	97 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Jul 4 12:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	64.5°N 24.0°W	55 mi NW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane make landfall?

1945 Outer Banks Hurricane made landfall 2 times: 14 mi NW of Spring Hill, Florida on June 24, 1945 at 08:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; near Morehead City, North Carolina on June 26, 1945 at 01:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.

What category was 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane?

At its peak on June 23, 1945, 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h). At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane last?

14.0 days, from June 20, 1945 to July 4, 1945, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,477 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1945 Outer Banks Hurricane?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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