Storm history › Atlantic › 1969 season
Hurricane Blanche (1969)
Blanche was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 10, 1969 to August 14, 1969, about 4 days, and covered 3,660 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 111 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 3,660 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 111 mi (178 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 821st lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Karen (2025), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Jose (2023) and 13 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1969 Atlantic season's ACE.