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Hurricane Della (1957)

Della came within 198 km of Niihau, passing to the south-west as a tropical storm on 3 September 1957. It had peaked far out at sea at 110 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
110 kt (127 mph) Category 3
Closest pass
198 km (123 mi) from Niihau
When
3 September 1957
Distance from Honolulu
311 km (193 mi)
Lifetime
12 days 1 September 1957 – 12 September 1957
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
south-west

The closest pass

At its closest, Della was 198 km (123 mi) from Niihau on 3 September 1957, as a tropical storm with 45 kt (52 mph) winds, approaching from the south-west.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

Other close passes at Niihau