Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–17, 1903
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
The 1903 New Jersey Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1903 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 1903, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on September 15, 1903, and made landfall near Cape May Court House, New Jersey on September 16, 1903 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 2,200 miles (3,540 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 1903 · 11:00 UTC | near Cape May Court House, New Jersey | Cat 1 81 mph | 990 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 14 mi | Sep 16 · 16:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| New York City, New York | 60 mi | Sep 16 · 18:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Brooklyn, New York | 60 mi | Sep 16 · 18:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Queens, New York | 67 mi | Sep 16 · 18:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Staten Island, New York | 49 mi | Sep 16 · 18:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Manhattan, New York | 63 mi | Sep 16 · 19:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| The Bronx, New York | 70 mi | Sep 16 · 19:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Newark, New Jersey | 52 mi | Sep 16 · 19:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 57 mi | Sep 16 · 19:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Upper West Side, New York | 63 mi | Sep 16 · 19:00 UTC | TS 63 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.5°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 23.3°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 24.2°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 25.4°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 26.5°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 27.4°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 28.0°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 28.4°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 28.8°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 29.1°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 29.5°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 30.1°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 30.8°N 71.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 31.6°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 32.5°N 73.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.1°N 74.0°W | 174 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 36.2°N 74.5°W | 94 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 38.0°N 74.6°W | 41 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland |
| Sep 16 11:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 81 mph | 990 mb | 39.1°N 74.7°W | 14 mi SSW of Ocean City, New Jersey |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 39.3°N 74.7°W | near Somers Point, New Jersey |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 40.3°N 75.0°W | 11 mi W of Ewing, New Jersey |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 41.1°N 75.5°W | 23 mi SSE of Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 41.9°N 76.3°W | 18 mi SW of Vestal, New York |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 43.0°N 77.0°W | near Geneva, New York |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 44.8°N 77.0°W | 38 mi N of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
1903 New Jersey Hurricane made landfall once: near Cape May Court House, New Jersey on September 16, 1903 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.
At its peak on September 15, 1903, 1903 New Jersey Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
5.8 days, from September 12, 1903 to September 17, 1903, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,200 miles.
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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