1909 Grand Isle Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 13–22, 1909

Peak wind
121 mph
194 km/h · Sep 19
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
952 mb
Landfalls
1
Louisiana
Lifetime
8.5 d
Sep 13 – Sep 22
Distance
2,157 mi
3,470 km
ACE
17.8
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 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane

The 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1909 Atlantic season. It formed on September 13, 1909, 49 mi S of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on September 19, 1909, and made landfall 15 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana on September 21, 1909 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,157 miles (3,470 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 21, 1909 · 00:00 UTC15 mi SSW of Morgan City, LouisianaCat 3 115 mph952 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Port-au-Prince, Haiti52 miSep 13 · 18:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Carrefour, Haiti51 miSep 13 · 18:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Delmas, Haiti53 miSep 13 · 18:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Pétionville, Haiti51 miSep 13 · 18:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Kingston, Jamaica38 miSep 14 · 13:00 UTCTD 35 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica37 miSep 14 · 13:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Baton Rouge, Louisiana19 miSep 21 · 03:00 UTCCat 2 101 mph
Little Rock, Arkansas54 miSep 21 · 17:00 UTCTS 49 mph
New South Memphis, Tennessee70 miSep 21 · 19:00 UTCTS 44 mph
Memphis, Tennessee70 miSep 21 · 19:00 UTCTS 44 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 35 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 13 12:00TD 35 mph—17.5°N 71.0°W49 mi S of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic
Sep 13 18:00TD 35 mph—17.8°N 72.5°W30 mi S of Jacmel, Haiti
Sep 14 00:00TD 35 mph—18.1°N 73.9°W12 mi WSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 14 06:00TD 35 mph—18.3°N 75.2°W75 mi WSW of Jérémie, Haiti
Sep 14 12:00TD 35 mph—18.5°N 76.5°W22 mi N of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 14 18:00TD 35 mph—18.7°N 77.5°W20 mi NNW of Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Sep 15 00:00TS 40 mph—18.9°N 78.4°W37 mi NNW of Barbican, Jamaica
Sep 15 06:00TS 46 mph—19.1°N 79.3°W85 mi NW of Negril, Jamaica
Sep 15 12:00TS 52 mph—19.3°N 80.0°W77 mi E of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Sep 15 18:00TS 58 mph—19.5°N 80.6°W41 mi ENE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 16 00:00TS 63 mph—19.6°N 81.0°W22 mi NE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 16 06:00TS 69 mph—19.9°N 81.5°W36 mi N of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Sep 16 12:00Cat 1 75 mph—20.3°N 82.0°W75 mi NNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Sep 16 18:00Cat 1 81 mph—20.6°N 82.4°W93 mi SSE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 17 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—20.9°N 82.9°W69 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 17 06:00Cat 1 86 mph—21.3°N 83.3°W52 mi SW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 17 12:00Cat 1 92 mph—21.7°N 83.7°W43 mi SE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 17 18:00Cat 2 98 mph976 mb22.0°N 84.2°W16 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 18 00:00Cat 1 86 mph—22.3°N 84.5°W14 mi W of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 18 06:00Cat 1 92 mph—22.6°N 84.9°W45 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 18 12:00Cat 1 92 mph—22.9°N 85.4°W83 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 18 18:00Cat 2 98 mph—23.2°N 85.9°W121 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 19 00:00Cat 2 109 mph—23.5°N 86.7°W161 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 19 06:00Cat 3 121 mph—23.9°N 87.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 12:00Cat 3 121 mph—24.3°N 88.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 18:00Cat 3 121 mph—24.8°N 88.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 00:00Cat 3 121 mph—25.4°N 89.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 06:00Cat 3 121 mph—26.1°N 89.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 12:00Cat 3 121 mph—26.9°N 90.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 18:00Cat 3 115 mph—27.7°N 90.7°W131 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Sep 21 00:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 115 mph952 mb29.5°N 91.3°W15 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana
Sep 21 06:00Cat 1 86 mph—31.4°N 91.7°W21 mi WSW of Natchez, Mississippi
Sep 21 12:00TS 63 mph—33.2°N 91.5°W29 mi WSW of Greenville, Mississippi
Sep 21 18:00TS 46 mph—35.0°N 91.3°W30 mi SE of Searcy, Arkansas
Sep 22 00:00TD 35 mph—36.8°N 91.1°W39 mi W of Poplar Bluff, Missouri

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane make landfall?

1909 Grand Isle Hurricane made landfall once: 15 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana on September 21, 1909 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane?

At its peak on September 19, 1909, 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1909 Grand Isle Hurricane last?

8.5 days, from September 13, 1909 to September 22, 1909, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,157 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1909 Grand Isle 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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