Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 8–14, 1909
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 1909 Greater Antilles Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1909 Atlantic season. It formed on November 8, 1909, 109 mi NW of Colón, Panama, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) on November 13, 1909, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,925 miles (3,098 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston, Jamaica | 67 mi | Nov 12 · 00:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 66 mi | Nov 12 · 00:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Port-de-Paix, Haiti | direct hit | Nov 12 · 21:00 UTC | Cat 1 89 mph |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 70 mi | Nov 13 · 04:00 UTC | Cat 2 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.5°N 81.0°W | 109 mi NW of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.7°N 80.8°W | 111 mi NNW of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 9 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.9°N 80.6°W | 117 mi NNW of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.1°N 80.4°W | 125 mi NNW of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.3°N 80.2°W | 134 mi SE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.6°N 80.0°W | 133 mi ESE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.1°N 79.7°W | 139 mi ESE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 79.4°W | 155 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.3°N 79.1°W | 182 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 78.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.5°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.1°N 78.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.7°N 77.4°W | 164 mi SSW of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 11 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.5°N 76.7°W | 104 mi S of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 12 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.4°N 76.0°W | 67 mi SE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.2°N 75.3°W | 76 mi E of Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Nov 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.0°N 74.5°W | 35 mi NW of Jérémie, Haiti |
| Nov 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.6°N 73.5°W | 49 mi WSW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti |
| Nov 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.1°N 72.1°W | 24 mi NNE of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Nov 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 20.6°N 70.4°W | 59 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Nov 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.0°N 68.5°W | 135 mi NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Nov 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.3°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.4°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.5°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.5°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.5°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1909 Greater Antilles Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 7 miles from Port-de-Paix, Haiti.
At its peak on November 13, 1909, 1909 Greater Antilles Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h).
6.3 days, from November 8, 1909 to November 14, 1909, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,925 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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