Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 20–28, 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 Monterrey Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1909 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 1909, 330 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) on August 26, 1909, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 25, 1909). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 2,905 miles (4,674 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 26 mi | Aug 23 · 03:00 UTC | Cat 1 86 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 27 mi | Aug 23 · 03:00 UTC | Cat 1 86 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 25 mi | Aug 23 · 04:00 UTC | Cat 1 84 mph |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 18 mi | Aug 23 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 20 mi | Aug 23 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Delmas, Haiti | 18 mi | Aug 23 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Pétionville, Haiti | 20 mi | Aug 23 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | 19 mi | Aug 24 · 00:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | direct hit | Aug 25 · 18:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | 41 mi | Aug 26 · 05:00 UTC | Cat 2 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.4°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.5°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.7°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.9°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.1°N 59.4°W | 125 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.3°N 60.5°W | 51 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.5°N 61.9°W | 18 mi NW of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 63.0°W | 45 mi SSW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.0°N 64.2°W | 62 mi SE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.3°N 65.7°W | 55 mi SSE of Guayama, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.6°N 67.5°W | 41 mi SW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.9°N 69.1°W | 37 mi SSW of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.3°N 70.7°W | 11 mi SSE of Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.8°N 72.3°W | 18 mi N of Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.9°N 74.0°W | 26 mi SSE of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.3°N 75.8°W | near San Luis, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.5°N 77.6°W | 23 mi S of Amancio, Las Tunas Province, Cuba |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.6°N 79.5°W | 82 mi S of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 20.7°N 81.1°W | 93 mi NNE of West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 20.8°N 82.6°W | 76 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.9°N 84.1°W | 90 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 21.0°N 85.5°W | 88 mi E of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.1°N 86.9°W | near Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.3°N 88.4°W | 19 mi NW of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.6°N 89.7°W | 22 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 22.0°N 91.0°W | 99 mi WNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.5°N 92.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.9°N 94.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.3°N 95.5°W | 166 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.7°N 96.7°W | 95 mi E of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.8°N 97.3°W | 57 mi E of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 23.7°N 97.9°W | 20 mi ESE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 23.7°N 98.3°W | near Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.7°N 98.7°W | 28 mi E of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1909 Monterrey Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 6 miles from Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
At its peak on August 26, 1909, 1909 Monterrey Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h).
8.3 days, from August 20, 1909 to August 28, 1909, including 180 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,905 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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