Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 11–21, 1912
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 1912 Jamaica Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1912 Atlantic season. It formed on November 11, 1912, 128 mi N of Colón, Panama, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on November 17, 1912, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 1,226 miles (1,972 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston, Jamaica | 44 mi | Nov 19 · 03:00 UTC | Cat 1 89 mph |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 43 mi | Nov 19 · 03:00 UTC | Cat 1 89 mph |
| Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | 71 mi | Nov 19 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 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 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.2°N 79.7°W | 128 mi N of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.4°N 80.0°W | 141 mi N of Colón, Panama |
| Nov 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.7°N 80.3°W | 112 mi ESE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.9°N 80.5°W | 94 mi ESE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 80.7°W | 72 mi ESE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.4°N 80.7°W | 69 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.6°N 80.6°W | 74 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.8°N 80.5°W | 82 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.0°N 80.4°W | 92 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.1°N 80.3°W | 101 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.2°N 80.2°W | 110 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.2°N 80.1°W | 116 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.2°N 80.1°W | 116 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.3°N 80.0°W | 125 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.4°N 79.9°W | 134 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.5°N 79.8°W | 143 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.7°N 79.7°W | 155 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 79.6°W | 172 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.5°N 79.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.0°N 79.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.5°N 79.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 80.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.3°N 80.0°W | 174 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.5°N 79.8°W | 155 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.8°N 79.7°W | 135 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.1°N 79.5°W | 111 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.4°N 79.2°W | 82 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.7°N 78.9°W | 53 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.0°N 78.6°W | 25 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 18.3°N 78.4°W | near Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.4°N 78.1°W | near Barbican, Jamaica |
| Nov 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.5°N 77.5°W | 11 mi WNW of Runaway Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.7°N 76.5°W | 36 mi N of Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Nov 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.0°N 75.7°W | 71 mi S of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba |
| Nov 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.9°N 76.0°W | 58 mi NNE of Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.7°N 76.7°W | 33 mi NE of Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
| Nov 20 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.5°N 78.0°W | near Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.3°N 79.3°W | 63 mi W of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.2°N 80.3°W | 96 mi SE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.1°N 81.0°W | 83 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.0°N 81.5°W | 89 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.0°N 82.0°W | 98 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.0°N 82.5°W | 115 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1912 Jamaica Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 43 miles from New Kingston, Jamaica.
At its peak on November 17, 1912, 1912 Jamaica Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb.
10.5 days, from November 11, 1912 to November 21, 1912, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,226 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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