1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 20–30, 1917

Peak wind

150 mph

241 km/h · Sep 25

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

928 mb

Landfalls

Florida

Lifetime

10.3 d

Sep 20 – Sep 30

Distance

2,970 mi

4,779 km

ACE

35.0

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 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane

The 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1917 Atlantic season. It formed on September 20, 1917, 171 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 928 mb on September 25, 1917, and made landfall near Fort Walton Beach, Florida on September 29, 1917 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on September 25, 1917). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 2,970 miles (4,779 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 29, 1917 · 02:00 UTC	near Fort Walton Beach, Florida	Cat 3 115 mph	949 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Kingston, Jamaica	21 mi	Sep 23 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 2 104 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica	20 mi	Sep 23 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 2 104 mph
Mobile, Alabama	70 mi	Sep 28 · 22:00 UTC	Cat 3 115 mph
Columbus, Georgia	51 mi	Sep 29 · 17:00 UTC	TS 49 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 43 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 20 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	13.4°N 57.1°W	171 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 20 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	13.7°N 58.3°W	98 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 20 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	14.0°N 59.5°W	62 mi N of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 20 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	14.3°N 60.7°W	19 mi SE of Rivière-Pilote, Martinique
Sep 21 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	14.7°N 61.9°W	56 mi W of Fort-de-France, Martinique
Sep 21 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	15.1°N 63.1°W	110 mi SW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 21 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	15.5°N 64.4°W	156 mi S of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 21 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	15.8°N 66.1°W	151 mi S of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Sep 22 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	16.2°N 67.9°W	140 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Sep 22 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	16.5°N 69.9°W	126 mi SSE of Baní, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	16.9°N 71.6°W	79 mi S of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	17.3°N 73.1°W	75 mi SSW of Jacmel, Haiti
Sep 23 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	17.7°N 74.5°W	60 mi SW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 23 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	18.1°N 75.9°W	37 mi E of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 23 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	18.4°N 77.2°W	near Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica
Sep 23 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	18.8°N 78.2°W	29 mi NW of Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sep 24 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	19.2°N 79.0°W	77 mi NNW of Negril, Jamaica
Sep 24 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	19.6°N 79.6°W	105 mi ENE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Sep 24 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	20.1°N 80.2°W	83 mi NE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 24 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	20.6°N 80.8°W	91 mi NNE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 25 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	21.0°N 81.3°W	96 mi SW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Sep 25 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	21.4°N 81.9°W	67 mi ESE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 25 12:00	Cat 4	150 mph	928 mb	21.8°N 82.5°W	21 mi ESE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 25 18:00	Cat 4	150 mph	—	22.3°N 83.2°W	20 mi S of Los Palacios, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 26 00:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	22.8°N 83.9°W	15 mi N of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 26 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	23.3°N 84.6°W	65 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 26 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	23.9°N 85.2°W	121 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 26 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	24.4°N 86.0°W	181 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 27 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	24.7°N 87.0°W	open ocean
Sep 27 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	25.1°N 88.1°W	open ocean
Sep 27 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	25.7°N 88.9°W	open ocean
Sep 27 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	26.3°N 89.2°W	open ocean
Sep 28 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	27.1°N 89.4°W	open ocean
Sep 28 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	28.0°N 89.2°W	145 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 28 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	28.8°N 88.8°W	111 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 28 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	29.5°N 87.9°W	53 mi SSW of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sep 29 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	949 mb	30.2°N 86.9°W	14 mi S of Navarre, Florida
Sep 29 02:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	115 mph	949 mb	30.4°N 86.6°W	near Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Sep 29 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	30.9°N 86.0°W	30 mi SSW of Enterprise, Alabama
Sep 29 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	31.5°N 85.2°W	22 mi NNE of Dothan, Alabama
Sep 29 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	31.9°N 84.4°W	15 mi SW of Americus, Georgia
Sep 30 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	32.0°N 83.2°W	34 mi E of Cordele, Georgia
Sep 30 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	32.0°N 82.5°W	16 mi SSW of Vidalia, Georgia

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane make landfall?

1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane made landfall once: near Fort Walton Beach, Florida on September 29, 1917 at 02:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane?

At its peak on September 25, 1917, 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 928 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane last?

10.3 days, from September 20, 1917 to September 30, 1917, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (120 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,970 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1917 Nueva Gerona 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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