1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 29 – September 17, 1930

Peak wind

155 mph

250 km/h · Sep 3

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

933 mb

Landfalls

Florida

Lifetime

19.8 d

Aug 29 – Sep 17

Distance

6,295 mi

10,129 km

ACE

29.8

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 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane

The 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1930 Atlantic season. It formed on August 29, 1930, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb on September 3, 1930, and made landfall near Bradenton, Florida on September 9, 1930 as a tropical storm (46 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 155 mph on September 3, 1930). The storm lasted 19.8 days and travelled about 6,295 miles (10,129 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 9, 1930 · 09:00 UTC	near Bradenton, Florida	TS 46 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Sep 3 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 4 152 mph
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Sep 3 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 4 152 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Sep 3 · 18:00 UTC	Cat 4 155 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	62 mi	Sep 3 · 23:00 UTC	Cat 2 103 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	20 mi	Sep 4 · 06:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Delmas, Haiti	19 mi	Sep 4 · 06:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Pétionville, Haiti	21 mi	Sep 4 · 06:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Carrefour, Haiti	21 mi	Sep 4 · 07:00 UTC	TS 68 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	48 mi	Sep 4 · 22:00 UTC	TS 54 mph
Tampa, Florida	direct hit	Sep 9 · 13:00 UTC	TS 39 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 81 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 29 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	12.8°N 43.5°W	open ocean
Aug 29 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	12.9°N 44.8°W	open ocean
Aug 29 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.0°N 46.0°W	open ocean
Aug 29 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.1°N 47.3°W	open ocean
Aug 30 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.5°N 48.5°W	open ocean
Aug 30 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	13.5°N 49.8°W	open ocean
Aug 30 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	13.6°N 51.0°W	open ocean
Aug 30 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	13.7°N 52.2°W	open ocean
Aug 31 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	13.8°N 53.4°W	open ocean
Aug 31 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	14.0°N 54.6°W	open ocean
Aug 31 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	14.2°N 55.8°W	open ocean
Aug 31 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	14.4°N 57.1°W	open ocean
Sep 1 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	14.6°N 58.4°W	132 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 1 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	14.9°N 59.6°W	89 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique
Sep 1 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	15.2°N 60.8°W	32 mi NNE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique
Sep 1 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	15.6°N 62.0°W	33 mi SSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 2 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	16.2°N 63.2°W	82 mi SSW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 2 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	16.6°N 64.3°W	83 mi SSE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 2 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	17.0°N 65.3°W	62 mi SW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 2 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	17.3°N 66.3°W	54 mi SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 3 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	17.6°N 67.3°W	35 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Sep 3 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	17.9°N 68.3°W	48 mi S of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Sep 3 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	18.2°N 69.2°W	19 mi SSE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Sep 3 18:00	Cat 4	155 mph	933 mb	18.4°N 70.0°W	near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sep 4 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	18.6°N 71.0°W	near Sabana Yegua, Dominican Republic
Sep 4 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	18.8°N 72.2°W	20 mi NNE of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Sep 4 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	19.0°N 73.5°W	47 mi NW of Miragoâne, Haiti
Sep 4 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	19.2°N 74.9°W	64 mi NW of Jérémie, Haiti
Sep 5 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	19.4°N 76.3°W	53 mi SW of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Sep 5 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	19.7°N 77.7°W	25 mi SSW of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba
Sep 5 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.0°N 79.0°W	82 mi SW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 5 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.3°N 80.3°W	88 mi NE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 6 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	20.7°N 81.6°W	92 mi N of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Sep 6 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	21.3°N 82.8°W	41 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 6 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	22.0°N 83.8°W	30 mi SSW of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 6 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	22.7°N 84.4°W	30 mi WNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 7 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	23.4°N 84.7°W	74 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 7 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	24.1°N 84.8°W	118 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 7 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	24.7°N 84.9°W	158 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 7 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	25.1°N 84.8°W	182 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 8 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	25.4°N 84.7°W	182 mi SW of Venice, Florida
Sep 8 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	25.7°N 84.6°W	164 mi SW of Venice, Florida
Sep 8 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	26.0°N 84.5°W	148 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Sep 8 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	26.4°N 84.2°W	118 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Sep 9 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	26.8°N 83.7°W	81 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida
Sep 9 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	27.3°N 83.0°W	29 mi W of Sarasota, Florida
Sep 9 09:00	TS LANDFALL	46 mph	—	27.5°N 82.7°W	near Bradenton, Florida
Sep 9 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	27.8°N 82.4°W	11 mi SSE of Tampa, Florida
Sep 9 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	28.3°N 82.0°W	12 mi ENE of Zephyrhills, Florida
Sep 10 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	28.8°N 81.6°W	near Mount Dora, Florida
Sep 10 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	29.2°N 81.2°W	11 mi W of Daytona Beach, Florida
Sep 10 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	29.5°N 80.8°W	21 mi NE of Ormond Beach, Florida
Sep 10 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	29.7°N 80.4°W	49 mi E of Palm Coast, Florida
Sep 11 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	29.9°N 80.1°W	70 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida
Sep 11 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	30.1°N 79.8°W	92 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida
Sep 11 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	30.3°N 79.5°W	114 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida
Sep 11 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	30.7°N 79.1°W	140 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Sep 12 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	31.3°N 78.6°W	127 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	32.1°N 78.0°W	119 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 12 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	33.0°N 77.2°W	90 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Sep 12 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	34.0°N 76.3°W	70 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 13 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	35.1°N 75.2°W	98 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 13 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	36.3°N 73.8°W	127 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sep 13 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	37.2°N 72.0°W	open ocean
Sep 13 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	37.5°N 70.0°W	open ocean
Sep 14 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	37.5°N 67.9°W	open ocean
Sep 14 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	37.2°N 65.7°W	open ocean
Sep 14 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	36.8°N 63.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	36.7°N 61.2°W	open ocean
Sep 15 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	36.9°N 58.9°W	open ocean
Sep 15 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	37.4°N 56.5°W	open ocean
Sep 15 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	38.0°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Sep 15 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	38.2°N 51.8°W	open ocean
Sep 16 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	37.9°N 49.5°W	open ocean
Sep 16 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	37.5°N 47.3°W	open ocean
Sep 16 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	37.0°N 45.1°W	open ocean
Sep 16 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	36.7°N 42.9°W	open ocean
Sep 17 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	36.5°N 40.7°W	open ocean
Sep 17 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	36.4°N 38.4°W	open ocean
Sep 17 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	36.3°N 36.0°W	open ocean
Sep 17 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	36.2°N 33.5°W	open ocean

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane make landfall?

1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane made landfall once: near Bradenton, Florida on September 9, 1930 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.

What category was 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane?

At its peak on September 3, 1930, 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 933 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane last?

19.8 days, from August 29, 1930 to September 17, 1930, including 180 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,295 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1930 Dominican Republic 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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