Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 30 – September 17, 1932
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 1932 Bahamas Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1932 Atlantic season. It formed on August 30, 1932, 93 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) on September 5, 1932, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 3, 1932). The storm lasted 18.0 days and travelled about 6,486 miles (10,437 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.8°N 63.6°W | 93 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.3°N 64.4°W | 75 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.8°N 65.2°W | 110 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.2°N 66.0°W | 120 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.4°N 66.6°W | 137 mi NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.6°N 67.1°W | 149 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.7°N 67.6°W | 155 mi NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.9°N 68.0°W | 146 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 21.1°N 68.3°W | 147 mi NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 21.3°N 68.6°W | 155 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 21.5°N 68.9°W | 159 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.7°N 69.2°W | 163 mi NE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.9°N 69.7°W | 159 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.0°N 70.3°W | 126 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.2°N 71.0°W | 85 mi ENE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.4°N 71.5°W | 64 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 22.7°N 71.9°W | 67 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 23.0°N 72.2°W | 84 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 23.5°N 72.6°W | 121 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 24.0°N 73.2°W | 165 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 24.4°N 74.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 24.7°N 74.8°W | 161 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 25.1°N 75.6°W | 109 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 25.5°N 76.4°W | 66 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 26.0°N 77.0°W | 69 mi NNE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 26.5°N 77.4°W | 78 mi E of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 27.0°N 77.6°W | 73 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 27.5°N 77.4°W | 103 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 28.1°N 77.2°W | 141 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 28.7°N 76.9°W | 185 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 29.3°N 76.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 29.8°N 76.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 30.5°N 75.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 31.7°N 73.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 33.5°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 35.5°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 37.2°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 38.6°N 69.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 39.5°N 68.2°W | 180 mi SSE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 40.3°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 41.4°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 42.4°N 62.5°W | 164 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 42.9°N 61.0°W | 176 mi SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 43.4°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 43.7°N 58.6°W | 185 mi SSE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 43.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 44.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 44.7°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 46.0°N 54.0°W | 114 mi SSW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 47.8°N 51.0°W | 81 mi ENE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 50.0°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 52.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 53.7°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 55.2°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 56.5°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 57.8°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 59.3°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 61.0°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 63.0°N 27.0°W | 153 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 65.0°N 24.0°W | 81 mi NNW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 67.0°N 19.0°W | 94 mi NNW of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 69.0°N 12.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 70.8°N 4.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 72.0°N 5.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 72.5°N 14.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 72.5°N 22.0°E | 132 mi NNW of Hammerfest, Norway |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 72.3°N 28.0°E | 148 mi NE of Hammerfest, Norway |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 72.0°N 32.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 71.5°N 35.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 71.0°N 37.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 70.5°N 38.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 70.0°N 40.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 69.5°N 41.5°E | open ocean |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1932 Bahamas Hurricane.
At its peak on September 5, 1932, 1932 Bahamas Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h).
18.0 days, from August 30, 1932 to September 17, 1932, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (114 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,486 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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