Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 5–11, 1942
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 1942 Belize Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1942 Atlantic season. It formed on November 5, 1942, 16 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) on November 8, 1942, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,671 miles (2,689 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba | 56 mi | Nov 6 · 20:00 UTC | Cat 1 77 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 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.8°N 72.0°W | 16 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.2°N 72.2°W | 29 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.5°N 72.5°W | 52 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.8°N 73.3°W | 97 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.0°N 74.5°W | 161 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Nov 6 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 23.0°N 75.7°W | 134 mi NNE of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Nov 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.7°N 76.8°W | 85 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Nov 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.3°N 77.8°W | 37 mi NNE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Nov 7 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.8°N 79.1°W | 11 mi SSE of Jatibonico, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Nov 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.1°N 80.4°W | 55 mi SSW of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Nov 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.3°N 81.7°W | 67 mi NNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.6°N 82.9°W | 99 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.0°N 84.0°W | 173 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.4°N 85.0°W | 168 mi N of Iriona, Honduras |
| Nov 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.9°N 86.0°W | 129 mi E of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.8°N 87.0°W | 64 mi E of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.8°N 88.1°W | 12 mi SW of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.9°N 88.9°W | 25 mi WSW of Orange Walk, Belize |
| Nov 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.2°N 89.7°W | 74 mi ESE of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 9 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.6°N 90.2°W | 36 mi E of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 19.0°N 90.7°W | 24 mi S of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 19.5°N 91.1°W | 27 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.0°N 91.5°W | 65 mi W of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.5°N 91.7°W | 89 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.8°N 91.8°W | 106 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.6°N 91.5°W | 83 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.0°N 91.0°W | 33 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Nov 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.3°N 89.8°W | 60 mi SE of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1942 Belize Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 56 miles from Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba.
At its peak on November 8, 1942, 1942 Belize Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h).
6.8 days, from November 5, 1942 to November 11, 1942, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,671 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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