Track map & timeline · Atlantic · June 2–6, 1982
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
Hurricane Alberto (1982) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1982 Atlantic season. It formed on June 2, 1982, 40 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on June 3, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on June 3, 1982). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 577 miles (928 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 40 mi | Jun 2 · 12:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 21.7°N 87.1°W | 40 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 22.2°N 86.5°W | 74 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 22.6°N 85.8°W | 99 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 22.8°N 85.0°W | 58 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 23.2°N 84.2°W | 45 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 24.0°N 83.6°W | 81 mi NNW of Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba |
| Jun 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 24.8°N 83.4°W | 103 mi W of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 4 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 24.9°N 84.1°W | 147 mi W of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 24.9°N 84.8°W | 169 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 25.0°N 84.2°W | 155 mi WNW of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.1°N 84.1°W | 150 mi WNW of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 25.2°N 84.0°W | 146 mi WNW of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.3°N 83.9°W | 142 mi WNW of Key West, Florida |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.4°N 83.6°W | 123 mi WSW of Naples, Florida |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.5°N 83.3°W | 104 mi WSW of Naples, Florida |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.5°N 83.0°W | 85 mi WSW of Marco Island, Florida |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 25.5°N 82.6°W | 63 mi WSW of Marco Island, Florida |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Alberto. Its closest approach to a major city was 40 miles from Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
At its peak on June 3, 1982, Alberto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
4.0 days, from June 2, 1982 to June 6, 1982, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 577 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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