Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 3–25, 2000
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 (2000) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic season. It formed on August 3, 2000, 169 mi SW of Ziguinchor, Senegal, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on August 12, 2000, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 12, 2000). The storm lasted 21.5 days and travelled about 8,402 miles (13,519 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 10.8°N 18.0°W | 161 mi SW of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.5°N 20.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.0°N 22.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 12.3°N 23.8°W | 183 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.7°N 25.2°W | 159 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 13.2°N 26.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 14.1°N 29.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.5°N 31.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.5°N 33.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 14.6°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 14.7°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.2°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.7°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 16.0°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 16.2°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 16.5°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 16.7°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 17.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.7°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.6°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 19.6°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 20.6°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 21.9°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 23.4°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 24.8°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 26.1°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 27.5°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 28.8°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 29.9°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 31.1°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 32.2°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 33.3°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 34.3°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 35.1°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 35.9°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 36.8°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 37.4°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 38.0°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 38.4°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 38.8°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 39.0°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 39.1°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 39.1°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 39.1°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 38.9°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 38.3°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 37.3°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 36.6°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 36.1°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 35.4°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 34.6°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 33.9°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 33.4°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 33.0°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 33.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 33.0°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 33.2°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 33.6°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 34.2°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.7°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 34.9°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 35.3°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 35.6°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 36.0°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 36.4°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 36.7°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 37.1°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 37.4°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 37.9°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 38.3°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 38.9°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 40.0°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 41.2°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 42.6°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 44.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 46.1°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 48.3°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 50.7°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 997 mb | 53.2°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 997 mb | 57.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 59.5°N 30.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 992 mb | 62.0°N 25.5°W | 166 mi SW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 990 mb | 65.5°N 23.0°W | 100 mi NNW of Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 992 mb | 68.0°N 20.0°W | 168 mi NNW of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 990 mb | 69.0°N 12.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 994 mb | 70.7°N 4.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Alberto.
At its peak on August 12, 2000, Alberto was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
21.5 days, from August 3, 2000 to August 25, 2000, including 282 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 8,402 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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