Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 22–24, 2005
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Alpha (2005) was a tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on October 22, 2005, 163 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on October 23, 2005, and made landfall near Cabral, Dominican Republic on October 23, 2005 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 2.3 days and travelled about 1,047 miles (1,685 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2005 · 10:00 UTC | near Cabral, Dominican Republic | TS 52 mph | 1000 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 60 mi | Oct 23 · 05:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 63 mi | Oct 23 · 05:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 58 mi | Oct 23 · 06:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 10 mi | Oct 23 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 14 mi | Oct 23 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Delmas, Haiti | direct hit | Oct 23 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Pétionville, Haiti | direct hit | Oct 23 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Port-de-Paix, Haiti | 13 mi | Oct 23 · 19:00 UTC | TD 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.8°N 67.5°W | 163 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 68.5°W | 136 mi SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.3°N 69.6°W | 83 mi SSE of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 17.8°N 70.5°W | 35 mi SSW of Baní, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 23 10:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.3°N 71.3°W | near Cabral, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 18.6°N 72.2°W | near Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 19.8°N 72.7°W | 13 mi SE of Port-de-Paix, Haiti |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 21.6°N 72.9°W | 43 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 23.5°N 73.0°W | 128 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 25.1°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 27.9°N 70.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Alpha made landfall once: near Cabral, Dominican Republic on October 23, 2005 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on October 23, 2005, Alpha was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.3 days, from October 22, 2005 to October 24, 2005. It travelled about 1,047 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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