Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · May 6–12, 2015
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 Ana (2015) was a tropical storm of the 2015 Atlantic season. It formed on May 6, 2015, 36 mi WNW of Freeport, Bahamas, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on May 9, 2015, and made landfall near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on May 10, 2015 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,504 miles (2,420 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2015 · 10:00 UTC | near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | TS 46 mph | 1002 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 30 mi | May 11 · 01:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 40 mi | May 11 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| West Raleigh, North Carolina | 42 mi | May 11 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Durham, North Carolina | 61 mi | May 11 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Cary, North Carolina | 48 mi | May 11 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 10 mi | May 11 · 17:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 11 mi | May 11 · 17:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Richmond, Virginia | 72 mi | May 11 · 17:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 20 mi | May 11 · 18:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Newport News, Virginia | direct hit | May 11 · 18:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 26.8°N 79.2°W | 16 mi WNW of West End, Bahamas |
| May 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 28.2°N 78.5°W | 109 mi NNE of West End, Bahamas |
| May 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 29.7°N 77.8°W | open ocean |
| May 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 30.8°N 77.5°W | open ocean |
| May 7 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 30.7°N 77.8°W | open ocean |
| May 7 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 30.6°N 77.5°W | open ocean |
| May 7 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 31.2°N 77.5°W | 177 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 8 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 31.4°N 77.6°W | 164 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 31.5°N 77.6°W | 160 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 31.5°N 77.5°W | 165 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 31.6°N 77.4°W | 166 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 31.9°N 77.3°W | 154 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 32.2°N 77.5°W | 131 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 32.5°N 77.8°W | 103 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 32.7°N 78.0°W | 85 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 33.1°N 78.3°W | 53 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 33.5°N 78.6°W | 21 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 10 10:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 33.8°N 78.8°W | near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 10 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 33.9°N 78.8°W | near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 34.3°N 78.7°W | 28 mi SE of Lumberton, North Carolina |
| May 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 34.7°N 78.5°W | 32 mi SE of Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| May 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 35.5°N 78.0°W | near Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| May 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 36.2°N 77.3°W | 25 mi NNE of Tarboro, North Carolina |
| May 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 37.0°N 76.3°W | near East Hampton, Virginia |
| May 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 38.1°N 75.1°W | 21 mi S of Ocean Pines, Maryland |
| May 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 39.3°N 73.1°W | 71 mi E of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| May 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 40.8°N 70.7°W | 59 mi SSE of New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| May 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 43.0°N 67.0°W | 152 mi SE of Bangor, Maine |
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Questions
Ana made landfall once: near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on May 10, 2015 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on May 9, 2015, Ana was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
6.5 days, from May 6, 2015 to May 12, 2015. It travelled about 1,504 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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