Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 8–28, 1987
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 Arlene (1987) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1987 Atlantic season. It formed on August 8, 1987, 26 mi E of Wilmington, North Carolina, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on August 22, 1987, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 20.0 days and travelled about 6,648 miles (10,697 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 26 mi | Aug 8 · 00:00 UTC | TD 12 mph |
| Lisbon, Portugal | 16 mi | Aug 26 · 16:00 UTC | TD 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1016 mb | 34.3°N 77.5°W | 20 mi E of Murraysville, North Carolina |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1016 mb | 33.8°N 76.7°W | 71 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1015 mb | 33.0°N 76.0°W | 134 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1015 mb | 32.0°N 75.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1014 mb | 31.0°N 75.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 12 mph | 1014 mb | 30.0°N 75.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 29.0°N 75.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 28.1°N 75.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 27.2°N 75.8°W | 176 mi NNE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.3°N 76.3°W | 108 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 25.5°N 76.9°W | 41 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.0°N 78.0°W | 41 mi W of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 26.2°N 78.2°W | 37 mi SE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 27.2°N 77.2°W | 101 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 28.3°N 75.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 29.4°N 74.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 30.7°N 73.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 31.4°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 32.0°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 32.4°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 32.6°N 68.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 32.9°N 67.0°W | 135 mi WNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 33.0°N 65.5°W | 64 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 33.0°N 64.5°W | 51 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 33.0°N 63.6°W | 85 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 32.9°N 62.8°W | 123 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 32.8°N 62.3°W | 149 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 32.6°N 61.8°W | 176 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 32.4°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 32.2°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 31.7°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 31.3°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 30.9°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 30.5°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 30.2°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.9°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.8°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 29.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 29.9°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 30.2°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 30.9°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 31.5°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 32.4°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 33.3°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 34.0°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 34.8°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 35.4°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 35.5°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 35.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 34.5°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 34.0°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 33.8°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 33.7°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 33.6°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 33.5°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 34.5°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 35.5°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 36.5°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 38.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 39.5°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 41.5°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 44.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 46.5°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 48.5°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 989 mb | 50.0°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 991 mb | 50.5°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 992 mb | 50.5°N 23.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 995 mb | 50.0°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 998 mb | 48.0°N 18.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 46.0°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 44.0°N 16.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 43.0°N 15.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 41.5°N 14.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 39.5°N 14.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD extratropical | 12 mph | 1010 mb | 37.5°N 11.5°W | 140 mi SW of Cascais, Portugal |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD extratropical | 12 mph | 1009 mb | 39.0°N 8.0°W | 14 mi ESE of Santo André, Portugal |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1008 mb | 39.0°N 6.0°W | near Don Benito, Spain |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1008 mb | 39.0°N 5.0°W | 43 mi E of Villanueva de la Serena, Spain |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1008 mb | 39.0°N 4.5°W | 31 mi W of Ciudad Real, Spain |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD extratropical | 12 mph | 1008 mb | 39.0°N 4.0°W | near Ciudad Real, Spain |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD extratropical | 12 mph | 1009 mb | 39.0°N 4.0°W | near Ciudad Real, Spain |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Arlene. Its closest approach to a major city was 16 miles from Lisbon, Portugal.
At its peak on August 22, 1987, Arlene was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb.
20.0 days, from August 8, 1987 to August 28, 1987, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 6,648 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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