Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 17–23, 1996
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
Tropical Storm Arthur (1996) was a tropical storm of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on June 17, 1996, 57 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb on June 21, 1996, and made landfall 19 mi E of Morehead City, North Carolina on June 20, 1996 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,893 miles (4,654 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 20, 1996 · 00:00 UTC | 19 mi E of Morehead City, North Carolina | TS 40 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 43 mi | Jun 19 · 17:00 UTC | TS 46 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 17 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 26.8°N 77.8°W | 57 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.7°N 78.3°W | 84 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 28.6°N 78.8°W | 116 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 29.7°N 78.8°W | 138 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jun 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 30.6°N 78.7°W | 162 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Jun 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 31.5°N 78.7°W | 112 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Jun 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 32.3°N 78.6°W | 81 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Jun 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 33.2°N 78.1°W | 54 mi SE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Jun 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 33.9°N 77.3°W | 37 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 34.7°N 76.4°W | 31 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jun 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 35.5°N 75.4°W | 73 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 36.4°N 74.1°W | 109 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 36.9°N 72.5°W | 178 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 37.3°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 37.3°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 37.5°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 37.8°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 38.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 40.0°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 993 mb | 41.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 992 mb | 42.5°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 996 mb | 44.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Arthur made landfall once: 19 mi E of Morehead City, North Carolina on June 20, 1996 at 00:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on June 21, 1996, Arthur was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 992 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.3 days, from June 17, 1996 to June 23, 1996. It travelled about 2,893 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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