Track map & timeline · Atlantic · June 30 – July 3, 1966
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 Becky (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It formed on June 30, 1966, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb on July 2, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on July 2, 1966). The storm lasted 3.8 days and travelled about 1,511 miles (2,432 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 29.0°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 30.0°N 64.0°W | 166 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 30.8°N 64.0°W | 114 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.2°N 63.8°W | 96 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.5°N 63.0°W | 119 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.8°N 61.8°W | 179 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 32.3°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 33.0°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 34.1°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 35.5°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 37.6°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 39.5°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 41.4°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 43.1°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 44.7°N 57.6°W | 154 mi SE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 45.5°N 59.3°W | 61 mi SE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Becky.
At its peak on July 2, 1966, Becky was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 984 mb.
3.8 days, from June 30, 1966 to July 3, 1966, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,511 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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