Tropical Storm Beryl (1994)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 14–19, 1994

Peak wind
58 mph
93 km/h · Aug 16
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Landfalls
1
Florida
Lifetime
4.5 d
Aug 14 – Aug 19
Distance
1,362 mi
2,191 km
ACE
0.8
storm energy

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

What happened with Beryl

Tropical Storm Beryl (1994) was a tropical storm of the 1994 Atlantic season. It formed on August 14, 1994, 119 mi S of Pensacola, Florida, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb on August 16, 1994, and made landfall 12 mi SSE of Panama City, Florida on August 16, 1994 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,362 miles (2,191 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 16, 1994 · 00:00 UTC12 mi SSE of Panama City, FloridaTS 58 mph1000 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Atlanta, Georgia37 miAug 17 · 02:00 UTCTD 21 mph
Washington, District of Columbia49 miAug 18 · 06:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Baltimore, Maryland48 miAug 18 · 07:00 UTCTD 17 mph
New York City, New York58 miAug 18 · 17:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Brooklyn, New York63 miAug 18 · 17:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Queens, New York63 miAug 18 · 17:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Manhattan, New York54 miAug 18 · 17:00 UTCTD 17 mph
The Bronx, New York51 miAug 18 · 17:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Boston, Massachusetts54 miAug 19 · 00:00 UTCTD 17 mph
South Boston, Massachusetts54 miAug 19 · 00:00 UTCTD 17 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

Every official fix 20 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 14 12:00TD 23 mph1013 mb28.7°N 87.2°W111 mi SSE of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Aug 14 18:00TD 29 mph1012 mb29.4°N 87.3°W63 mi SSE of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Aug 15 00:00TD 29 mph1009 mb29.5°N 86.3°W55 mi SSW of Panama City Beach, Florida
Aug 15 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb29.6°N 85.9°W41 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida
Aug 15 12:00TS 40 mph1007 mb29.7°N 85.6°W32 mi S of Panama City, Florida
Aug 15 18:00TS 52 mph1004 mb29.9°N 85.7°W18 mi S of Panama City, Florida
Aug 16 00:00TS LANDFALL 58 mph1000 mb30.0°N 85.6°W12 mi SSE of Panama City, Florida
Aug 16 03:00TS 58 mph999 mb30.2°N 85.4°W11 mi ENE of Callaway, Florida
Aug 16 06:00TS 58 mph1003 mb30.4°N 85.3°W23 mi ENE of Lynn Haven, Florida
Aug 16 12:00TD 35 mph1004 mb31.3°N 85.0°W24 mi ENE of Dothan, Alabama
Aug 16 18:00TD 29 mph1005 mb32.3°N 84.5°W16 mi E of Cusseta, Georgia
Aug 17 00:00TD 23 mph1005 mb33.3°N 83.9°W18 mi SE of McDonough, Georgia
Aug 17 06:00TD 17 mph1006 mb34.3°N 83.5°W13 mi NNE of Jefferson, Georgia
Aug 17 12:00TD 17 mph1009 mb35.5°N 82.6°Wnear Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 17 18:00TD 17 mph1011 mb37.5°N 81.5°W22 mi NW of Bluefield, West Virginia
Aug 18 00:00TD 17 mph1011 mb38.5°N 79.6°W37 mi NW of Staunton, Virginia
Aug 18 06:00TD 17 mph1011 mb39.5°N 77.5°Wnear Frederick, Maryland
Aug 18 12:00TD 17 mph1010 mb41.2°N 76.0°Wnear Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Aug 18 18:00TD 17 mph1010 mb41.6°N 73.9°Wnear Poughkeepsie, New York
Aug 19 00:00TD 17 mph1012 mb42.0°N 72.0°Wnear Southbridge, Massachusetts

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Beryl make landfall?

Beryl made landfall once: 12 mi SSE of Panama City, Florida on August 16, 1994 at 00:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Beryl?

At its peak on August 16, 1994, Beryl was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 999 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Beryl last?

4.5 days, from August 14, 1994 to August 19, 1994. It travelled about 1,362 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Beryl?

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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