Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 20 – September 8, 1963
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 Beulah (1963) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 1963, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on August 24, 1963, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 23, 1963). The storm lasted 19.8 days and travelled about 7,625 miles (12,268 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast, United Kingdom | 44 mi | Aug 31 · 00:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12 mi | Aug 31 · 04:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| London, United Kingdom | 16 mi | Sep 2 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 45 mi | Sep 2 · 10:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Coventry, United Kingdom | 29 mi | Sep 2 · 10:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Leicester, United Kingdom | 12 mi | Sep 2 · 11:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 59 mi | Sep 2 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Sheffield, United Kingdom | 26 mi | Sep 2 · 14:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Leeds, United Kingdom | 37 mi | Sep 2 · 16:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Bradford, United Kingdom | 45 mi | Sep 2 · 16:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.2°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.1°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.9°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.7°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.4°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.0°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.9°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.3°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 17.9°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.7°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 991 mb | 19.6°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 20.5°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.3°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 22.0°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 22.6°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 23.1°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 23.7°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 24.3°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.8°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 25.6°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 972 mb | 26.6°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 976 mb | 27.8°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 29.0°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 30.4°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 31.6°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 32.9°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 34.5°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 36.3°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 38.4°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 41.6°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 45.8°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 49.4°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 51.8°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 54.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 55.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.0°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.4°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.7°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 57.0°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 57.2°N 14.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 57.2°N 11.0°W | 184 mi WSW of Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.0°N 8.5°W | 79 mi NNW of Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 54.5°N 7.0°W | 9 mi W of Dungannon, United Kingdom |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 52.5°N 6.0°W | 22 mi ENE of Wexford, Ireland |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 51.0°N 5.0°W | 34 mi W of Bideford, United Kingdom |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 50.0°N 4.0°W | 26 mi SSE of Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 49.0°N 3.0°W | 28 mi NE of Lannion, France |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 48.5°N 2.0°W | near Dinan, France |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 48.5°N 1.0°W | 14 mi NE of Fougères, France |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 49.0°N 0.5°W | 14 mi SSW of Caen, France |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 50.0°N 0.0°E | 24 mi NW of Fécamp, France |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 51.5°N 0.5°W | near Slough, United Kingdom |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 53.0°N 1.0°W | near Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 54.0°N 0.5°W | near Driffield, United Kingdom |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 55.0°N 0.0°E | 43 mi NE of Whitby, United Kingdom |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 55.5°N 1.0°E | 95 mi NE of Whitby, United Kingdom |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 56.0°N 2.0°E | 153 mi ENE of Sunderland, United Kingdom |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 56.5°N 2.5°E | 179 mi ESE of Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 57.0°N 2.8°E | 155 mi SW of Egersund, Norway |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 58.0°N 2.5°E | 125 mi WSW of Bryne, Norway |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 59.5°N 2.0°E | 115 mi W of Haugesund, Norway |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 61.0°N 3.0°E | 89 mi WNW of Bergen, Norway |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 63.5°N 4.0°E | 98 mi NW of Ålesund, Norway |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 65.0°N 5.5°E | 147 mi NNW of Kristiansund, Norway |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 66.5°N 7.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 68.0°N 8.0°E | 175 mi WNW of Bodø, Norway |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 69.0°N 9.0°E | 161 mi W of Sortland, Norway |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 70.0°N 9.0°E | 180 mi WNW of Sortland, Norway |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 71.0°N 8.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 71.5°N 6.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 72.0°N 4.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 72.5°N 2.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 72.5°N 1.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 73.0°N 0.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 73.5°N 0.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 73.5°N 1.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 73.5°N 4.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 72.5°N 8.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Beulah. Its closest approach to a major city was 12 miles from Leicester, United Kingdom.
At its peak on August 24, 1963, Beulah was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
19.8 days, from August 20, 1963 to September 8, 1963, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 7,625 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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