Hurricane Bill (2009)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 15–26, 2009

Peak wind

132 mph

213 km/h · Aug 19

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

943 mb

Landfalls

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Lifetime

10.8 d

Aug 15 – Aug 26

Distance

6,238 mi

10,037 km

ACE

26.5

storm energy

Deaths

per Wikidata

Damage

$46 M

nominal USD

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Bill

Hurricane Bill (2009) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season. It formed on August 15, 2009, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on August 19, 2009, and made landfall 12 mi NE of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon on August 24, 2009 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 6,238 miles (10,037 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 2 deaths and about $46 million in damage (nominal USD).

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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 24, 2009 · 03:00 UTC	12 mi NE of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon	TS 69 mph	976 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	49 mi	Aug 23 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 1 76 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 46 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 15 06:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	11.8°N 32.0°W	open ocean
Aug 15 12:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	11.5°N 33.3°W	open ocean
Aug 15 18:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	11.2°N 34.5°W	open ocean
Aug 16 00:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	11.2°N 35.5°W	open ocean
Aug 16 06:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	11.5°N 36.5°W	open ocean
Aug 16 12:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	12.0°N 37.8°W	open ocean
Aug 16 18:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	12.6°N 39.4°W	open ocean
Aug 17 00:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	13.1°N 41.3°W	open ocean
Aug 17 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	13.5°N 43.2°W	open ocean
Aug 17 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	977 mb	13.9°N 44.6°W	open ocean
Aug 17 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	970 mb	14.4°N 46.0°W	open ocean
Aug 18 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	967 mb	14.8°N 47.5°W	open ocean
Aug 18 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	965 mb	15.3°N 49.0°W	open ocean
Aug 18 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	963 mb	15.7°N 50.3°W	open ocean
Aug 18 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	962 mb	16.2°N 51.7°W	open ocean
Aug 19 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	16.9°N 52.9°W	open ocean
Aug 19 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	954 mb	17.6°N 54.2°W	open ocean
Aug 19 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	949 mb	18.3°N 55.6°W	open ocean
Aug 19 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	947 mb	19.3°N 56.9°W	open ocean
Aug 20 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	945 mb	20.2°N 58.2°W	open ocean
Aug 20 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	949 mb	21.1°N 59.6°W	open ocean
Aug 20 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	952 mb	22.1°N 61.0°W	open ocean
Aug 20 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	948 mb	23.1°N 62.4°W	open ocean
Aug 21 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	943 mb	24.1°N 63.7°W	open ocean
Aug 21 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	951 mb	25.5°N 64.9°W	open ocean
Aug 21 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	954 mb	27.1°N 66.0°W	open ocean
Aug 21 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	956 mb	28.6°N 66.9°W	open ocean
Aug 22 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	957 mb	30.4°N 67.6°W	open ocean
Aug 22 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	960 mb	32.3°N 68.4°W	open ocean
Aug 22 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	961 mb	34.1°N 68.8°W	open ocean
Aug 22 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	961 mb	36.0°N 68.9°W	open ocean
Aug 23 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	961 mb	38.1°N 68.4°W	open ocean
Aug 23 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	962 mb	40.1°N 67.3°W	182 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Aug 23 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	965 mb	42.4°N 65.4°W	180 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 23 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	970 mb	44.4°N 62.5°W	56 mi ESE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 24 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	973 mb	46.3°N 57.9°W	99 mi E of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 24 02:00	TS	69 mph	974 mb	46.8°N 56.4°W	151 mi SSW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 24 03:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	976 mb	46.9°N 56.0°W	141 mi S of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 24 06:00	TS	69 mph	980 mb	48.0°N 53.0°W	33 mi NNW of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 24 12:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	980 mb	49.2°N 47.2°W	open ocean
Aug 24 18:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	980 mb	50.0°N 41.2°W	open ocean
Aug 25 00:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	980 mb	50.3°N 35.4°W	open ocean
Aug 25 06:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	980 mb	50.7°N 29.6°W	open ocean
Aug 25 12:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	980 mb	51.2°N 23.8°W	open ocean
Aug 25 18:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	982 mb	52.0°N 18.0°W	open ocean
Aug 26 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	985 mb	53.0°N 13.0°W	147 mi WNW of Tralee, Ireland

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bill make landfall?

Bill made landfall once: 12 mi NE of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon on August 24, 2009 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Bill?

At its peak on August 19, 2009, Bill was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Bill last?

10.8 days, from August 15, 2009 to August 26, 2009, including 164 hours at hurricane strength (72 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,238 miles.

How many people died in Bill?

Wikidata records 2 deaths for Hurricane Bill. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Bill?

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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Every storm named Bill

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1997	Hurricane Bill Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2003	Tropical Storm Bill Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Louisiana	→
2009	Hurricane Bill · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2015	Tropical Storm Bill Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Texas	→
2021	Tropical Storm Bill Atlantic	TS 63 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2009

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2009	Hurricane Rick Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 178 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico	→
2009	Hurricane Jimena Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 155 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2009	Hurricane Felicia Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2009	Hurricane Guillermo Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2009	Hurricane Neki Central Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2009	Hurricane Fred Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2009	Hurricane Ida Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	Nicaragua	→
2009	Hurricane Carlos Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→

See every 2009 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Bill on Wikipedia.

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