Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 16–21, 2015
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
Tropical Storm Bill (2015) was a tropical storm of the 2015 Atlantic season. It formed on June 16, 2015, 157 mi SSE of Lake Jackson, Texas, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on June 16, 2015, and made landfall 25 mi ENE of Rockport, Texas on June 16, 2015 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,527 miles (2,456 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2015 · 17:00 UTC | 25 mi ENE of Rockport, Texas | TS 58 mph | 997 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 51 mi | Jun 16 · 17:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Austin, Texas | 38 mi | Jun 17 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Fort Worth, Texas | direct hit | Jun 17 · 19:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Arlington, Texas | 21 mi | Jun 17 · 19:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Dallas, Texas | 37 mi | Jun 17 · 20:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 71 mi | Jun 18 · 18:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Louisville, Kentucky | direct hit | Jun 20 · 12:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 29 mi | Jun 20 · 16:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky | 24 mi | Jun 20 · 16:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 51 mi | Jun 20 · 16:00 UTC | TD 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 27.0°N 94.3°W | 150 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas |
| Jun 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 27.6°N 95.2°W | 94 mi S of Freeport, Texas |
| Jun 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.0°N 96.0°W | 57 mi SE of Port Lavaca, Texas |
| Jun 16 17:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.2°N 96.7°W | 25 mi ENE of Rockport, Texas |
| Jun 16 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.2°N 96.7°W | 25 mi ENE of Rockport, Texas |
| Jun 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 29.1°N 96.9°W | 21 mi NNE of Victoria, Texas |
| Jun 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 999 mb | 30.3°N 97.1°W | 26 mi SE of Taylor, Texas |
| Jun 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 999 mb | 31.7°N 97.4°W | 18 mi NW of Waco, Texas |
| Jun 17 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 999 mb | 32.6°N 97.5°W | 14 mi SW of Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1000 mb | 33.5°N 97.3°W | 13 mi SW of Gainesville, Texas |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1002 mb | 34.2°N 96.9°W | 14 mi E of Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1003 mb | 34.8°N 96.3°W | 22 mi E of Ada, Oklahoma |
| Jun 18 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1004 mb | 35.2°N 95.5°W | 24 mi NE of McAlester, Oklahoma |
| Jun 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1005 mb | 35.6°N 94.5°W | 16 mi NNW of Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| Jun 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1006 mb | 35.9°N 93.5°W | 32 mi SW of Harrison, Arkansas |
| Jun 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1006 mb | 36.3°N 92.3°W | near Mountain Home, Arkansas |
| Jun 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 36.9°N 90.9°W | 30 mi WNW of Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1004 mb | 37.4°N 89.4°W | near Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jun 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1002 mb | 37.8°N 87.8°W | 12 mi WSW of Henderson, Kentucky |
| Jun 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1001 mb | 38.2°N 85.8°W | near Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1003 mb | 38.5°N 83.7°W | 41 mi WSW of Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1006 mb | 38.9°N 81.3°W | 29 mi SSE of Parkersburg, West Virginia |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Bill made landfall once: 25 mi ENE of Rockport, Texas on June 16, 2015 at 17:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on June 16, 2015, Bill was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.0 days, from June 16, 2015 to June 21, 2015. It travelled about 1,527 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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