Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 24–29, 1975
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 Blanche (1975) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1975 Atlantic season. It formed on July 24, 1975, 318 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb on July 27, 1975, and made landfall 38 mi SE of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on July 28, 1975 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 2,426 miles (3,903 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 1975 · 11:00 UTC | 38 mi SE of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Cat 1 75 mph | 986 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 67 mi | Jul 28 · 14:00 UTC | TS 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 26.1°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 26.5°N 71.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 27.2°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 28.0°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.9°N 74.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 29.9°N 74.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 31.0°N 75.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 32.2°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 33.4°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 34.2°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 35.0°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 35.8°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 36.6°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 37.7°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 39.2°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 41.2°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 11:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 986 mb | 43.5°N 65.5°W | 124 mi SW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 44.0°N 65.2°W | 92 mi WSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 47.2°N 64.0°W | 57 mi N of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 994 mb | 50.2°N 62.0°W | 146 mi NE of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 997 mb | 54.0°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 55.8°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Blanche made landfall once: 38 mi SE of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on July 28, 1975 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on July 27, 1975, Blanche was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 981 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
5.0 days, from July 24, 1975 to July 29, 1975, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,426 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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