Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 21–26, 1985
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 Bob (1985) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic season. It formed on July 21, 1985, 175 mi WSW of Venice, Florida, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on July 24, 1985, and made landfall 14 mi E of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on July 25, 1985 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,136 miles (1,828 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 25, 1985 · 03:00 UTC | 14 mi E of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | Cat 1 75 mph | 1003 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, Florida | 12 mi | Jul 23 · 14:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Miami, Florida | 71 mi | Jul 23 · 18:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Hialeah, Florida | 63 mi | Jul 23 · 19:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 57 mi | Jul 23 · 20:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | 60 mi | Jul 24 · 07:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 70 mi | Jul 24 · 18:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 25 mi | Jul 25 · 13:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 25 mi | Jul 25 · 16:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | direct hit | Jul 25 · 16:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Durham, North Carolina | 74 mi | Jul 25 · 17:00 UTC | TD 37 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 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 26.0°N 85.0°W | 175 mi WSW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 25.8°N 84.9°W | 176 mi WSW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 25.6°N 84.7°W | 173 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.6°N 84.4°W | 159 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 25.8°N 84.2°W | 140 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 26.0°N 84.0°W | 122 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 26.2°N 83.8°W | 104 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 26.5°N 83.4°W | 72 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 26.6°N 82.9°W | 42 mi SW of Englewood, Florida |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 26.4°N 82.3°W | 24 mi WSW of Cape Coral, Florida |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 26.4°N 81.1°W | 20 mi E of Immokalee, Florida |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 27.2°N 80.3°W | near Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 28.3°N 80.4°W | 13 mi E of Cocoa Beach, Florida |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1004 mb | 29.4°N 80.4°W | 40 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1003 mb | 30.5°N 80.5°W | 56 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1002 mb | 31.6°N 80.5°W | 39 mi SE of Wilmington Island, Georgia |
| Jul 25 03:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 1003 mb | 32.2°N 80.5°W | 14 mi E of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1004 mb | 32.9°N 80.7°W | 31 mi WSW of Summerville, South Carolina |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 34.8°N 80.5°W | 13 mi SSE of Monroe, North Carolina |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 36.6°N 80.1°W | 14 mi WSW of Martinsville, Virginia |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 38.3°N 79.5°W | 25 mi WNW of Staunton, Virginia |
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Questions
Bob made landfall once: 14 mi E of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on July 25, 1985 at 03:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on July 24, 1985, Bob was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.8 days, from July 21, 1985 to July 26, 1985, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,136 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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