Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 14–19, 1980
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 Bonnie (1980) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It formed on August 14, 1980, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on August 16, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on August 16, 1980). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 2,746 miles (4,418 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 12.7°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.5°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.7°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.7°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.7°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.7°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.8°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 20.4°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 22.0°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 23.7°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 24.8°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 25.8°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 27.0°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 28.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 29.0°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 30.0°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 31.1°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 32.4°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 34.0°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 35.9°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 38.2°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 41.9°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 46.5°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 51.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bonnie.
At its peak on August 16, 1980, Bonnie was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
5.8 days, from August 14, 1980 to August 19, 1980, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,746 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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