Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 23–28, 1986
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 (1986) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1986 Atlantic season. It formed on June 23, 1986, 292 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on June 26, 1986, and made landfall 25 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on June 26, 1986 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,172 miles (1,886 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 1986 · 10:00 UTC | 25 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas | Cat 1 86 mph | 990 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland, Texas | 64 mi | Jun 26 · 11:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 56 mi | Jun 26 · 12:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 63 mi | Jun 26 · 13:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | 16 mi | Jun 26 · 13:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Tyler, Texas | 35 mi | Jun 27 · 03:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 56 mi | Jun 27 · 04:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 51 mi | Jun 27 · 22:00 UTC | TD 19 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 23 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 25.6°N 87.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 25.7°N 87.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 26.0°N 88.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 26.4°N 88.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 26.6°N 89.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 26.7°N 90.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 26.8°N 91.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 27.2°N 91.7°W | 176 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jun 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1001 mb | 27.7°N 92.2°W | 151 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Jun 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 999 mb | 28.2°N 92.9°W | 132 mi SSE of Port Arthur, Texas |
| Jun 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 995 mb | 29.0°N 93.7°W | 63 mi SSE of Port Arthur, Texas |
| Jun 26 10:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 86 mph | 990 mb | 29.6°N 94.2°W | 25 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas |
| Jun 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 29.9°N 94.3°W | 17 mi SW of Beaumont, Texas |
| Jun 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 30.9°N 94.7°W | 30 mi S of Lufkin, Texas |
| Jun 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 31.8°N 94.7°W | 14 mi N of Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Jun 27 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 32.8°N 94.7°W | 21 mi N of Longview, Texas |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1016 mb | 33.9°N 94.3°W | 35 mi NNW of Texarkana, Arkansas |
| Jun 27 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1016 mb | 34.8°N 93.5°W | 33 mi NW of Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Jun 28 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1014 mb | 35.6°N 92.5°W | 35 mi N of Conway, Arkansas |
| Jun 28 06:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1013 mb | 36.5°N 91.3°W | 34 mi ESE of West Plains, Missouri |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1012 mb | 37.2°N 90.0°W | 22 mi SW of Jackson, Missouri |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Bonnie made landfall once: 25 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on June 26, 1986 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds.
At its peak on June 26, 1986, Bonnie was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.8 days, from June 23, 1986 to June 28, 1986, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,172 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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