Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · May 27 – June 9, 2016
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 Bonnie (2016) was a tropical storm of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on May 27, 2016, 357 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1006 mb on May 28, 2016, and made landfall near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on May 29, 2016 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,869 miles (6,225 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2016 · 13:00 UTC | near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | TD 35 mph | 1007 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, South Carolina | direct hit | May 29 · 14:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | direct hit | May 29 · 15:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 63 mi | May 30 · 00:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 59 mi | Jun 1 · 00:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 27.2°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| May 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 27.7°N 73.1°W | open ocean |
| May 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 28.3°N 74.4°W | open ocean |
| May 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 28.8°N 75.5°W | open ocean |
| May 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 29.4°N 76.7°W | open ocean |
| May 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 30.0°N 78.0°W | open ocean |
| May 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 30.7°N 79.1°W | 140 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| May 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 31.0°N 79.4°W | 114 mi SE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| May 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 31.7°N 79.4°W | 81 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina |
| May 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 32.7°N 79.7°W | 11 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 29 13:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 32.8°N 79.8°W | near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 33.0°N 80.3°W | near Summerville, South Carolina |
| May 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 32.7°N 80.3°W | 22 mi WSW of Charleston, South Carolina |
| May 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 33.1°N 80.0°W | near Goose Creek, South Carolina |
| May 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 33.3°N 79.8°W | 26 mi NNE of Goose Creek, South Carolina |
| May 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 33.4°N 79.6°W | 38 mi NE of Goose Creek, South Carolina |
| May 31 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 33.2°N 79.3°W | 38 mi SSW of Socastee, South Carolina |
| May 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 33.1°N 78.8°W | 41 mi S of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 33.2°N 78.4°W | 44 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 31 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 33.3°N 78.0°W | 53 mi SE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Jun 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 33.4°N 77.7°W | 59 mi SSE of Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 33.4°N 77.3°W | 62 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 33.4°N 76.9°W | 77 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jun 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 33.5°N 76.4°W | 95 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jun 2 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 34.1°N 76.0°W | 74 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jun 2 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 34.7°N 75.7°W | 69 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jun 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 35.1°N 75.4°W | 86 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 35.4°N 75.0°W | 93 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 35.6°N 74.5°W | 109 mi ESE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 35.7°N 73.7°W | 150 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jun 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 35.9°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 35.9°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 35.9°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 35.9°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 35.6°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 35.1°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 34.8°N 64.6°W | 173 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jun 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 34.3°N 63.0°W | 173 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jun 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 33.8°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 33.4°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 33.0°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 32.4°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 31.6°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 31.0°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 30.3°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 29.6°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1015 mb | 29.2°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1015 mb | 28.9°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1015 mb | 28.8°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 28.9°N 34.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 29.1°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 29.5°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1019 mb | 29.9°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1018 mb | 30.2°N 30.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1018 mb | 30.4°N 30.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1020 mb | 30.6°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Bonnie made landfall once: near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on May 29, 2016 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on May 28, 2016, Bonnie was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1006 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
13.5 days, from May 27, 2016 to June 9, 2016. It travelled about 3,869 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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