Hurricane Bret (1999)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 18–25, 1999

Peak wind
144 mph
232 km/h · Aug 22
Peak category
Cat 4
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
944 mb
Landfalls
1
Texas
Lifetime
6.3 d
Aug 18 – Aug 25
Distance
962 mi
1,549 km
ACE
11.6
storm energy

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

What happened with Bret

Hurricane Bret (1999) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on August 18, 1999, 93 mi N of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb on August 22, 1999, and made landfall 37 mi NE of Raymondville, Texas on August 23, 1999 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on August 22, 1999). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 962 miles (1,549 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 23, 1999 · 00:00 UTC37 mi NE of Raymondville, TexasCat 3 115 mph951 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico65 miAug 22 · 20:00 UTCCat 4 130 mph
Brownsville, Texas63 miAug 22 · 20:00 UTCCat 4 130 mph
Corpus Christi, Texas61 miAug 23 · 03:00 UTCCat 2 104 mph
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico68 miAug 23 · 06:00 UTCCat 1 92 mph
McAllen, Texas59 miAug 23 · 06:00 UTCCat 1 92 mph
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico31 miAug 23 · 22:00 UTCTD 36 mph
Laredo, Texas29 miAug 23 · 22:00 UTCTD 36 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

Every official fix 26 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 18 18:00TD 35 mph1010 mb19.5°N 94.4°W93 mi N of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 19 00:00TD 35 mph1008 mb19.5°N 94.5°W86 mi NNE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 19 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb19.6°N 94.6°W89 mi NNE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 19 12:00TD 35 mph1008 mb19.7°N 94.6°W95 mi NNE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 19 18:00TS 40 mph1005 mb19.8°N 94.7°W103 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 20 00:00TS 46 mph1000 mb19.8°N 94.7°W103 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 20 06:00TS 52 mph998 mb20.0°N 94.6°W115 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 20 12:00TS 58 mph993 mb20.4°N 94.5°W136 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 20 18:00TS 63 mph991 mb21.2°N 94.4°W180 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 21 00:00Cat 1 75 mph983 mb21.9°N 94.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 21 06:00Cat 1 86 mph980 mb22.5°N 94.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 21 12:00Cat 1 92 mph979 mb23.1°N 94.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 21 18:00Cat 2 104 mph975 mb23.8°N 95.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 22 00:00Cat 4 138 mph954 mb24.7°N 95.1°W171 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 22 06:00Cat 4 144 mph950 mb25.5°N 95.5°W128 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 22 12:00Cat 4 144 mph944 mb26.2°N 96.1°W90 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 22 18:00Cat 4 138 mph946 mb26.6°N 96.8°W66 mi NE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 23 00:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 115 mph951 mb26.9°N 97.4°W37 mi NE of Raymondville, Texas
Aug 23 06:00Cat 1 92 mph963 mb27.0°N 97.9°W36 mi S of Kingsville, Texas
Aug 23 12:00TS 69 mph980 mb27.3°N 98.3°W31 mi WSW of Kingsville, Texas
Aug 23 18:00TS 40 mph993 mb27.6°N 98.8°W45 mi E of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 24 00:00TD 35 mph1000 mb28.0°N 99.5°W34 mi N of Laredo, Texas
Aug 24 06:00TD 35 mph1003 mb28.0°N 100.4°W36 mi SE of Allende, Coahuila, Mexico
Aug 24 12:00TD 29 mph1006 mb27.8°N 101.3°W11 mi SSW of Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico
Aug 24 18:00TD 29 mph1007 mb27.7°N 102.1°W38 mi WSW of Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
Aug 25 00:00TD 23 mph1008 mb27.6°N 103.0°W71 mi NW of Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bret make landfall?

Bret made landfall once: 37 mi NE of Raymondville, Texas on August 23, 1999 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was Bret?

At its peak on August 22, 1999, Bret was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 944 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Bret last?

6.3 days, from August 18, 1999 to August 25, 1999, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 962 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Bret?

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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