Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 28–30, 2005
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 Bret (2005) was a tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on June 28, 2005, 60 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on June 28, 2005, and made landfall 13 mi SSE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico on June 29, 2005 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 1.3 days and travelled about 261 miles (419 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2005 · 12:00 UTC | 13 mi SSE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico | TS 40 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 57 mi | Jun 28 · 22:00 UTC | TS 39 mph |
| Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico | 68 mi | Jun 29 · 05:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 44 mi | Jun 29 · 23:00 UTC | TD 29 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 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.7°N 95.4°W | 60 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 28 23:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 19.9°N 95.7°W | 57 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.0°N 95.8°W | 61 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.4°N 96.4°W | 44 mi NE of Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 97.3°W | 13 mi SSE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 21.4°N 98.1°W | near Tantoyuca, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jun 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.0°N 98.5°W | 17 mi SSW of Ébano, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Bret made landfall once: 13 mi SSE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico on June 29, 2005 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on June 28, 2005, Bret was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.3 days, from June 28, 2005 to June 30, 2005. It travelled about 261 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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