Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 13–22, 1966
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 Celia (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It formed on July 13, 1966, 259 mi E of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on July 20, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on July 20, 1966). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 3,634 miles (5,847 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.0°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.1°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.3°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | — | 21.3°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | — | 22.1°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | — | 22.5°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1012 mb | 22.7°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | — | 22.8°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | — | 22.9°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1015 mb | 23.0°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.1°N 71.0°W | 121 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.2°N 72.3°W | 98 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.3°N 73.3°W | 124 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.3°N 73.5°W | 132 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.4°N 73.7°W | 145 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.5°N 73.9°W | 159 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.6°N 74.2°W | 177 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.7°N 75.0°W | 175 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.8°N 75.9°W | 126 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 24.0°N 76.4°W | 94 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 24.1°N 76.5°W | 85 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 24.2°N 76.5°W | 80 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 24.5°N 76.5°W | 65 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.4°N 76.5°W | 58 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.2°N 76.3°W | 102 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.0°N 75.7°W | 169 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.8°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 28.9°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 30.3°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 31.9°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 33.6°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 36.1°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 39.5°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 997 mb | 42.9°N 61.2°W | 169 mi SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 46.3°N 59.7°W | 14 mi ENE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 49.8°N 58.2°W | 60 mi N of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 52.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Celia.
At its peak on July 20, 1966, Celia was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
9.3 days, from July 13, 1966 to July 22, 1966, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,634 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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