Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 24–28, 1996
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 Cesar (1996) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on July 24, 1996, 90 mi NNE of Carúpano, Venezuela, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on July 28, 1996, and made landfall 16 mi NW of Bluefields, Nicaragua on July 28, 1996 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 1,727 miles (2,779 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 1996 · 04:00 UTC | 16 mi NW of Bluefields, Nicaragua | Cat 1 86 mph | 985 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Marta, Colombia | 75 mi | Jul 26 · 11:00 UTC | TS 51 mph |
| Managua, Nicaragua | 39 mi | Jul 28 · 12:00 UTC | TS 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.8°N 62.6°W | 90 mi NNE of Carúpano, Venezuela |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.9°N 64.7°W | 75 mi NW of Juan Griego, Venezuela |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 66.5°W | 101 mi NNE of Caracas, Venezuela |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 12.1°N 68.1°W | 12 mi ESE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.3°N 69.6°W | 23 mi ESE of San Nicolas, Aruba |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.4°N 71.0°W | 64 mi NW of Santa Cruz de los Taques, Venezuela |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.4°N 72.7°W | 61 mi NNE of Riohacha, Colombia |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 12.3°N 74.5°W | 76 mi NNW of Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 11.9°N 76.1°W | 110 mi NW of Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 11.7°N 77.2°W | 147 mi NW of Cartagena, Colombia |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 11.6°N 78.1°W | 181 mi NNE of Chepo, Panama |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 992 mb | 11.6°N 79.5°W | 157 mi N of Colón, Panama |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 11.8°N 81.0°W | 72 mi SE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 992 mb | 12.0°N 82.6°W | 73 mi WSW of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jul 28 04:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 86 mph | 985 mb | 12.2°N 83.9°W | 16 mi NW of Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 12.3°N 84.2°W | 10 mi N of Rama, Nicaragua |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 12.7°N 86.2°W | near Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.1°N 87.9°W | 17 mi SSW of La Unión, El Salvador |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Cesar made landfall once: 16 mi NW of Bluefields, Nicaragua on July 28, 1996 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds.
At its peak on July 28, 1996, Cesar was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.0 days, from July 24, 1996 to July 28, 1996, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,727 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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