Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 20–25, 1980
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 Charley (1980) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 1980, 176 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb on August 23, 1980, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,281 miles (3,670 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 36.0°N 73.0°W | 176 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 35.0°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 34.0°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 33.4°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 34.0°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 34.8°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 35.8°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 37.0°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 38.3°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 39.1°N 64.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 39.6°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 38.9°N 66.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 38.2°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 38.0°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 38.0°N 63.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 37.9°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 37.9°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 37.9°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 38.0°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 38.1°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 38.2°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 38.5°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Charley.
At its peak on August 23, 1980, Charley was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 989 mb.
5.3 days, from August 20, 1980 to August 25, 1980, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,281 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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