Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 16–23, 1994
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 Chris (1994) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1994 Atlantic season. It formed on August 16, 1994, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on August 19, 1994, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on August 17, 1994). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 3,326 miles (5,352 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 11.3°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.7°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.1°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 12.6°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 13.3°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 13.9°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.5°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.2°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.0°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.0°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 18.0°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 19.0°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 20.1°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 21.3°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 22.6°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1009 mb | 23.8°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1010 mb | 24.9°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1011 mb | 26.1°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 27.3°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1013 mb | 28.7°N 63.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1013 mb | 30.4°N 63.1°W | 165 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 32.2°N 62.8°W | 117 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 33.8°N 62.8°W | 155 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 35.0°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 36.2°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 37.9°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.9°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 42.2°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 44.7°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Chris.
At its peak on August 19, 1994, Chris was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
7.3 days, from August 16, 1994 to August 23, 1994, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,326 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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