Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 1–6, 2006
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 Chris (2006) was a tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic season. It formed on August 1, 2006, 215 mi E of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on August 2, 2006, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,624 miles (2,613 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba | 62 mi | Aug 5 · 11:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba | 54 mi | Aug 5 · 19:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Havana, Havana, Cuba | 44 mi | Aug 6 · 12:00 UTC | TD 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 16.3°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 58.9°W | 162 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 17.2°N 59.8°W | 119 mi ENE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 17.7°N 60.6°W | 91 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 18.1°N 61.4°W | 74 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1001 mb | 18.5°N 62.2°W | 90 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1001 mb | 19.0°N 63.0°W | 119 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 19.6°N 63.9°W | 110 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1007 mb | 19.9°N 64.8°W | 108 mi N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1010 mb | 20.2°N 65.8°W | 121 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 20.4°N 66.8°W | 133 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 20.6°N 67.7°W | 147 mi NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 20.7°N 68.7°W | 111 mi NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 20.8°N 70.2°W | 76 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 21.2°N 71.1°W | 84 mi ESE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 21.3°N 72.2°W | 34 mi S of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 21.5°N 73.4°W | 76 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 21.6°N 75.0°W | 65 mi N of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 21.8°N 76.3°W | 46 mi NNE of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, Cuba |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.1°N 77.6°W | 37 mi ENE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.4°N 78.9°W | 14 mi N of Chambas, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 22.8°N 80.2°W | near Quemado de Güines, Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 23.2°N 81.7°W | 13 mi NW of Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Chris. Its closest approach to a major city was 44 miles from Havana, Havana, Cuba.
At its peak on August 2, 2006, Chris was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb.
5.5 days, from August 1, 2006 to August 6, 2006. It travelled about 1,624 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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