Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 5–17, 2018
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
Hurricane Chris (2018) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed on July 5, 2018, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on July 11, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on July 11, 2018). The storm lasted 12.3 days and travelled about 4,209 miles (6,772 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1021 mb | 30.7°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1021 mb | 30.7°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1020 mb | 30.8°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1019 mb | 30.9°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1018 mb | 31.2°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 31.5°N 73.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 31.8°N 73.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 32.2°N 74.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 32.6°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 32.7°N 74.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1014 mb | 32.8°N 75.2°W | 174 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 32.9°N 75.3°W | 165 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 33.1°N 75.4°W | 150 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 33.1°N 75.0°W | 164 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 32.8°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 32.6°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 32.4°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 32.2°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 32.1°N 74.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 32.2°N 74.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 32.4°N 74.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 32.9°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 33.4°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 33.9°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 34.6°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 35.6°N 69.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 37.0°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 38.5°N 64.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 40.9°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 43.3°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 989 mb | 45.7°N 56.4°W | 174 mi E of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 48.0°N 53.4°W | 39 mi NNW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 999 mb | 50.0°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 51.0°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 52.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 997 mb | 53.5°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 993 mb | 56.0°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 58.0°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 986 mb | 59.5°N 22.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 983 mb | 60.5°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 985 mb | 60.6°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 988 mb | 60.7°N 20.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 990 mb | 60.9°N 19.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 992 mb | 61.0°N 18.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 994 mb | 61.1°N 16.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 996 mb | 61.3°N 13.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 999 mb | 62.1°N 12.5°W | 186 mi W of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1002 mb | 63.1°N 12.0°W | 183 mi WNW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 63.3°N 11.8°W | 183 mi WNW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1007 mb | 63.5°N 11.5°W | 182 mi NW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
⬇ 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 July 11, 2018, Chris was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb.
12.3 days, from July 5, 2018 to July 17, 2018, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,209 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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