Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 19–31, 1999
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 Cindy (1999) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on August 19, 1999, 128 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb on August 28, 1999, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 28, 1999). The storm lasted 12.5 days and travelled about 3,930 miles (6,323 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.5°N 18.9°W | 128 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.8°N 20.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 21.5°W | 152 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.8°N 22.5°W | 103 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 13.7°N 23.4°W | 85 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 13.6°N 24.3°W | 91 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 13.5°N 25.4°W | 114 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 13.6°N 26.6°W | 167 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 13.6°N 27.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.8°N 28.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.9°N 29.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.1°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.2°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.4°N 32.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.5°N 32.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.6°N 33.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.9°N 33.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.3°N 34.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.7°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.1°N 36.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.6°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.9°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.2°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.5°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.8°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.4°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.3°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 20.4°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 21.7°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 22.9°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 24.2°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 25.4°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 26.4°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 27.2°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 27.8°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 28.3°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 28.7°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 29.3°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 30.1°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 30.8°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 944 mb | 31.5°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 32.3°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 33.1°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 33.8°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 34.3°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 34.7°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 35.3°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 36.1°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 37.0°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 38.2°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 40.4°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Cindy.
At its peak on August 28, 1999, Cindy was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb.
12.5 days, from August 19, 1999 to August 31, 1999, including 144 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,930 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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