Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 16–17, 2009
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 Claudette (2009) was a tropical storm of the 2009 Atlantic season. It formed on August 16, 2009, 58 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb on August 16, 2009, and made landfall near Destin, Florida on August 17, 2009 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 1.5 days and travelled about 500 miles (804 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2009 · 06:00 UTC | near Destin, Florida | TS 46 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 66 mi | Aug 16 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Clearwater, Florida | 66 mi | Aug 16 · 08:00 UTC | TD 36 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 60 mi | Aug 17 · 10:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 51 mi | Aug 17 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 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 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 27.0°N 83.4°W | 58 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 28.2°N 84.2°W | 87 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1008 mb | 29.1°N 85.1°W | 81 mi SSE of Panama City, Florida |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 29.8°N 85.8°W | 26 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 30.4°N 86.5°W | near Destin, Florida |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 30.5°N 86.6°W | near Wright, Florida |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.5°N 87.5°W | 33 mi N of Atmore, Alabama |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1017 mb | 32.8°N 88.3°W | 38 mi NE of Meridian, Mississippi |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Claudette made landfall once: near Destin, Florida on August 17, 2009 at 06:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on August 16, 2009, Claudette was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1005 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.5 days, from August 16, 2009 to August 17, 2009. It travelled about 500 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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