Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 17–23, 2021
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 (2021) was a tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic season. It formed on June 17, 2021, 181 mi NW of Hunucmá, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on June 18, 2021, and made landfall 32 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana on June 19, 2021 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,525 miles (4,063 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2021 · 05:00 UTC | 32 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana | TS 46 mph | 1003 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 18 mi | Jun 19 · 09:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 57 mi | Jun 19 · 09:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 14 mi | Jun 20 · 14:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 56 mi | Jun 21 · 02:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Durham, North Carolina | 59 mi | Jun 21 · 07:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 38 mi | Jun 21 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| West Raleigh, North Carolina | 40 mi | Jun 21 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 50 mi | Jun 21 · 13:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 48 mi | Jun 21 · 13:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 45 mi | Jun 21 · 14:00 UTC | TS 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N 92.2°W | 181 mi NW of Hunucmá, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N 91.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 24.6°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 25.9°N 91.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 27.2°N 91.1°W | 167 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jun 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 28.4°N 91.2°W | 88 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jun 19 05:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.2°N 91.0°W | 32 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jun 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.5°N 90.8°W | near Houma, Louisiana |
| Jun 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 30.6°N 89.9°W | 14 mi SSW of Bogalusa, Louisiana |
| Jun 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 31.5°N 88.8°W | 24 mi SE of Laurel, Mississippi |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 32.4°N 87.8°W | 45 mi W of Selma, Alabama |
| Jun 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 33.1°N 86.5°W | 15 mi E of Calera, Alabama |
| Jun 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 33.5°N 84.8°W | 10 mi SW of South Fulton, Georgia |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 33.8°N 83.1°W | 19 mi SE of Athens, Georgia |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 34.2°N 81.2°W | near Irmo, South Carolina |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 35.0°N 79.1°W | 13 mi WSW of Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Jun 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 36.0°N 76.5°W | 25 mi SW of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 37.0°N 73.5°W | 137 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jun 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 38.4°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 39.7°N 67.8°W | 182 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 41.2°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 42.6°N 62.4°W | 153 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 44.1°N 59.6°W | 143 mi SSE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Claudette made landfall once: 32 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana on June 19, 2021 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on June 18, 2021, Claudette was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.3 days, from June 17, 2021 to June 23, 2021. It travelled about 2,525 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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