Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 5–8, 2016
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 Colin (2016) was a tropical storm of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on June 5, 2016, 33 mi NNE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on June 7, 2016, and made landfall 22 mi S of Perry, Florida on June 7, 2016 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 2,358 miles (3,795 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2016 · 02:00 UTC | 22 mi S of Perry, Florida | TS 52 mph | 1001 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee, Florida | 60 mi | Jun 7 · 02:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Gainesville, Florida | 52 mi | Jun 7 · 04:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 37 mi | Jun 7 · 06:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 40 mi | Jun 7 · 08:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 31 mi | Jun 7 · 10:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 37 mi | Jun 7 · 10:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 46 mi | Jun 7 · 13:00 UTC | TS 53 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 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 21.6°N 88.0°W | 33 mi NNE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.4°N 87.9°W | 88 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 23.2°N 87.8°W | 144 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 24.6°N 87.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 26.4°N 87.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 28.1°N 86.1°W | 145 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 29.4°N 84.3°W | 72 mi S of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jun 7 02:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 29.8°N 83.6°W | 60 mi SE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jun 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 30.7°N 82.1°W | 25 mi WSW of Kingsland, Georgia |
| Jun 7 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 33.2°N 78.5°W | 40 mi SSE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Jun 7 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 996 mb | 35.5°N 74.4°W | 117 mi ESE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 8 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 994 mb | 38.0°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 40.0°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 988 mb | 41.0°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 987 mb | 43.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Colin made landfall once: 22 mi S of Perry, Florida on June 7, 2016 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on June 7, 2016, Colin was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.3 days, from June 5, 2016 to June 8, 2016. It travelled about 2,358 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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