Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 7–12, 1978
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 Cora (1978) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1978 Atlantic season. It formed on August 7, 1978, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on August 9, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 9, 1978). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 2,296 miles (3,694 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.4°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.8°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.9°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 14.0°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 14.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 13.9°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 13.6°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 998 mb | 13.2°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1006 mb | 12.8°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 58.8°W | 89 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1008 mb | 12.0°N 60.9°W | 58 mi N of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 12.0°N 62.8°W | 97 mi NNE of Carúpano, Venezuela |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 64.8°W | 90 mi NW of Juan Griego, Venezuela |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.1°N 66.8°W | 112 mi N of Caracas, Venezuela |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 12.2°N 68.8°W | near Willemstad, Curacao |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Cora.
At its peak on August 9, 1978, Cora was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
4.5 days, from August 7, 1978 to August 12, 1978, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,296 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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