Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 14–27, 1969
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 Debbie (1969) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic season. It formed on August 14, 1969, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on August 20, 1969, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 20, 1969). The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 6,401 miles (10,300 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.3°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.5°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.8°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.3°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.5°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.7°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.5°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.5°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.0°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.7°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 18.4°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 19.0°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 19.6°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 20.3°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 21.0°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 21.7°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 22.4°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 23.1°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 23.8°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 24.4°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 25.1°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 25.8°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 959 mb | 26.6°N 64.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 958 mb | 27.4°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 959 mb | 28.4°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 29.4°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 959 mb | 30.3°N 62.8°W | 181 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 31.3°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 32.6°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 963 mb | 33.9°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.4°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 967 mb | 36.9°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 38.5°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 40.6°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 43.0°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 45.5°N 52.7°W | 143 mi S of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 48.0°N 52.0°W | 45 mi NE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 50.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 53.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 56.5°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 988 mb | 60.5°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 990 mb | 62.5°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 992 mb | 63.5°N 28.0°W | 170 mi W of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 993 mb | 65.0°N 18.0°W | 47 mi S of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 994 mb | 66.0°N 10.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 66.0°N 7.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 66.5°N 5.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 64.5°N 0.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 997 mb | 64.5°N 5.5°E | 118 mi NW of Kristiansund, Norway |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Debbie.
At its peak on August 20, 1969, Debbie was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
13.0 days, from August 14, 1969 to August 27, 1969, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,401 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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