Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 13–20, 1982
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 Debby (1982) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1982 Atlantic season. It formed on September 13, 1982, 37 mi NE of Nagua, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on September 18, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 15, 1982). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 3,841 miles (6,180 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 19.8°N 69.5°W | 37 mi NE of Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 20.8°N 70.2°W | 76 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 21.5°N 71.0°W | 83 mi ESE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.4°N 71.8°W | 52 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.5°N 71.9°W | 121 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 24.6°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 25.6°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 26.7°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 27.8°N 69.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 29.0°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 30.5°N 67.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 32.1°N 66.7°W | 112 mi W of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 33.6°N 65.8°W | 107 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 35.1°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 36.4°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 36.8°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 37.1°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 37.6°N 63.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 38.8°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 40.1°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 41.6°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 43.5°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 45.3°N 53.5°W | 154 mi S of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 47.0°N 50.5°W | 111 mi ESE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 48.5°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 50.0°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 50.8°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 51.5°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 51.8°N 26.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 996 mb | 51.5°N 19.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Debby.
At its peak on September 18, 1982, Debby was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
7.3 days, from September 13, 1982 to September 20, 1982, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,841 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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