Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 19–24, 1963
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 Debra (1963) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 1963, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb on September 21, 1963, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,858 miles (2,990 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.0°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.8°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.6°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.4°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.2°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.0°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.9°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.9°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 21.0°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 22.1°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1000 mb | 23.1°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.8°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 24.6°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1002 mb | 25.3°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 999 mb | 25.8°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 26.5°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.2°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.0°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 28.8°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.2°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.7°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 33.4°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 35.4°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Debra.
At its peak on September 21, 1963, Debra was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 999 mb.
5.5 days, from September 19, 1963 to September 24, 1963, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,858 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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