Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 30 – September 18, 1950
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01 · The story
Hurricane Dog (1950) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic season. It formed on August 30, 1950, 306 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb on September 5, 1950, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 31, 1950). The storm lasted 18.3 days and travelled about 5,994 miles (9,644 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.2°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.5°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.9°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.2°N 59.2°W | 138 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.5°N 60.1°W | 80 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.8°N 60.9°W | 44 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.2°N 61.7°W | 11 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 17.7°N 62.4°W | 35 mi NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.2°N 63.1°W | 67 mi NNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.6°N 63.5°W | 95 mi E of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.1°N 63.9°W | 85 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 19.5°N 64.3°W | 90 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 20.1°N 64.7°W | 122 mi N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 20.6°N 64.9°W | 156 mi N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 21.1°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 21.6°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.1°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.4°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.7°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.1°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 23.4°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 23.7°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 24.1°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 24.6°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 25.3°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 26.1°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 26.8°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 27.5°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 28.2°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 28.9°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 29.6°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 30.2°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 30.4°N 67.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 30.6°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.8°N 67.4°W | 185 mi WSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.9°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 31.0°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.0°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 30.9°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 30.6°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 30.5°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 30.4°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 30.5°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 31.0°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 32.0°N 71.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 33.3°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 34.9°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 36.4°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 37.9°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 39.0°N 70.0°W | 184 mi S of Hyannis, Massachusetts |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 39.7°N 68.4°W | 163 mi SSE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 979 mb | 40.4°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 41.1°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 41.5°N 64.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 41.9°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 42.2°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.3°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.3°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 42.5°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 42.8°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 43.0°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 43.4°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 44.5°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 46.0°N 33.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 47.5°N 28.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 49.2°N 23.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 50.9°N 18.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 52.8°N 14.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 54.3°N 11.6°W | 98 mi WNW of Castlebar, Ireland |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 55.6°N 9.1°W | 70 mi NW of Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 56.8°N 6.6°W | 56 mi W of Fort William, United Kingdom |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 57.8°N 4.5°W | 24 mi NNW of Inverness, United Kingdom |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 58.8°N 3.8°W | 81 mi NNW of Elgin, United Kingdom |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 59.8°N 3.8°W | 143 mi NE of Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dog.
At its peak on September 5, 1950, Dog was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 953 mb.
18.3 days, from August 30, 1950 to September 18, 1950, including 294 hours at hurricane strength (180 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,994 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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