Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 28 – September 16, 1964
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01 · The story
Hurricane Dora (1964) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1964 Atlantic season. It formed on August 28, 1964, 16 mi SW of Joal, Senegal, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb on September 6, 1964, and made landfall near Saint Augustine, Florida on September 10, 1964 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). The storm lasted 18.5 days and travelled about 7,021 miles (11,297 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1964 · 06:00 UTC | near Saint Augustine, Florida | Cat 2 109 mph | 966 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serekunda, Gambia | 44 mi | Aug 28 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Thiès, Senegal | 55 mi | Aug 28 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Dakar, Senegal | 49 mi | Aug 28 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Pikine, Senegal | 53 mi | Aug 28 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Guédiawaye, Senegal | 54 mi | Aug 28 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 27 mi | Sep 10 · 09:00 UTC | Cat 1 92 mph |
| Gainesville, Florida | 24 mi | Sep 10 · 14:00 UTC | TS 71 mph |
| Tallahassee, Florida | direct hit | Sep 11 · 11:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 35 mi | Sep 13 · 04:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 28 mi | Sep 13 · 09:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 17.0°W | 16 mi SW of Joal, Senegal |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 18.8°W | 103 mi WSW of Dakar, Senegal |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.7°N 22.4°W | 113 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.5°N 24.2°W | 98 mi SSE of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.3°N 26.1°W | 154 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 28.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.7°N 30.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.4°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.6°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.0°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.2°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.5°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.9°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.3°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.3°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 15.5°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.8°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 17.7°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.2°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 18.7°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.6°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 20.5°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 21.1°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 21.6°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 22.2°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.7°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 23.3°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 24.0°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 24.8°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 25.5°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 942 mb | 26.1°N 64.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 26.7°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 27.1°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.5°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.8°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 959 mb | 28.0°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 956 mb | 28.2°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.3°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.5°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 962 mb | 28.6°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 963 mb | 28.6°N 76.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.8°N 77.4°W | 175 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 29.1°N 78.5°W | 139 mi ENE of Cocoa Beach, Florida |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 29.4°N 79.4°W | 95 mi ENE of Edgewater, Florida |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 962 mb | 29.7°N 80.0°W | 70 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 29.8°N 80.6°W | 39 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 109 mph | 966 mb | 29.9°N 81.3°W | near Saint Augustine, Florida |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 30.0°N 82.1°W | 15 mi WSW of Middleburg, Florida |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 30.0°N 82.9°W | 20 mi SW of Lake City, Florida |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 30.1°N 83.5°W | 52 mi ESE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 990 mb | 30.2°N 84.0°W | 23 mi SE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 30.4°N 84.4°W | near Tallahassee, Florida |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.7°N 84.7°W | 16 mi SSW of Bainbridge, Georgia |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 993 mb | 31.1°N 84.7°W | 15 mi NNW of Bainbridge, Georgia |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 31.3°N 84.6°W | 27 mi N of Bainbridge, Georgia |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 31.4°N 84.2°W | 13 mi SSW of Albany, Georgia |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 31.6°N 83.4°W | 12 mi NNE of Tifton, Georgia |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 32.1°N 82.3°W | 10 mi SE of Vidalia, Georgia |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.7°N 81.0°W | 27 mi NW of Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 33.6°N 79.2°W | 13 mi WSW of Socastee, South Carolina |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 34.6°N 77.2°W | 11 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 998 mb | 35.6°N 75.3°W | 72 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 36.9°N 73.3°W | 148 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 38.5°N 71.0°W | 183 mi SSE of Hampton Bays, New York |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 40.4°N 68.1°W | 136 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.4°N 64.8°W | 167 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 44.3°N 61.5°W | 105 mi ESE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 46.0°N 58.5°W | 71 mi E of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 47.6°N 55.6°W | 92 mi S of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 49.5°N 53.0°W | 82 mi ENE of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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Questions
Dora made landfall once: near Saint Augustine, Florida on September 10, 1964 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.
At its peak on September 6, 1964, Dora was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
18.5 days, from August 28, 1964 to September 16, 1964, including 192 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 7,021 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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