Tropical Storm Doria (1971)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 23–29, 1971

Peak wind
69 mph
111 km/h · Aug 27
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
987 mb
Landfalls
2
North Carolina · Virginia
Lifetime
6.8 d
Aug 23 – Aug 29
Distance
3,622 mi
5,829 km
ACE
2.6
storm energy

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

What happened with Doria

Tropical Storm Doria (1971) was a tropical storm of the 1971 Atlantic season. It formed on August 23, 1971, 148 mi ENE of Le Robert, Martinique, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on August 27, 1971, and made landfall 2 times — first 11 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina on August 27, 1971 as a tropical storm (69 mph). Later landfalls: 24 mi N of Virginia Beach, Virginia on August 28, 1971 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 3,622 miles (5,829 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 27, 1971 · 18:00 UTC11 mi SE of Piney Green, North CarolinaTS 69 mph989 mb
August 28, 1971 · 02:00 UTC24 mi N of Virginia Beach, VirginiaTS 69 mph992 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico36 miAug 24 · 01:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia12 miAug 28 · 01:00 UTCTS 69 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania38 miAug 28 · 09:00 UTCTS 63 mph
Staten Island, New York14 miAug 28 · 10:00 UTCTS 61 mph
New York City, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 mph
Brooklyn, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 mph
Queens, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 mph
Manhattan, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 mph
The Bronx, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 mph
Newark, New Jersey12 miAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 59 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

Every official fix 29 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 23 00:00TD 35 mph—15.7°N 59.0°W148 mi ENE of Le Robert, Martinique
Aug 23 06:00TD 35 mph—16.3°N 60.8°W32 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe
Aug 23 12:00TD 35 mph—17.0°N 62.5°W25 mi SE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aug 23 18:00TD 35 mph—18.0°N 64.0°W53 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 24 00:00TD 35 mph—18.9°N 65.7°W40 mi NE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 24 06:00TD 35 mph—19.3°N 67.2°W56 mi NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Aug 24 12:00TD 35 mph—19.6°N 68.4°W70 mi N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Aug 24 18:00TD 35 mph—20.2°N 69.8°W57 mi N of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Aug 25 00:00TD 35 mph—21.4°N 71.0°W85 mi ESE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 06:00TD 35 mph—22.2°N 72.3°W29 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 12:00TD 35 mph—22.7°N 73.2°W88 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 18:00TD 35 mph—23.1°N 74.1°W149 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 26 00:00TD 35 mph—24.1°N 74.9°W167 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 06:00TD 35 mph—25.4°N 75.6°W111 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 12:00TS 40 mph—26.8°N 76.4°W134 mi NNE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 18:00TS 52 mph1008 mb28.1°N 77.1°W145 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 27 00:00TS 52 mph1006 mb29.4°N 77.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 06:00TS 58 mph999 mb30.8°N 77.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 12:00TS 58 mph998 mb32.7°N 77.4°W111 mi SSE of Wilmington, North Carolina
Aug 27 18:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph989 mb34.6°N 77.2°W11 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina
Aug 28 00:00TS 69 mph992 mb36.7°N 76.3°Wnear Chesapeake, Virginia
Aug 28 02:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph992 mb37.2°N 76.0°W24 mi N of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 28 06:00TS 69 mph992 mb38.7°N 75.2°W19 mi SE of Milford, Delaware
Aug 28 12:00TS 58 mph994 mb41.2°N 73.7°Wnear Mount Kisco, New York
Aug 28 18:00TS 52 mph—43.8°N 71.8°W25 mi NW of Laconia, New Hampshire
Aug 29 00:00TS extratropical52 mph997 mb47.0°N 69.0°W41 mi SW of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
Aug 29 06:00TS extratropical52 mph995 mb48.9°N 64.7°W11 mi WNW of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Aug 29 12:00TS extratropical52 mph991 mb51.0°N 61.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 29 18:00TS extratropical52 mph987 mb52.5°N 56.0°Wopen ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Doria make landfall?

Doria made landfall 2 times: 11 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina on August 27, 1971 at 18:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; 24 mi N of Virginia Beach, Virginia on August 28, 1971 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Doria?

At its peak on August 27, 1971, Doria was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Doria last?

6.8 days, from August 23, 1971 to August 29, 1971. It travelled about 3,622 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Doria?

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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