Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 4–11, 1980
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 Earl (1980) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It formed on September 4, 1980, 86 mi NE of Mindelo, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 8, 1980, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 3,515 miles (5,655 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.7°N 24.0°W | 86 mi NE of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.4°N 25.3°W | 31 mi NNW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.8°N 26.7°W | 121 mi WNW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 18.2°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 18.8°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 19.2°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 19.7°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 20.3°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 21.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 21.5°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 22.2°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 23.2°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 25.0°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 27.0°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 29.0°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 30.4°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 32.0°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 33.3°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 34.7°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 36.3°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 38.0°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 40.5°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 43.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 45.2°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 47.5°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 49.5°N 28.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 51.5°N 23.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Earl.
At its peak on September 8, 1980, Earl was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
6.5 days, from September 4, 1980 to September 11, 1980, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,515 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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