Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 13–15, 2004
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Earl (2004) was a tropical storm of the 2004 Atlantic season. It formed on August 13, 2004, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1009 mb on August 15, 2004, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 1,189 miles (1,913 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 9.0°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 9.2°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 9.6°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 10.1°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 10.5°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 11.0°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1009 mb | 11.5°N 58.3°W | 142 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1009 mb | 11.8°N 60.8°W | 43 mi N of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 12.1°N 62.8°W | 104 mi NNE of Carúpano, Venezuela |
⬇ 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 August 15, 2004, Earl was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1009 mb.
2.0 days, from August 13, 2004 to August 15, 2004. It travelled about 1,189 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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