Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–14, 1951
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 Easy (1951) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1951 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 1951, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb on September 8, 1951, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 3, 1951). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 5,767 miles (9,280 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.5°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.2°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.0°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.6°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.8°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.0°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.3°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.7°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.1°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.4°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.6°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.9°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.2°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.8°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.7°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.7°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.6°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.2°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.5°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.9°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 22.3°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 957 mb | 22.6°N 61.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 23.0°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 23.6°N 64.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 24.5°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 937 mb | 25.4°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 26.2°N 67.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 27.1°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 27.9°N 67.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 28.6°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 29.4°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 29.9°N 65.5°W | 171 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 30.5°N 64.3°W | 128 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 31.6°N 62.6°W | 137 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 33.0°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.2°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 35.4°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 36.7°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 37.9°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 39.0°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 39.5°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 39.5°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 39.5°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 39.5°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 39.5°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 39.5°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 39.7°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 40.7°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 41.9°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 43.2°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 44.2°N 32.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 45.2°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 46.3°N 22.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 47.5°N 17.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Easy.
At its peak on September 8, 1951, Easy was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 937 mb.
13.5 days, from September 1, 1951 to September 14, 1951, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,767 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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