Hurricane Edith (1963)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 23–29, 1963

Peak wind

98 mph

157 km/h · Sep 25

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

990 mb

Landfalls

Saint Lucia · Dominican Republic

Lifetime

6.3 d

Sep 23 – Sep 29

Distance

1,921 mi

3,091 km

ACE

7.1

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 Edith

Hurricane Edith (1963) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on September 23, 1963, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on September 25, 1963, and made landfall 3 times — first near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia on September 25, 1963 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). Later landfalls: 28 mi SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic on September 27, 1963 as a tropical storm (69 mph); near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on September 28, 1963 as a tropical storm (40 mph). It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on September 25, 1963). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,921 miles (3,091 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 25, 1963 · 07:00 UTC	near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	Cat 2 98 mph	—
September 27, 1963 · 10:00 UTC	28 mi SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	TS 69 mph	996 mb
September 28, 1963 · 18:00 UTC	near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	TS 40 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	31 mi	Sep 27 · 13:00 UTC	TS 62 mph
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic	28 mi	Sep 27 · 13:00 UTC	TS 62 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic	35 mi	Sep 27 · 14:00 UTC	TS 61 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	31 mi	Sep 27 · 21:00 UTC	TS 55 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 28 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 23 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	11.2°N 51.5°W	open ocean
Sep 23 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	11.7°N 52.5°W	open ocean
Sep 24 00:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	12.2°N 53.7°W	open ocean
Sep 24 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	12.5°N 55.0°W	open ocean
Sep 24 12:00	TS	58 mph	1004 mb	12.8°N 56.5°W	open ocean
Sep 24 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	13.2°N 58.1°W	103 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 25 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	13.6°N 59.5°W	35 mi NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 25 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	13.9°N 60.7°W	13 mi E of Dennery, Saint Lucia
Sep 25 07:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	—	14.0°N 60.9°W	near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Sep 25 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	993 mb	14.3°N 61.8°W	53 mi WSW of Fort-de-France, Martinique
Sep 25 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	990 mb	14.7°N 62.9°W	109 mi WSW of Roseau, Dominica
Sep 26 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	15.0°N 64.1°W	172 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 26 06:00	TS	69 mph	998 mb	15.3°N 65.4°W	173 mi SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 26 12:00	TS	63 mph	1000 mb	15.8°N 66.6°W	153 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 26 18:00	TS	63 mph	1000 mb	16.8°N 67.3°W	95 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 27 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	17.7°N 67.9°W	61 mi SW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Sep 27 06:00	TS	69 mph	996 mb	18.1°N 68.7°W	28 mi SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sep 27 10:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	996 mb	18.1°N 68.7°W	28 mi SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sep 27 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	18.6°N 69.4°W	near Quisqueya, Dominican Republic
Sep 27 18:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	19.4°N 70.1°W	12 mi NE of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Sep 28 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	20.0°N 70.5°W	19 mi NE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 28 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.5°N 70.9°W	51 mi NNW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 28 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	21.1°N 71.5°W	68 mi SE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 28 18:00	TS LANDFALL	40 mph	—	21.8°N 72.2°W	near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 29 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	22.6°N 72.8°W	66 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 29 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	23.4°N 72.5°W	113 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 29 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	24.2°N 71.5°W	174 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 29 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	25.0°N 70.5°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Edith make landfall?

Edith made landfall 3 times: near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia on September 25, 1963 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds; 28 mi SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic on September 27, 1963 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on September 28, 1963 at 18:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.

What category was Edith?

At its peak on September 25, 1963, Edith was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Edith last?

6.3 days, from September 23, 1963 to September 29, 1963, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,921 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Edith?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Edith

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1955	Hurricane Edith Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→
1959	Tropical Storm Edith Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Dominica	→
1963	Hurricane Edith · this page Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Saint Lucia, Dominican Republic
1967	Tropical Storm Edith Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—
1971	Hurricane Edith Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Honduras, Louisiana	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1963

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1963	Hurricane Flora Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Haiti, Guantánamo Province, Cuba	→
1963	Hurricane Beulah Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1963	Hurricane Arlene Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Bermuda	→
1963	Hurricane Ginny Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada	→
1963	Hurricane Emily Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1963	Hurricane Florence Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1963	Hurricane Glenda Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1963	Hurricane Mona Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→

See every 1963 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Edith on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Debra (1963)Next Atlantic storm →Hurricane Flora (1963)

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