Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 13–27, 1973
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 Ellen (1973) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1973 Atlantic season. It formed on September 13, 1973, 218 mi SW of Ziguinchor, Senegal, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 962 mb on September 21, 1973, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 6,966 miles (11,209 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.5°N 18.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.8°N 19.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.2°N 20.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 11.5°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.9°N 23.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.4°N 24.1°W | 179 mi SSW of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.1°N 25.0°W | 129 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.0°N 25.9°W | 113 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.1°N 26.8°W | 154 mi W of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.2°N 28.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.2°N 29.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.2°N 30.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 19.2°N 32.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.2°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.1°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 22.6°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 24.3°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 25.3°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.0°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 26.5°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 26.7°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 26.9°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 27.1°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 27.1°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 27.2°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 27.8°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 28.7°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 29.6°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 30.8°N 53.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 32.0°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 33.3°N 53.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 34.5°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 35.8°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 37.3°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 39.3°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 42.1°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 44.4°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 48.6°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 52.3°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 56.0°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 60.1°N 26.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 63.0°N 28.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 65.0°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 63.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 62.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 61.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 60.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 60.0°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 60.5°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 61.5°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 62.5°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 63.5°N 28.0°W | 170 mi W of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 64.0°N 26.0°W | 104 mi W of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 64.5°N 24.0°W | 55 mi NW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 65.0°N 21.5°W | 61 mi N of Reykjavík, Iceland |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ellen.
At its peak on September 21, 1973, Ellen was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 962 mb.
13.5 days, from September 13, 1973 to September 27, 1973, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,966 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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