Hurricane Eloise (1975)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 13–24, 1975

Peak wind
127 mph
204 km/h · Sep 23
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
950 mb
Landfalls
4
Florida · Dominican Republic
Lifetime
11.0 d
Sep 13 – Sep 24
Distance
3,497 mi
5,627 km
ACE
10.1
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 Eloise

Hurricane Eloise (1975) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1975 Atlantic season. It formed on September 13, 1975, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on September 23, 1975, and made landfall 4 times — first near Nagua, Dominican Republic on September 17, 1975 as a tropical storm (69 mph). Later landfalls: near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 21, 1975 as a tropical storm (52 mph); near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 21, 1975 as a tropical storm (52 mph); near Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on September 23, 1975 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 23, 1975). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 3,497 miles (5,627 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)WhereStrengthPressure
September 17, 1975 · 03:00 UTCnear Nagua, Dominican RepublicTS 69 mph997 mb
September 21, 1975 · 03:00 UTCnear Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MexicoTS 52 mph1001 mb
September 21, 1975 · 05:00 UTCnear Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, MexicoTS 52 mph1001 mb
September 23, 1975 · 12:00 UTCnear Santa Rosa Beach, FloridaCat 3 127 mph950 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico44 miSep 16 · 02:00 UTCTS 42 mph
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic71 miSep 17 · 03:00 UTCTS 69 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic69 miSep 17 · 03:00 UTCTS 69 mph
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic70 miSep 17 · 03:00 UTCTS 69 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic13 miSep 17 · 08:00 UTCTS 58 mph
Port-de-Paix, Haitidirect hitSep 17 · 21:00 UTCTS 55 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba17 miSep 18 · 13:00 UTCTS 39 mph
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico30 miSep 21 · 07:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Columbus, Georgia48 miSep 23 · 17:00 UTCCat 1 79 mph
Atlanta, Georgia47 miSep 23 · 21:00 UTCTS 58 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 49 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 13 06:00TD 29 mph1009 mb17.1°N 53.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 13 12:00TD 29 mph1009 mb17.3°N 54.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 13 18:00TD 29 mph1009 mb17.4°N 55.9°Wopen ocean
Sep 14 00:00TD 29 mph1011 mb17.5°N 57.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 14 06:00TD 29 mph1011 mb17.7°N 58.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 14 12:00TD 29 mph1011 mb17.8°N 59.4°W164 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
Sep 14 18:00TD 29 mph1010 mb18.0°N 60.5°W107 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 15 00:00TD 35 mph1010 mb18.3°N 61.7°W82 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 15 06:00TD 35 mph1010 mb18.5°N 62.8°W83 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 15 12:00TD 35 mph1010 mb18.7°N 63.8°W78 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 15 18:00TD 35 mph1010 mb18.9°N 64.8°W40 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 16 00:00TS 40 mph1007 mb19.0°N 65.6°W50 mi NE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 16 06:00TS 46 mph1005 mb19.2°N 66.5°W52 mi NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Sep 16 12:00TS 52 mph1003 mb19.3°N 67.3°W58 mi NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Sep 16 18:00TS 63 mph1000 mb19.4°N 68.4°W57 mi N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 00:00TS 69 mph997 mb19.5°N 69.4°W21 mi NNW of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 03:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph997 mb19.5°N 69.9°Wnear Nagua, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 06:00TS 58 mph1000 mb19.6°N 70.4°W22 mi ENE of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 12:00TS 58 mph1000 mb19.7°N 71.2°W13 mi NW of Mao, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 18:00TS 58 mph1000 mb19.8°N 72.2°Wnear Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Sep 18 00:00TS 52 mph1002 mb19.9°N 73.3°W31 mi W of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Sep 18 06:00TS 46 mph1004 mb19.9°N 74.5°W31 mi S of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Sep 18 12:00TS 40 mph1006 mb19.8°N 75.7°W17 mi SSE of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Sep 18 18:00TD 35 mph1007 mb19.8°N 77.0°W22 mi ESE of Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba
Sep 19 00:00TD 35 mph1007 mb19.7°N 78.0°W36 mi SW of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba
Sep 19 06:00TD 35 mph1007 mb19.7°N 79.0°W96 mi SW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 19 12:00TD 35 mph1007 mb19.7°N 80.0°W82 mi ENE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 19 18:00TD 35 mph1007 mb19.8°N 81.0°W34 mi NNE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Sep 20 00:00TD 35 mph1006 mb19.8°N 82.2°W60 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Sep 20 06:00TD 35 mph1006 mb20.0°N 83.7°W143 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 20 12:00TS 40 mph1005 mb20.0°N 84.8°W143 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 20 18:00TS 40 mph1005 mb20.0°N 85.5°W100 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 21 00:00TS 52 mph1001 mb20.2°N 86.4°W41 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 21 03:00TS LANDFALL 52 mph1001 mb20.5°N 86.8°Wnear Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 21 05:00TS LANDFALL 52 mph1001 mb20.7°N 87.0°Wnear Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 21 06:00TS 52 mph1001 mb20.8°N 87.1°W12 mi N of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 21 12:00TS 52 mph1001 mb21.4°N 87.8°W29 mi NE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 21 18:00TS 63 mph995 mb22.4°N 88.5°W90 mi NNW of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 22 00:00TS 63 mph996 mb23.6°N 88.9°W167 mi NNE of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 22 06:00TS 69 mph993 mb24.8°N 89.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 22 12:00Cat 1 81 mph986 mb25.8°N 89.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 22 18:00Cat 1 92 mph980 mb26.8°N 89.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 23 00:00Cat 2 104 mph968 mb27.4°N 88.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 23 06:00Cat 3 115 mph961 mb28.4°N 87.3°W130 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sep 23 12:00Cat 3 127 mph950 mb30.3°N 86.3°Wnear Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Sep 23 12:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 127 mph950 mb30.4°N 86.3°Wnear Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Sep 23 18:00TS 69 mph970 mb33.0°N 85.7°W15 mi ENE of Alexander City, Alabama
Sep 24 00:00TS 46 mph990 mb35.0°N 84.6°W19 mi SE of Cleveland, Tennessee
Sep 24 06:00TD extratropical29 mph1000 mb36.8°N 82.9°W26 mi NW of Kingsport, Tennessee

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Eloise make landfall?

Eloise made landfall 4 times: near Nagua, Dominican Republic on September 17, 1975 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 21, 1975 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 21, 1975 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; near Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on September 23, 1975 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.

What category was Eloise?

At its peak on September 23, 1975, Eloise was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Eloise last?

11.0 days, from September 13, 1975 to September 24, 1975, including 30 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,497 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Eloise?

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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