Hurricane Emily (2005)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 11–21, 2005

Peak wind

161 mph

259 km/h · Jul 17

Peak category

Cat 5

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

929 mb

Landfalls

Quintana Roo, Mexico · Tamaulipas, Mexico

Lifetime

10.5 d

Jul 11 – Jul 21

Distance

4,070 mi

6,548 km

ACE

32.9

storm energy

Deaths

per Wikidata

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

What happened with Emily

Hurricane Emily (2005) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on July 11, 2005, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 929 mb on July 17, 2005, and made landfall 3 times — first near Saint George's, Grenada on July 14, 2005 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). Later landfalls: near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on July 18, 2005 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph); 35 mi E of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on July 20, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 14, 2005). The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 4,070 miles (6,548 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 17 deaths.

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
July 14, 2005 · 07:00 UTC	near Saint George's, Grenada	Cat 1 86 mph	989 mb
July 18, 2005 · 07:00 UTC	near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Cat 4 132 mph	955 mb
July 20, 2005 · 12:00 UTC	35 mi E of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Cat 3 127 mph	944 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	67 mi	Jul 18 · 06:00 UTC	Cat 4 132 mph
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	42 mi	Jul 18 · 14:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico	74 mi	Jul 20 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 3 119 mph
Ciudad Benito Juárez, Nuevo León, Mexico	45 mi	Jul 21 · 03:00 UTC	TS 43 mph
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico	47 mi	Jul 21 · 04:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Ciudad Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico	54 mi	Jul 21 · 04:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico	47 mi	Jul 21 · 05:00 UTC	TD 37 mph
Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico	55 mi	Jul 21 · 05:00 UTC	TD 37 mph
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico	51 mi	Jul 21 · 05:00 UTC	TD 37 mph
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico	29 mi	Jul 21 · 11:00 UTC	TD 30 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 45 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jul 11 00:00	TD	29 mph	1010 mb	10.7°N 42.4°W	open ocean
Jul 11 06:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	10.8°N 43.4°W	open ocean
Jul 11 12:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	10.9°N 44.4°W	open ocean
Jul 11 18:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	11.0°N 45.4°W	open ocean
Jul 12 00:00	TS	40 mph	1006 mb	11.0°N 46.8°W	open ocean
Jul 12 06:00	TS	46 mph	1005 mb	11.0°N 48.5°W	open ocean
Jul 12 12:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	11.0°N 50.2°W	open ocean
Jul 12 18:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	11.0°N 52.0°W	open ocean
Jul 13 00:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	11.0°N 53.7°W	open ocean
Jul 13 06:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	11.1°N 55.4°W	open ocean
Jul 13 12:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	11.2°N 57.2°W	open ocean
Jul 13 18:00	TS	63 mph	1003 mb	11.4°N 58.9°W	128 mi SSE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Jul 14 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	999 mb	11.6°N 60.2°W	46 mi NE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Jul 14 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	991 mb	11.9°N 61.5°W	72 mi NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Jul 14 07:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	86 mph	989 mb	12.0°N 61.8°W	88 mi SSW of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jul 14 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	980 mb	12.4°N 63.2°W	105 mi NNE of Pampatar, Venezuela
Jul 14 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	971 mb	12.9°N 64.9°W	141 mi NNW of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Jul 15 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	959 mb	13.3°N 66.7°W	132 mi NE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Jul 15 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	952 mb	13.7°N 68.4°W	114 mi NNE of Willemstad, Curacao
Jul 15 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	964 mb	14.1°N 70.1°W	106 mi N of Noord, Aruba
Jul 15 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	969 mb	14.5°N 71.8°W	179 mi NW of Noord, Aruba
Jul 16 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	958 mb	14.9°N 73.4°W	open ocean
Jul 16 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	953 mb	15.4°N 75.0°W	open ocean
Jul 16 12:00	Cat 4	150 mph	944 mb	15.9°N 76.5°W	146 mi S of Kingston, Jamaica
Jul 16 18:00	Cat 4	155 mph	937 mb	16.4°N 78.0°W	118 mi SSW of Mandeville, Jamaica
Jul 17 00:00	Cat 5	161 mph	929 mb	17.1°N 79.5°W	111 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica
Jul 17 06:00	Cat 4	155 mph	940 mb	17.7°N 81.2°W	110 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands
Jul 17 12:00	Cat 4	150 mph	946 mb	18.3°N 82.8°W	116 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Jul 17 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	948 mb	18.9°N 84.3°W	open ocean
Jul 18 00:00	Cat 4	138 mph	951 mb	19.5°N 85.8°W	101 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jul 18 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	955 mb	20.3°N 87.3°W	12 mi ENE of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jul 18 07:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	955 mb	20.3°N 87.4°W	near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jul 18 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	975 mb	21.3°N 88.9°W	26 mi NNE of Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico
Jul 18 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	984 mb	22.0°N 90.3°W	64 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Jul 19 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	981 mb	22.6°N 91.5°W	149 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Jul 19 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	980 mb	23.2°N 92.8°W	open ocean
Jul 19 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	977 mb	23.7°N 94.0°W	open ocean
Jul 19 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	959 mb	24.1°N 95.1°W	open ocean
Jul 20 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	948 mb	24.4°N 96.1°W	135 mi SE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jul 20 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	944 mb	24.6°N 96.9°W	80 mi ESE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jul 20 12:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	944 mb	24.8°N 97.6°W	35 mi E of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jul 20 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	975 mb	25.0°N 98.7°W	36 mi WNW of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jul 21 00:00	TS	52 mph	995 mb	25.0°N 99.7°W	13 mi NW of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico
Jul 21 06:00	TD	35 mph	1000 mb	25.0°N 100.5°W	42 mi SE of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Jul 21 12:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	25.0°N 101.1°W	30 mi SSW of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Emily make landfall?

Emily made landfall 3 times: near Saint George's, Grenada on July 14, 2005 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds; near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on July 18, 2005 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds; 35 mi E of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on July 20, 2005 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.

What category was Emily?

At its peak on July 17, 2005, Emily was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 929 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Emily last?

10.5 days, from July 11, 2005 to July 21, 2005, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (102 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,070 miles.

How many people died in Emily?

Wikidata records 17 deaths for Hurricane Emily. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Emily?

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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Every storm named Emily

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1963	Hurricane Emily Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1965	Hurricane Emily Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→
1969	Tropical Storm Emily Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
1973	Hurricane Emily Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1977	Tropical Storm Emily Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—	→
1981	Hurricane Emily Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→
1987	Hurricane Emily Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	Dominican Republic, Bermuda	→
1993	Hurricane Emily Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
1999	Tropical Storm Emily Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→
2005	Hurricane Emily · this page Atlantic	Cat 5 161 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
2011	Tropical Storm Emily Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→
2017	Tropical Storm Emily Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Florida	→
2023	Tropical Storm Emily Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→

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

Strongest storms of 2005

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2005	Hurricane Wilma Atlantic	Cat 5 184 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Florida	→
2005	Hurricane Rita Atlantic	Cat 5 178 mph	Texas	→
2005	Hurricane Katrina Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Louisiana, Florida	→
2005	Hurricane Dennis Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Granma Province, Cuba, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba	→
2005	Hurricane Kenneth Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2005	Hurricane Jova Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2005	Hurricane Maria Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2005	Hurricane Beta Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Nicaragua	→

See every 2005 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Emily on Wikipedia.

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