Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 2–7, 2011
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
Tropical Storm Emily (2011) was a tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on August 2, 2011, 30 mi NW of Fort-de-France, Martinique, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on August 3, 2011, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 1,887 miles (3,036 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 72 mi | Aug 4 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 70 mi | Aug 4 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Delmas, Haiti | 73 mi | Aug 4 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Pétionville, Haiti | 72 mi | Aug 4 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | 12 mi | Aug 5 · 07:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba | direct hit | Aug 5 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 14.9°N 61.4°W | 30 mi NW of Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 15.1°N 62.5°W | 75 mi W of Roseau, Dominica |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 15.4°N 63.6°W | 131 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.7°N 64.8°W | 140 mi S of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 16.0°N 66.2°W | 142 mi SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.3°N 67.7°W | 129 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.6°N 69.1°W | 126 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.8°N 70.3°W | 102 mi S of Baní, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.9°N 70.7°W | 94 mi SSE of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 16.9°N 71.3°W | 84 mi SSE of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 17.3°N 72.2°W | 59 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.9°N 73.4°W | 31 mi SE of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.8°N 74.6°W | 33 mi WNW of Jérémie, Haiti |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 19.8°N 75.5°W | 26 mi SE of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 21.0°N 76.3°W | near Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 22.4°N 76.9°W | 64 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 23.6°N 77.4°W | 101 mi S of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 24.6°N 77.9°W | 47 mi SW of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 25.6°N 78.1°W | 60 mi NW of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 26.4°N 78.2°W | 30 mi ESE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 27.2°N 78.1°W | 58 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 77.4°W | 151 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 29.7°N 76.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 30.7°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Emily. Its closest approach to a major city was 8 miles from Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba.
At its peak on August 3, 2011, Emily was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb.
5.8 days, from August 2, 2011 to August 7, 2011. It travelled about 1,887 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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