Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 20 – September 4, 1976
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 Emmy (1976) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 1976, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb on August 29, 1976, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 15.3 days and travelled about 4,906 miles (7,893 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 14.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 14.0°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 14.0°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 14.1°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 14.4°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.8°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 15.2°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.2°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.0°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.8°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.6°N 60.0°W | 159 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.4°N 61.0°W | 167 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 20.2°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 21.3°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 22.7°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 23.8°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 24.5°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 25.3°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 26.0°N 63.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 26.5°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 26.6°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 26.8°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 27.0°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 27.2°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 27.7°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.9°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 29.8°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 30.9°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 31.8°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 32.5°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 33.0°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 33.5°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.0°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.4°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.8°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 35.0°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.0°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.0°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.0°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 34.9°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.9°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.9°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.9°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 35.1°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 35.2°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 35.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 35.4°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 35.1°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 34.8°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 34.0°N 33.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.6°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.6°N 30.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 34.2°N 29.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 35.2°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 36.2°N 28.3°W | 180 mi SW of Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 37.2°N 28.0°W | 109 mi SSW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 38.0°N 27.2°W | 45 mi S of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 38.8°N 26.8°W | 25 mi ENE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 39.6°N 25.8°W | 100 mi NE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 998 mb | 40.5°N 25.0°W | 174 mi NE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 41.0°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Emmy.
At its peak on August 29, 1976, Emmy was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 974 mb.
15.3 days, from August 20, 1976 to September 4, 1976, including 240 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,906 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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