Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–4, 2009
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 Erika (2009) was a tropical storm of the 2009 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2009, 269 mi E of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb on September 1, 2009, and made landfall near Le Moule, Guadeloupe on September 2, 2009 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 2.5 days and travelled about 618 miles (995 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2009 · 19:00 UTC | near Le Moule, Guadeloupe | TS 40 mph | 1008 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1007 mb | 16.7°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 16.8°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 58.9°W | 158 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 16.4°N 59.9°W | 92 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 61.0°W | 18 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 2 19:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 61.3°W | near Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 16.3°N 61.9°W | 14 mi W of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 16.4°N 62.7°W | 62 mi S of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 16.5°N 63.5°W | 75 mi SW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.6°N 64.5°W | 80 mi SSE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 65.5°W | 81 mi SW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.0°N 66.5°W | 70 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Erika made landfall once: near Le Moule, Guadeloupe on September 2, 2009 at 19:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on September 1, 2009, Erika was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.5 days, from September 1, 2009 to September 4, 2009. It travelled about 618 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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