Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 18–27, 1989
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 Erin (1989) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic season. It formed on August 18, 1989, 86 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on August 24, 1989, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 3,705 miles (5,962 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 14.3°N 22.4°W | 86 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 15.2°N 23.8°W | near Tarrafal, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 16.2°N 25.2°W | 50 mi SSW of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.0°N 26.5°W | 95 mi W of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.4°N 27.8°W | 182 mi W of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.7°N 29.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.1°N 31.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.5°N 32.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 19.1°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 19.6°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.1°N 36.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.6°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.1°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 22.0°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 23.3°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 24.7°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 26.2°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 27.6°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 28.8°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 29.7°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 30.3°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 30.9°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 31.5°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 32.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 32.6°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 33.3°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 34.1°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 35.1°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 36.3°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 37.6°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 39.0°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 40.6°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 42.3°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 44.4°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 47.0°N 35.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 49.5°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 51.9°N 31.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Erin.
At its peak on August 24, 1989, Erin was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
9.0 days, from August 18, 1989 to August 27, 1989, including 108 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,705 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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