Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–17, 2001
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 (2001) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2001, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on September 9, 2001, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 9, 2001). The storm lasted 15.3 days and travelled about 5,520 miles (8,881 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.2°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 13.5°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 14.1°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 14.7°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 15.3°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 15.9°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.3°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.7°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.0°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.0°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.2°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.4°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.8°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1013 mb | 18.1°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 19.0°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1015 mb | 20.1°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1015 mb | 21.2°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 22.2°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 23.2°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 23.9°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 24.4°N 57.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 24.9°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 25.3°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 26.0°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 26.5°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 27.2°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 28.4°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 29.7°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 982 mb | 30.6°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 979 mb | 31.5°N 62.2°W | 162 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 968 mb | 32.4°N 62.8°W | 117 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 969 mb | 33.3°N 63.3°W | 111 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 969 mb | 34.2°N 64.1°W | 137 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 969 mb | 34.9°N 64.7°W | 180 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 35.7°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 36.4°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 36.9°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 37.4°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 37.8°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 38.0°N 64.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 38.0°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 37.9°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 37.9°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 38.1°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 38.3°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 38.8°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 39.6°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 40.6°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 42.0°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 43.3°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 44.7°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 981 mb | 46.7°N 52.7°W | 60 mi S of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 981 mb | 49.0°N 51.0°W | 127 mi NE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 978 mb | 52.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 976 mb | 55.0°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 972 mb | 58.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 976 mb | 60.0°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 981 mb | 61.5°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 985 mb | 63.0°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 65.0°N 35.0°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 September 9, 2001, Erin was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
15.3 days, from September 1, 2001 to September 17, 2001, including 144 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,520 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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