Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–15, 1999
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 Eugene (1999) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1999 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 1999, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on August 9, 1999, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 9, 1999). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 2,891 miles (4,652 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.6°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 12.9°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.2°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 13.5°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.9°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.3°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.4°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.6°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 14.8°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 14.9°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.5°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.3°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 14.0°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 14.0°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.8°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 13.7°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 13.7°N 136.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 13.7°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 13.8°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 13.9°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.0°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.2°N 142.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.4°N 143.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.6°N 144.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 14.8°N 145.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 14.8°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 14.7°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 14.7°N 149.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 14.7°N 150.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.7°N 152.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 14.5°N 153.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.1°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.7°N 156.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.1°N 157.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 160.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.1°N 161.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Eugene.
At its peak on August 9, 1999, Eugene was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
9.5 days, from August 6, 1999 to August 15, 1999, including 102 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,891 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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