Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 7–19, 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 Felix (2001) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic season. It formed on September 7, 2001, 308 mi SW of Mindelo, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 962 mb on September 14, 2001, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 13, 2001). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 3,299 miles (5,308 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.9°N 28.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.4°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.8°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 35.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.2°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.5°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.9°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.3°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 17.8°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.6°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 19.4°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 20.2°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 21.0°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 22.0°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 22.9°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 23.9°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 24.8°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 25.9°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 27.1°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 28.2°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 29.3°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 30.1°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 30.9°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.2°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.5°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.7°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 32.1°N 37.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 32.1°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 32.6°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 33.4°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 34.3°N 32.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 35.1°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 35.4°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 35.3°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 35.2°N 31.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 35.0°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 34.8°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 34.7°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 34.7°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1002 mb | 34.6°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Felix.
At its peak on September 14, 2001, Felix was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 962 mb.
11.3 days, from September 7, 2001 to September 19, 2001, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,299 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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