Hurricane Fern (1967)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 1–4, 1967

Peak wind

75 mph

120 km/h · Oct 2

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

987 mb

Landfalls

Tamaulipas, Mexico

Lifetime

2.8 d

Oct 1 – Oct 4

Distance

475 mi

764 km

ACE

3.1

storm energy

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

What happened with Fern

Hurricane Fern (1967) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1967 Atlantic season. It formed on October 1, 1967, 124 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on October 2, 1967, and made landfall 15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico on October 4, 1967 as a tropical storm (58 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 2, 1967). The storm lasted 2.8 days and travelled about 475 miles (764 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 4, 1967 · 08:00 UTC	15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico	TS 58 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	20 mi	Oct 4 · 09:00 UTC	TS 52 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 13 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 1 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	20.3°N 93.0°W	124 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 2 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	20.9°N 93.0°W	164 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 2 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	21.5°N 93.0°W	open ocean
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	22.1°N 93.1°W	open ocean
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	22.4°N 93.4°W	open ocean
Oct 3 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	22.6°N 93.9°W	open ocean
Oct 3 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	22.7°N 94.6°W	open ocean
Oct 3 12:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	22.8°N 95.4°W	160 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 3 18:00	TS	58 mph	996 mb	22.8°N 96.2°W	111 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 4 00:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	22.8°N 97.0°W	66 mi ENE of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 4 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.6°N 97.7°W	21 mi NE of Miramar, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 4 08:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	—	22.6°N 97.9°W	15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 4 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	22.4°N 98.3°W	14 mi NNE of Ébano, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Fern make landfall?

Fern made landfall once: 15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico on October 4, 1967 at 08:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Fern?

At its peak on October 2, 1967, Fern was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Fern last?

2.8 days, from October 1, 1967 to October 4, 1967, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 475 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Fern?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Fern

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1967	Hurricane Fern · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico
1971	Hurricane Fern Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Texas	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1967

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1967	Hurricane Beulah Atlantic	Cat 5 161 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	→
1967	Hurricane Sarah Central Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1967	Hurricane Olivia Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
1967	Hurricane Chloe Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
1967	Hurricane Doria Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Virginia	→
1967	Hurricane Arlene Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→
1967	Hurricane Heidi Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1967	Hurricane Carlotta Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→

See every 1967 storm on one map →

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