Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 4–11, 1958
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 Fifi (1958) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1958 Atlantic season. It formed on September 4, 1958, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on September 6, 1958, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 6, 1958). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 2,198 miles (3,537 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.1°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.6°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.4°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.4°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.5°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.4°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.2°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.9°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.5°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1004 mb | 18.5°N 59.6°W | 176 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.5°N 60.9°W | 176 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1003 mb | 20.5°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1000 mb | 21.1°N 63.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1003 mb | 21.6°N 63.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 22.1°N 64.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 22.6°N 64.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 22.9°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.2°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.4°N 66.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.6°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 23.8°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 24.1°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 24.6°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.3°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 26.1°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.9°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.6°N 66.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 28.4°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.6°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fifi.
At its peak on September 6, 1958, Fifi was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb.
7.3 days, from September 4, 1958 to September 11, 1958, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,198 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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