Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 17–26, 1960
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
Tropical Storm Florence (1960) was a tropical storm of the 1960 Atlantic season. It formed on September 17, 1960, 187 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on September 24, 1960, and made landfall at 21.1°N, 73.1°W on September 19, 1960 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 2,354 miles (3,788 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 1960 · 09:00 UTC | at 21.1°N, 73.1°W | TS 40 mph | 1004 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havana, Havana, Cuba | 21 mi | Sep 21 · 17:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 69 mi | Sep 23 · 19:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Miami, Florida | 52 mi | Sep 23 · 20:00 UTC | TD 36 mph |
| Hialeah, Florida | 44 mi | Sep 23 · 20:00 UTC | TD 36 mph |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 41 mi | Sep 23 · 21:00 UTC | TD 37 mph |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 41 mi | Sep 23 · 22:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | 61 mi | Sep 24 · 22:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Tampa, Florida | 13 mi | Sep 25 · 04:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | direct hit | Sep 25 · 05:00 UTC | TD 30 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 22 mi | Sep 26 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.9°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.1°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.2°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.2°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 21.0°N 67.9°W | 155 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.9°N 69.0°W | 118 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 20.9°N 70.1°W | 85 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 20.9°N 71.2°W | 83 mi NNW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 21.0°N 72.4°W | 55 mi S of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 19 09:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 21.1°N 73.1°W | 72 mi SW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 21.1°N 73.7°W | 66 mi NNE of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.5°N 74.7°W | 60 mi NNE of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.0°N 75.6°W | 70 mi NNE of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.6°N 76.5°W | 88 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.2°N 77.6°W | 100 mi NE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.5°N 78.6°W | 87 mi NE of Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.7°N 79.6°W | 69 mi NNE of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.7°N 80.6°W | 50 mi N of Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.6°N 81.6°W | 38 mi N of Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.4°N 82.6°W | 23 mi NW of Havana, Havana, Cuba |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 22.8°N 83.6°W | 14 mi NNE of Viñales, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 22.3°N 84.0°W | near Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 22.0°N 83.7°W | 29 mi S of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 22.3°N 83.5°W | 15 mi ESE of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 23.0°N 83.2°W | near Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 24.0°N 82.6°W | 61 mi NNW of Havana, Havana, Cuba |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 24.9°N 81.8°W | 24 mi N of Key West, Florida |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.9°N 81.1°W | 39 mi E of Marco Island, Florida |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 26.7°N 80.5°W | 10 mi E of Belle Glade, Florida |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.3°N 80.3°W | near Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.5°N 80.5°W | near Lakewood Park, Florida |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.6°N 81.0°W | 28 mi ENE of Sebring, Florida |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.7°N 81.8°W | 14 mi S of Bartow, Florida |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.8°N 82.9°W | 10 mi SW of Largo, Florida |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.9°N 83.9°W | 67 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 28.3°N 84.8°W | 124 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 28.9°N 85.6°W | 87 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 29.5°N 86.4°W | 59 mi SW of Panama City Beach, Florida |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 30.1°N 87.1°W | 23 mi SSE of East Pensacola Heights, Florida |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 30.8°N 87.7°W | 22 mi ENE of Mobile, Alabama |
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Questions
Florence made landfall once: at 21.1°N, 73.1°W on September 19, 1960 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on September 24, 1960, Florence was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
9.5 days, from September 17, 1960 to September 26, 1960. It travelled about 2,354 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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