Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 7–11, 1988
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 Florence (1988) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1988 Atlantic season. It formed on September 7, 1988, 183 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb on September 9, 1988, and made landfall at 29.1°N, 89.3°W on September 10, 1988 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 1,044 miles (1,680 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1988 · 02:00 UTC | at 29.1°N, 89.3°W | Cat 1 81 mph | 984 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, Louisiana | direct hit | Sep 10 · 08:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Metairie Terrace, Louisiana | direct hit | Sep 10 · 08:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Metairie, Louisiana | direct hit | Sep 10 · 08:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 34 mi | Sep 10 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 19 mi | Sep 11 · 08:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Tyler, Texas | 65 mi | Sep 11 · 12:00 UTC | TD 17 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 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1000 mb | 22.8°N 92.0°W | 183 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 22.8°N 91.2°W | 144 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 996 mb | 22.7°N 90.2°W | 104 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 22.6°N 89.6°W | 91 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 990 mb | 22.7°N 89.8°W | 98 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 990 mb | 23.1°N 89.7°W | 126 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 992 mb | 23.4°N 89.5°W | 147 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 24.2°N 89.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 25.0°N 89.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 26.1°N 89.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 27.4°N 89.2°W | 178 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana |
| Sep 9 23:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 28.5°N 89.3°W | 111 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 28.7°N 89.3°W | 98 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sep 10 02:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 81 mph | 984 mb | 29.1°N 89.3°W | 75 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 29.7°N 89.7°W | 29 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 30.7°N 90.7°W | 20 mi NW of Hammond, Louisiana |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1003 mb | 31.8°N 91.5°W | 18 mi NNW of Natchez, Mississippi |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1007 mb | 32.4°N 92.3°W | 13 mi SW of Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 32.7°N 93.3°W | near Minden, Louisiana |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 33.0°N 94.5°W | 29 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, Texas |
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Questions
Florence made landfall once: at 29.1°N, 89.3°W on September 10, 1988 at 02:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.
At its peak on September 9, 1988, Florence was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 982 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.3 days, from September 7, 1988 to September 11, 1988, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,044 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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