Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 3–19, 2006
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Florence (2006) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season. It formed on September 3, 2006, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 963 mb on September 10, 2006, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 10, 2006). The storm lasted 15.3 days and travelled about 6,218 miles (10,004 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.1°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.7°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.4°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.4°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.6°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.3°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.6°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 18.1°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 18.5°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.0°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.3°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.6°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 19.9°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.3°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.9°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.5°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.7°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.9°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.7°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 23.8°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 24.4°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 25.1°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 26.2°N 64.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 27.1°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 28.1°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.3°N 66.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 30.4°N 66.2°W | 155 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 31.3°N 66.2°W | 108 mi SW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 974 mb | 32.4°N 65.7°W | 53 mi W of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 974 mb | 33.6°N 65.0°W | 91 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 34.9°N 64.1°W | 184 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 976 mb | 36.3°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 976 mb | 37.4°N 61.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 38.5°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 978 mb | 40.6°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 972 mb | 43.1°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 967 mb | 45.5°N 55.6°W | 186 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 963 mb | 46.4°N 54.0°W | 90 mi SSW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 965 mb | 47.6°N 51.3°W | 66 mi E of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 967 mb | 48.6°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 970 mb | 49.2°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 976 mb | 49.8°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 981 mb | 50.0°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 982 mb | 49.7°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 984 mb | 49.5°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 986 mb | 49.8°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 987 mb | 50.6°N 23.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 987 mb | 52.5°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 985 mb | 54.6°N 20.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 983 mb | 56.6°N 20.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 980 mb | 58.2°N 20.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 980 mb | 59.6°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 979 mb | 60.9°N 21.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 978 mb | 62.0°N 22.5°W | 138 mi S of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 976 mb | 62.6°N 24.5°W | 114 mi SSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 977 mb | 63.0°N 26.5°W | 140 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 978 mb | 63.0°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 979 mb | 63.0°N 31.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 982 mb | 62.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Florence.
At its peak on September 10, 2006, Florence was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 963 mb.
15.3 days, from September 3, 2006 to September 19, 2006, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 6,218 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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