Hurricane Floyd (1999)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 7–19, 1999

Peak wind

155 mph

250 km/h · Sep 13

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

921 mb

Landfalls

Bahamas · North Carolina

Lifetime

11.8 d

Sep 7 – Sep 19

Distance

4,738 mi

7,623 km

ACE

29.4

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 Floyd

Hurricane Floyd (1999) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on September 7, 1999, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb on September 13, 1999, and made landfall 3 times — first at 25.4°N, 76.3°W on September 14, 1999 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph). Later landfalls: 17 mi S of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on September 14, 1999 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph); 10 mi SE of Long Beach, North Carolina on September 16, 1999 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on September 13, 1999). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 4,738 miles (7,623 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 14, 1999 · 12:00 UTC	at 25.4°N, 76.3°W	Cat 3 121 mph	930 mb
September 14, 1999 · 19:00 UTC	17 mi S of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas	Cat 3 127 mph	932 mb
September 16, 1999 · 07:00 UTC	10 mi SE of Long Beach, North Carolina	Cat 2 104 mph	956 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Virginia Beach, Virginia	direct hit	Sep 16 · 15:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	58 mi	Sep 16 · 22:00 UTC	TS 61 mph
Staten Island, New York	33 mi	Sep 16 · 23:00 UTC	TS 59 mph
New York City, New York	28 mi	Sep 17 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Brooklyn, New York	24 mi	Sep 17 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Queens, New York	19 mi	Sep 17 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Manhattan, New York	28 mi	Sep 17 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
The Bronx, New York	26 mi	Sep 17 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Boston, Massachusetts	28 mi	Sep 17 · 09:00 UTC	TS 55 mph
South Boston, Massachusetts	30 mi	Sep 17 · 09:00 UTC	TS 55 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 50 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 7 18:00	TD	29 mph	1008 mb	14.6°N 45.6°W	open ocean
Sep 8 00:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	15.0°N 46.9°W	open ocean
Sep 8 06:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	15.3°N 48.2°W	open ocean
Sep 8 12:00	TS	46 mph	1003 mb	15.8°N 49.6°W	open ocean
Sep 8 18:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	16.3°N 51.1°W	open ocean
Sep 9 00:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	16.7°N 52.6°W	open ocean
Sep 9 06:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	17.1°N 53.9°W	open ocean
Sep 9 12:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	17.3°N 55.1°W	open ocean
Sep 9 18:00	TS	69 mph	996 mb	17.9°N 56.3°W	open ocean
Sep 10 00:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	18.3°N 57.2°W	open ocean
Sep 10 06:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	18.6°N 58.2°W	open ocean
Sep 10 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	989 mb	19.3°N 58.8°W	open ocean
Sep 10 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	975 mb	20.2°N 59.6°W	open ocean
Sep 11 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	971 mb	20.8°N 60.4°W	open ocean
Sep 11 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	963 mb	21.4°N 61.1°W	open ocean
Sep 11 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	962 mb	21.9°N 62.0°W	open ocean
Sep 11 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	966 mb	22.5°N 63.0°W	open ocean
Sep 12 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	967 mb	22.7°N 64.1°W	open ocean
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	960 mb	22.8°N 65.2°W	open ocean
Sep 12 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	23.0°N 66.2°W	open ocean
Sep 12 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	940 mb	23.2°N 67.4°W	open ocean
Sep 13 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	931 mb	23.4°N 68.7°W	open ocean
Sep 13 06:00	Cat 4	155 mph	922 mb	23.6°N 70.0°W	open ocean
Sep 13 12:00	Cat 4	155 mph	921 mb	23.9°N 71.4°W	156 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 13 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	923 mb	24.1°N 72.9°W	165 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 14 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	924 mb	24.5°N 74.0°W	open ocean
Sep 14 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	927 mb	24.9°N 75.3°W	128 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas
Sep 14 12:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	121 mph	930 mb	25.4°N 76.3°W	69 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas
Sep 14 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	930 mb	26.1°N 77.0°W	75 mi NNE of Nassau, Bahamas
Sep 14 19:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	932 mb	26.3°N 77.1°W	87 mi N of Nassau, Bahamas
Sep 15 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	933 mb	27.1°N 77.7°W	71 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Sep 15 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	935 mb	28.2°N 78.5°W	109 mi NNE of West End, Bahamas
Sep 15 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	943 mb	29.3°N 78.9°W	125 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida
Sep 15 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	947 mb	30.6°N 79.1°W	138 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Sep 16 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	950 mb	32.1°N 78.7°W	83 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 16 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	956 mb	33.7°N 78.0°W	37 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina
Sep 16 07:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	956 mb	33.8°N 78.0°W	30 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina
Sep 16 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	967 mb	35.7°N 76.8°W	32 mi E of Greenville, North Carolina
Sep 16 18:00	TS	69 mph	974 mb	38.0°N 75.3°W	30 mi SSE of Salisbury, Maryland
Sep 17 00:00	TS	58 mph	980 mb	40.6°N 73.5°W	near Freeport, New York
Sep 17 06:00	TS	58 mph	983 mb	42.1°N 72.1°W	near Southbridge, Massachusetts
Sep 17 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	984 mb	43.3°N 70.6°W	near Wells Beach Station, Maine
Sep 17 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	985 mb	44.2°N 68.9°W	42 mi S of Bangor, Maine
Sep 18 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	987 mb	44.8°N 67.3°W	69 mi WSW of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Sep 18 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	990 mb	45.4°N 65.5°W	22 mi E of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
Sep 18 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	992 mb	46.6°N 63.0°W	26 mi NNE of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sep 18 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	992 mb	47.7°N 59.3°W	106 mi SW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 19 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	992 mb	48.0°N 56.3°W	71 mi SSW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 19 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	994 mb	48.5°N 52.5°W	65 mi N of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 19 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	992 mb	49.5°N 48.0°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Floyd make landfall?

Floyd made landfall 3 times: at 25.4°N, 76.3°W on September 14, 1999 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds; 17 mi S of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on September 14, 1999 at 19:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds; 10 mi SE of Long Beach, North Carolina on September 16, 1999 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds.

What category was Floyd?

At its peak on September 13, 1999, Floyd was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 921 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Floyd last?

11.8 days, from September 7, 1999 to September 19, 1999, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,738 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Floyd?

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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Every storm named Floyd

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1981	Hurricane Floyd Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
1987	Hurricane Floyd Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Florida	→
1993	Hurricane Floyd Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Floyd · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Bahamas, North Carolina

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

Strongest storms of 1999

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1999	Hurricane Lenny Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten	→
1999	Hurricane Gert Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Bret Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Texas	→
1999	Hurricane Cindy Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Dora Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Beatriz Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Irene Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Florida, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→
1999	Hurricane Eugene Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→

See every 1999 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Floyd on Wikipedia.

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