Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 2–11, 1951
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 Fox (1951) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1951 Atlantic season. It formed on September 2, 1951, 240 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on September 7, 1951, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 5,704 miles (9,177 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.6°N 20.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 21.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.8°N 23.3°W | 148 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.0°N 24.7°W | 132 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.2°N 26.0°W | 155 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.4°N 27.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.6°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.2°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.9°N 32.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.6°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.3°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.8°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.3°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.3°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.9°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.6°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 20.3°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 21.1°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 22.0°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 23.1°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.3°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.5°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.2°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 29.6°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 32.2°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.1°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 37.8°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 40.3°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 42.3°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 44.5°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 47.2°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 50.0°N 29.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 53.5°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 57.5°N 21.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fox.
At its peak on September 7, 1951, Fox was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
8.5 days, from September 2, 1951 to September 11, 1951, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,704 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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