Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 18–21, 1986
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 Frances (1986) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1986 Atlantic season. It formed on November 18, 1986, 338 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on November 20, 1986, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on November 20, 1986). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 693 miles (1,115 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.8°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 23.5°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 23.9°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 24.4°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 24.8°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1002 mb | 25.8°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1001 mb | 27.0°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 1000 mb | 27.8°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 1000 mb | 28.5°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 1001 mb | 29.1°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1002 mb | 29.7°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1003 mb | 30.4°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 31.1°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frances.
At its peak on November 20, 1986, Frances was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb.
3.0 days, from November 18, 1986 to November 21, 1986, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 693 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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