Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–8, 1980
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 Georges (1980) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 1980, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb on September 8, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 8, 1980). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 4,207 miles (6,769 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 15.6°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 15.9°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 16.3°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 16.8°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.3°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.5°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.7°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.8°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 17.9°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 18.0°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 18.6°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 19.7°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 21.0°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.1°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 23.4°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 24.8°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 26.1°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 27.5°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 28.5°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 29.0°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 29.7°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 30.6°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 31.7°N 69.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 32.9°N 69.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 34.4°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 35.9°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 37.3°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 38.6°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 40.2°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 42.9°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 45.6°N 51.1°W | 156 mi SSE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 48.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Georges.
At its peak on September 8, 1980, Georges was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 993 mb.
7.8 days, from September 1, 1980 to September 8, 1980, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,207 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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