Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 6 – October 6, 1971
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 Ginger (1971) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1971 Atlantic season. It formed on September 6, 1971, 269 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb on September 13, 1971, and made landfall near Piney Green, North Carolina on October 1, 1971 as a tropical storm (63 mph). The storm lasted 30.3 days and travelled about 5,275 miles (8,488 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 1971 · 02:00 UTC | near Piney Green, North Carolina | TS 63 mph | 990 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 40 mi | Oct 1 · 18:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 19 mi | Oct 2 · 02:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| West Raleigh, North Carolina | 20 mi | Oct 2 · 02:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Cary, North Carolina | 27 mi | Oct 2 · 02:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Durham, North Carolina | 33 mi | Oct 2 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Richmond, Virginia | 23 mi | Oct 2 · 20:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Newport News, Virginia | 19 mi | Oct 3 · 03:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 27 mi | Oct 3 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 29 mi | Oct 3 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 24 mi | Oct 3 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.6°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.5°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.4°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.3°N 70.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.2°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.1°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.0°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.0°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.2°N 68.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.5°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.9°N 68.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.3°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.6°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.8°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 27.1°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.4°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.6°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.7°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 27.7°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 27.6°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 27.5°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 27.5°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 27.7°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 28.2°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 28.8°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 29.5°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 30.3°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 31.1°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | 31.7°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 32.3°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 32.7°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 33.0°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 33.3°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 33.5°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 33.5°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 964 mb | 33.1°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.0°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 32.8°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 32.7°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 32.7°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 32.7°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 32.7°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 32.7°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 32.7°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 32.7°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 32.7°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 32.7°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.6°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.5°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.4°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 32.2°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.9°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.5°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.1°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.0°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.2°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.4°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.6°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.7°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.8°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.7°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.6°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 31.5°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 31.4°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 31.3°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 31.3°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 31.2°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 31.1°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 31.0°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 31.0°N 62.8°W | 148 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 30.9°N 63.9°W | 110 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 30.5°N 65.1°W | 126 mi S of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 30.1°N 66.2°W | 173 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 29.8°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 29.7°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 29.6°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 29.6°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 29.6°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 29.6°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 29.4°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 976 mb | 29.0°N 68.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 28.5°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 28.1°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 979 mb | 28.0°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 27.9°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 28.0°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 28.2°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 969 mb | 28.4°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 969 mb | 28.7°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 29.1°N 71.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 29.4°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 29.9°N 71.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 30.3°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 981 mb | 30.8°N 72.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 31.4°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 32.2°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 33.0°N 75.1°W | 166 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 33.6°N 75.6°W | 115 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 34.0°N 76.0°W | 80 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 34.4°N 76.5°W | 40 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 34.6°N 77.0°W | 20 mi SSW of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Oct 1 02:00 | TS LANDFALL | 63 mph | 990 mb | 34.7°N 77.2°W | near Piney Green, North Carolina |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 34.8°N 77.5°W | near Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 34.9°N 77.9°W | 28 mi WNW of Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 35.2°N 78.2°W | 17 mi SW of Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 35.6°N 78.3°W | near Smithfield, North Carolina |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 36.2°N 78.3°W | 11 mi SSE of Henderson, North Carolina |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 36.8°N 78.1°W | 34 mi NW of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.2°N 77.6°W | 11 mi W of Petersburg, Virginia |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.3°N 76.8°W | near Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 37.2°N 75.9°W | 24 mi N of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.0°N 75.0°W | 55 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 36.7°N 74.2°W | 99 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 36.4°N 73.5°W | 141 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 36.1°N 73.0°W | 173 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 35.8°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 35.6°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 35.6°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 35.8°N 70.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 36.1°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 37.0°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 40.0°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 43.0°N 61.5°W | 154 mi SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Questions
Ginger made landfall once: near Piney Green, North Carolina on October 1, 1971 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.
At its peak on September 13, 1971, Ginger was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 959 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
30.3 days, from September 6, 1971 to October 6, 1971, including 282 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,275 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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