Hurricane Ginny (1963)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 17–30, 1963

Peak wind

109 mph

176 km/h · Oct 28

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

948 mb

Landfalls

Nova Scotia, Canada

Lifetime

12.5 d

Oct 17 – Oct 30

Distance

3,163 mi

5,089 km

ACE

24.6

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 Ginny

Hurricane Ginny (1963) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on October 17, 1963, 257 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on October 28, 1963, and made landfall 16 mi E of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 29, 1963 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on October 20, 1963). The storm lasted 12.5 days and travelled about 3,163 miles (5,089 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 29, 1963 · 18:00 UTC	16 mi E of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Cat 2 104 mph	948 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Charleston, South Carolina	68 mi	Oct 25 · 15:00 UTC	Cat 1 86 mph
North Charleston, South Carolina	74 mi	Oct 25 · 15:00 UTC	Cat 1 86 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 52 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 17 18:00	TD	23 mph	—	25.5°N 72.0°W	open ocean
Oct 18 00:00	TD	23 mph	—	26.0°N 71.7°W	open ocean
Oct 18 06:00	TD	29 mph	—	26.5°N 71.4°W	open ocean
Oct 18 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	27.0°N 71.2°W	open ocean
Oct 18 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	27.8°N 71.2°W	open ocean
Oct 19 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	28.5°N 71.2°W	open ocean
Oct 19 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	29.5°N 71.3°W	open ocean
Oct 19 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	30.8°N 71.8°W	open ocean
Oct 19 18:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	32.0°N 72.6°W	open ocean
Oct 20 00:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	32.8°N 73.5°W	open ocean
Oct 20 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	33.4°N 74.3°W	181 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 20 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	983 mb	33.5°N 75.0°W	145 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 20 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	33.7°N 75.5°W	114 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 21 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	34.0°N 75.5°W	100 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 21 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	34.2°N 75.0°W	118 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 21 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	34.0°N 74.6°W	145 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 21 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	33.6°N 74.2°W	178 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 22 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	33.0°N 74.0°W	open ocean
Oct 22 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	32.2°N 74.4°W	open ocean
Oct 22 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	31.5°N 74.8°W	open ocean
Oct 22 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	989 mb	30.8°N 75.3°W	open ocean
Oct 23 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	991 mb	30.2°N 76.0°W	open ocean
Oct 23 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	988 mb	29.6°N 76.9°W	open ocean
Oct 23 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	990 mb	29.0°N 77.7°W	180 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Oct 23 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	990 mb	28.8°N 78.2°W	155 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida
Oct 24 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	988 mb	28.8°N 78.6°W	132 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida
Oct 24 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	29.0°N 79.0°W	108 mi ENE of Cocoa Beach, Florida
Oct 24 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	990 mb	29.3°N 79.5°W	87 mi ENE of Edgewater, Florida
Oct 24 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	29.7°N 79.7°W	86 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Oct 25 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	982 mb	30.4°N 79.7°W	101 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Oct 25 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	31.1°N 79.7°W	97 mi SE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Oct 25 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	976 mb	31.8°N 79.6°W	70 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 25 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	32.1°N 79.0°W	70 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Oct 26 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	32.5°N 78.2°W	91 mi SSE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oct 26 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	983 mb	33.1°N 77.5°W	83 mi SSE of Wilmington, North Carolina
Oct 26 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	986 mb	33.2°N 76.9°W	87 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Oct 26 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	978 mb	33.0°N 76.5°W	113 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Oct 27 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	32.9°N 76.2°W	130 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Oct 27 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	972 mb	32.9°N 75.9°W	143 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Oct 27 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	32.9°N 75.4°W	162 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 27 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	975 mb	32.7°N 74.6°W	open ocean
Oct 28 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	970 mb	32.7°N 73.7°W	open ocean
Oct 28 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	33.2°N 73.0°W	open ocean
Oct 28 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	968 mb	33.9°N 72.3°W	open ocean
Oct 28 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	963 mb	35.1°N 71.5°W	open ocean
Oct 29 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	36.3°N 70.3°W	open ocean
Oct 29 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	38.1°N 68.8°W	open ocean
Oct 29 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	948 mb	40.8°N 67.2°W	161 mi ESE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Oct 29 18:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	948 mb	43.8°N 65.8°W	102 mi S of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Oct 29 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	948 mb	44.0°N 65.7°W	90 mi SSE of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Oct 30 00:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	—	47.0°N 64.0°W	43 mi NNW of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 30 06:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	49.0°N 63.0°W	68 mi E of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Ginny make landfall?

Ginny made landfall once: 16 mi E of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 29, 1963 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds.

What category was Ginny?

At its peak on October 28, 1963, Ginny was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Ginny last?

12.5 days, from October 17, 1963 to October 30, 1963, including 228 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,163 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Ginny?

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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