Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 31 – November 7, 1956
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 Greta (1956) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1956 Atlantic season. It formed on October 31, 1956, 27 mi SSW of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on November 4, 1956, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 3,034 miles (4,881 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | 70 mi | Oct 31 · 04:00 UTC | TD 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.0°N 74.7°W | 27 mi SSW of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.4°N 74.8°W | 14 mi E of Río Guayabal de Yateras, Guantánamo Province, Cuba |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.8°N 75.0°W | 10 mi NNW of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 21.9°N 75.3°W | 70 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.0°N 75.0°W | 148 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 24.2°N 74.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.7°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.2°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 28.5°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.4°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.8°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.3°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.0°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 26.5°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 25.7°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 24.6°N 71.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.8°N 70.7°W | 171 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 23.1°N 69.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.6°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 22.2°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.2°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 23.5°N 63.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 25.3°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 27.1°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.2°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 29.3°N 55.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 12:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 30.4°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 31.4°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 32.5°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 33.7°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Greta. Its closest approach to a major city was 70 miles from Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba.
At its peak on November 4, 1956, Greta was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
7.3 days, from October 31, 1956 to November 7, 1956, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,034 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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