Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 27 – October 8, 1959
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 Hannah (1959) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1959 Atlantic season. It formed on September 27, 1959, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb on September 30, 1959, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 30, 1959). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 5,463 miles (8,791 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.8°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.9°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.0°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.2°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 27.5°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.6°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 27.4°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 26.7°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.3°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 26.2°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 26.2°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 26.4°N 63.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 26.9°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 27.9°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 28.8°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 29.6°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 30.5°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 31.6°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 32.6°N 69.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 33.5°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 34.1°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 961 mb | 34.5°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 35.0°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.3°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 966 mb | 35.7°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.1°N 63.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.4°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.7°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.9°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 37.1°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 37.1°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.9°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 36.6°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 36.4°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 36.1°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.5°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 35.0°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.5°N 34.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 36.6°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 37.8°N 27.8°W | 67 mi SSW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 39.2°N 24.9°W | 107 mi NNE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 41.0°N 21.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 45.0°N 18.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | 967 mb | 49.0°N 19.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 53.0°N 20.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 56.0°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hannah.
At its peak on September 30, 1959, Hannah was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 959 mb.
11.3 days, from September 27, 1959 to October 8, 1959, including 192 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,463 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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