Tropical Storm Harvey (1999)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 19–22, 1999

Peak wind
58 mph
93 km/h · Sep 20
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
994 mb
Landfalls
1
Florida
Lifetime
2.8 d
Sep 19 – Sep 22
Distance
701 mi
1,129 km
ACE
1.9
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 Harvey

Tropical Storm Harvey (1999) was a tropical storm of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 1999, 271 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on September 20, 1999, and made landfall near Marco Island, Florida on September 21, 1999 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 2.8 days and travelled about 701 miles (1,129 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)WhereStrengthPressure
September 21, 1999 · 17:00 UTCnear Marco Island, FloridaTS 58 mph999 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Cape Coral, Florida44 miSep 21 · 16:00 UTCTS 58 mph
Miami, Florida38 miSep 21 · 20:00 UTCTS 54 mph
Hialeah, Florida30 miSep 21 · 20:00 UTCTS 54 mph
Pembroke Pines, Florida25 miSep 21 · 20:00 UTCTS 54 mph
Miramar, Florida25 miSep 21 · 20:00 UTCTS 54 mph
Fort Lauderdale, Florida20 miSep 21 · 21:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Port Saint Lucie, Florida64 miSep 21 · 21:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Hollywood, Florida28 miSep 21 · 21:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Coral Springs, Florida16 miSep 21 · 21:00 UTCTS 52 mph
West Palm Beach, Florida22 miSep 21 · 21:00 UTCTS 52 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 14 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 19 06:00TD 35 mph1005 mb25.0°N 87.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 12:00TD 35 mph1004 mb25.5°N 87.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 18:00TD 35 mph1003 mb26.0°N 87.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 00:00TS 46 mph1002 mb26.3°N 87.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 06:00TS 46 mph1001 mb26.6°N 86.9°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 12:00TS 46 mph998 mb27.0°N 86.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 18:00TS 58 mph998 mb27.0°N 85.5°W178 mi WSW of Clearwater, Florida
Sep 21 00:00TS 58 mph995 mb27.1°N 84.6°W127 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida
Sep 21 06:00TS 58 mph995 mb26.5°N 83.9°W98 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Sep 21 08:00TS 58 mph994 mb26.3°N 83.7°W95 mi SW of Venice, Florida
Sep 21 12:00TS 58 mph996 mb26.0°N 82.8°W65 mi SW of Cape Coral, Florida
Sep 21 17:00TS LANDFALL 58 mph999 mb25.9°N 81.7°Wnear Marco Island, Florida
Sep 21 18:00TS 58 mph999 mb25.9°N 81.5°W14 mi ESE of Marco Island, Florida
Sep 22 00:00TS 46 mph1000 mb26.9°N 78.6°W26 mi N of Lucaya, Bahamas

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Harvey make landfall?

Harvey made landfall once: near Marco Island, Florida on September 21, 1999 at 17:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Harvey?

At its peak on September 20, 1999, Harvey was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Harvey last?

2.8 days, from September 19, 1999 to September 22, 1999. It travelled about 701 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Harvey?

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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