Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 25–30, 1963
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01 · The story
Tropical Storm Helena (1963) was a tropical storm of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on October 25, 1963, 147 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on October 27, 1963, and made landfall near St. Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda on October 28, 1963 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 1,021 miles (1,643 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 1963 · 02:00 UTC | near St. Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda | TS 52 mph | — |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.8°N 58.3°W | 147 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.0°N 58.9°W | 139 mi NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.2°N 59.5°W | 102 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.4°N 60.1°W | 73 mi NE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.5°N 60.6°W | 54 mi ENE of Roseau, Dominica |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 61.2°W | 24 mi NNE of Roseau, Dominica |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.7°N 61.6°W | 22 mi SSE of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 61.9°W | 18 mi SW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.9°N 62.1°W | 25 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.1°N 62.2°W | 32 mi WNW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.5°N 62.2°W | 35 mi WNW of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.9°N 62.0°W | 18 mi SW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 28 02:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 61.8°W | near Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.2°N 61.4°W | 30 mi E of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 17.4°N 60.9°W | 65 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.8°N 60.5°W | 100 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 60.1°W | 154 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.3°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.0°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.8°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.3°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.0°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Helena made landfall once: near St. Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda on October 28, 1963 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on October 27, 1963, Helena was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.3 days, from October 25, 1963 to October 30, 1963. It travelled about 1,021 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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