Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–27, 2006
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Helene (2006) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 2006, 233 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on September 18, 2006, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 18, 2006). The storm lasted 15.3 days and travelled about 6,096 miles (9,809 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 23.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 24.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.0°N 26.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.6°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.4°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.8°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.5°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.2°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 17.0°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.7°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.4°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 18.9°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 19.4°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.9°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 20.3°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.8°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 21.4°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 22.0°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 22.7°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 23.6°N 50.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 24.0°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 960 mb | 24.3°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 958 mb | 24.4°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 956 mb | 24.4°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 958 mb | 24.5°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 958 mb | 24.9°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 959 mb | 25.4°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 960 mb | 25.9°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 962 mb | 26.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 964 mb | 27.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 968 mb | 29.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 970 mb | 30.2°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 970 mb | 31.4°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 970 mb | 32.5°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 970 mb | 33.6°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 968 mb | 34.9°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 964 mb | 35.7°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 962 mb | 36.4°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 962 mb | 37.1°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 963 mb | 37.7°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 964 mb | 38.6°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 964 mb | 39.5°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 964 mb | 40.6°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 964 mb | 42.0°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 964 mb | 43.2°N 34.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 966 mb | 44.1°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 968 mb | 44.7°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 972 mb | 44.9°N 29.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 977 mb | 45.0°N 27.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 980 mb | 45.5°N 25.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 984 mb | 46.0°N 22.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 986 mb | 47.2°N 20.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 49.0°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 51.3°N 13.3°W | 168 mi WSW of Tralee, Ireland |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 988 mb | 53.9°N 10.1°W | 33 mi W of Castlebar, Ireland |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 988 mb | 56.3°N 7.6°W | 91 mi N of Londonderry County Borough, United Kingdom |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Helene.
At its peak on September 18, 2006, Helene was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb.
15.3 days, from September 12, 2006 to September 27, 2006, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,096 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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