Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 7–17, 2018
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 (2018) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed on September 7, 2018, near Serekunda, Gambia, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 967 mb on September 11, 2018, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 4,263 miles (6,859 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serekunda, Gambia | direct hit | Sep 7 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.4°N 16.8°W | near Serekunda, Gambia |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.5°N 17.4°W | 49 mi W of Serekunda, Gambia |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 13.6°N 18.0°W | 84 mi SSW of Dakar, Senegal |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.7°N 18.9°W | 119 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 13.5°N 19.9°W | 184 mi WSW of Dakar, Senegal |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.3°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 13.2°N 22.2°W | 149 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.1°N 23.4°W | 127 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 13.2°N 24.5°W | 117 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 13.4°N 25.6°W | 127 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 13.7°N 26.7°W | 169 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 14.0°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 14.4°N 29.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 14.8°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 15.3°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 15.7°N 33.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 16.2°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.8°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 17.6°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 18.7°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 19.8°N 36.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.8°N 36.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 21.9°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 22.9°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 24.1°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 25.4°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 27.2°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 29.4°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 31.8°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 33.7°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 35.2°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 36.9°N 35.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 38.4°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 39.6°N 32.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 40.6°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 41.8°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 993 mb | 43.1°N 27.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 993 mb | 44.1°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 45.2°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 46.7°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 48.0°N 12.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 49.5°N 10.0°W | 179 mi SSW of Cork, Ireland |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Helene. Its closest approach to a major city was 9 miles from Serekunda, Gambia.
At its peak on September 11, 2018, Helene was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 967 mb.
10.3 days, from September 7, 2018 to September 17, 2018, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,263 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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