Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 3–8, 2003
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
Tropical Storm Henri (2003) was a tropical storm of the 2003 Atlantic season. It formed on September 3, 2003, 211 mi S of Pensacola, Florida, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on September 5, 2003, and made landfall near Largo, Florida on September 6, 2003 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 938 miles (1,509 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2003 · 09:00 UTC | near Largo, Florida | TD 35 mph | 1006 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 12 mi | Sep 6 · 09:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Clearwater, Florida | direct hit | Sep 6 · 09:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Tampa, Florida | direct hit | Sep 6 · 10:00 UTC | TD 33 mph |
| Brandon, Florida | 14 mi | Sep 6 · 10:00 UTC | TD 33 mph |
| Lakeland, Florida | 17 mi | Sep 6 · 11:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | direct hit | Sep 6 · 14:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 61 mi | Sep 6 · 15:00 UTC | TD 29 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 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 27.4°N 87.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 27.6°N 87.8°W | 183 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 27.8°N 87.6°W | 169 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 27.8°N 87.2°W | 172 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 27.8°N 86.3°W | 168 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 27.6°N 85.8°W | 177 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 27.7°N 85.1°W | 142 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 28.1°N 84.4°W | 98 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.3°N 84.2°W | 88 mi WNW of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 27.9°N 83.9°W | 67 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.7°N 83.5°W | 47 mi WSW of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 6 09:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.9°N 82.8°W | near Largo, Florida |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 28.4°N 81.8°W | 10 mi S of Clermont, Florida |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 29.2°N 80.4°W | 36 mi E of Port Orange, Florida |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 30.0°N 79.5°W | 106 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 30.5°N 79.2°W | 132 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 30.8°N 78.5°W | 160 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 31.3°N 77.9°W | 155 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 31.7°N 77.1°W | 172 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 32.1°N 76.5°W | 163 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 32.5°N 75.9°W | 162 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 32.9°N 75.3°W | 165 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
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Questions
Henri made landfall once: near Largo, Florida on September 6, 2003 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on September 5, 2003, Henri was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
5.0 days, from September 3, 2003 to September 8, 2003. It travelled about 938 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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