Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 28 – September 8, 2016
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 Hermine (2016) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on August 28, 2016, 46 mi NNW of Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb on September 2, 2016, and made landfall 26 mi SSE of Tallahassee, Florida on September 2, 2016 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 2,548 miles (4,099 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2016 · 06:00 UTC | 26 mi SSE of Tallahassee, Florida | Cat 1 81 mph | 981 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havana, Havana, Cuba | 18 mi | Aug 29 · 00:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 19 mi | Sep 2 · 06:00 UTC | Cat 1 75 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 23 mi | Sep 2 · 18:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 22 mi | Sep 2 · 21:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 68 mi | Sep 3 · 03:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 15 mi | Sep 3 · 03:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 70 mi | Sep 8 · 16:00 UTC | TD 25 mph |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 71 mi | Sep 8 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| South Boston, Massachusetts | 69 mi | Sep 8 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 73 mi | Sep 8 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 23.8°N 81.4°W | 46 mi NNW of Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.4°N 82.4°W | 18 mi N of Havana, Havana, Cuba |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.4°N 83.3°W | 35 mi NNW of Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N 84.0°W | 63 mi N of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 23.7°N 84.6°W | 87 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 23.8°N 85.4°W | 125 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 23.8°N 86.2°W | 160 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 23.9°N 86.8°W | 184 mi N of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 24.0°N 87.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 24.1°N 87.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 24.4°N 88.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 24.8°N 87.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 25.1°N 87.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 25.5°N 87.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 26.0°N 86.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 26.9°N 86.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 27.9°N 85.5°W | 156 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 29.0°N 84.8°W | 92 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 81 mph | 981 mb | 30.1°N 84.1°W | 26 mi SSE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 30.3°N 84.0°W | 19 mi ESE of Tallahassee, Florida |
| Sep 2 08:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 30.6°N 83.8°W | 19 mi SSE of Thomasville, Georgia |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 989 mb | 31.4°N 82.8°W | near Douglas, Georgia |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 32.4°N 81.2°W | 23 mi NNW of Savannah, Georgia |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 33.6°N 79.2°W | 13 mi WSW of Socastee, South Carolina |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 34.9°N 77.2°W | 17 mi NE of Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 995 mb | 35.8°N 75.5°W | 54 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 997 mb | 36.0°N 74.1°W | 120 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 998 mb | 36.3°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 998 mb | 36.7°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 998 mb | 36.9°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 998 mb | 37.0°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 997 mb | 37.2°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 996 mb | 37.8°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 995 mb | 38.6°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 995 mb | 39.2°N 69.3°W | 177 mi SSE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 995 mb | 39.5°N 70.3°W | 151 mi SSE of New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 996 mb | 39.6°N 71.2°W | 112 mi SE of Hampton Bays, New York |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 997 mb | 39.5°N 71.8°W | 102 mi SSE of Hampton Bays, New York |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 39.5°N 72.3°W | 92 mi SSE of Mastic Beach, New York |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 39.2°N 72.5°W | 104 mi ESE of Toms River, New Jersey |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 39.0°N 72.4°W | 111 mi ESE of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 39.3°N 72.3°W | 105 mi SSE of Mastic Beach, New York |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 39.5°N 72.1°W | 96 mi SSE of Mastic Beach, New York |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 39.6°N 71.8°W | 96 mi SSE of Hampton Bays, New York |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 39.9°N 71.3°W | 93 mi SE of Hampton Bays, New York |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 40.6°N 70.7°W | 73 mi S of New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 41.7°N 70.0°W | near Harwich, Massachusetts |
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Hermine made landfall once: 26 mi SSE of Tallahassee, Florida on September 2, 2016 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.
At its peak on September 2, 2016, Hermine was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 981 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
11.0 days, from August 28, 2016 to September 8, 2016, including 14 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,548 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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