Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 22–29, 1976
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
Hurricane Holly (1976) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It formed on October 22, 1976, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on October 24, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 24, 1976). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 2,696 miles (4,338 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 19.1°N 55.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.8°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.9°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 22.5°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.3°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 24.2°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 24.9°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 25.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 27.2°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 28.7°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 30.4°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 31.7°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 32.2°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 32.3°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 32.5°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 32.6°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.2°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.9°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 34.6°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 35.6°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 37.1°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 38.8°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 42.1°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 44.8°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 46.5°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Holly.
At its peak on October 24, 1976, Holly was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb.
6.3 days, from October 22, 1976 to October 29, 1976, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,696 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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