Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 24–30, 1958
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 Ilsa (1958) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1958 Atlantic season. It formed on September 24, 1958, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 956 mb on September 26, 1958, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 26, 1958). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 2,662 miles (4,283 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.5°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.7°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 17.9°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.0°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.1°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 18.3°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 18.6°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.0°N 60.0°W | 178 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 962 mb | 19.4°N 60.5°W | 180 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 956 mb | 19.7°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 957 mb | 20.0°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 20.4°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 20.9°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 08:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 21.2°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.9°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.2°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 24.5°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 25.9°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 27.6°N 61.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 29.3°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 31.0°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 32.9°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 35.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 37.4°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 39.9°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 43.8°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ilsa.
At its peak on September 26, 1958, Ilsa was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 956 mb.
6.0 days, from September 24, 1958 to September 30, 1958, including 108 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,662 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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