Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 17–19, 2019
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
Tropical Storm Imelda (2019) was a tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic season. It formed on September 17, 2019, 53 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on September 17, 2019, and made landfall near Freeport, Texas on September 17, 2019 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 1.5 days and travelled about 220 miles (355 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2019 · 18:00 UTC | near Freeport, Texas | TS 46 mph | 1003 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland, Texas | 14 mi | Sep 18 · 00:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 20 mi | Sep 18 · 02:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 12 mi | Sep 18 · 03:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | direct hit | Sep 18 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| College Station, Texas | 52 mi | Sep 18 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | 64 mi | Sep 18 · 18:00 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 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.3°N 95.7°W | 50 mi SSE of Bay City, Texas |
| Sep 17 15:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.6°N 95.5°W | 26 mi SSW of Freeport, Texas |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 28.9°N 95.4°W | near Freeport, Texas |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.0°N 95.4°W | near Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 29.5°N 95.5°W | near Sienna Plantation, Texas |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 29.9°N 95.6°W | near Cypress, Texas |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 30.4°N 95.5°W | near Conroe, Texas |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 30.6°N 95.0°W | 34 mi NE of Conroe, Texas |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 31.1°N 94.8°W | 17 mi SSW of Lufkin, Texas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Imelda made landfall once: near Freeport, Texas on September 17, 2019 at 18:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on September 17, 2019, Imelda was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.5 days, from September 17, 2019 to September 19, 2019. It travelled about 220 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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