Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 26 – October 6, 2025
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 Imelda (2025) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. It formed on September 26, 2025, 17 mi N of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb on October 1, 2025, and made landfall 10 mi SSW of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on September 29, 2025 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 3,633 miles (5,845 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 · 12:00 UTC | 10 mi SSW of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | TS 52 mph | 989 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba | 55 mi | Sep 27 · 03:00 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 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.9°N 74.9°W | 17 mi N of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.3°N 75.5°W | 27 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.6°N 75.8°W | 40 mi NNE of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 21.9°N 76.1°W | 55 mi N of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.1°N 76.4°W | 64 mi NNE of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, Cuba |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 22.4°N 76.7°W | 69 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 22.7°N 77.1°W | 81 mi N of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 23.1°N 77.4°W | 98 mi NNE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 23.8°N 77.3°W | 87 mi S of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 24.6°N 77.1°W | 35 mi SSE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 25.3°N 77.1°W | 23 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 989 mb | 26.4°N 77.1°W | 94 mi N of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 987 mb | 27.3°N 77.3°W | 99 mi ENE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 985 mb | 28.0°N 77.3°W | 132 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 983 mb | 28.6°N 77.2°W | 169 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 28.9°N 76.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 29.2°N 76.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 29.4°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 973 mb | 29.9°N 73.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 968 mb | 30.7°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 966 mb | 31.2°N 69.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 971 mb | 31.8°N 66.4°W | 100 mi WSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 32.6°N 63.2°W | 95 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 977 mb | 33.0°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 986 mb | 33.5°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 990 mb | 34.5°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 990 mb | 35.7°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 986 mb | 37.3°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 979 mb | 38.9°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 978 mb | 39.7°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 979 mb | 40.8°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 981 mb | 42.0°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 983 mb | 43.5°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 984 mb | 45.3°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 984 mb | 46.9°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 983 mb | 48.6°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 984 mb | 49.5°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 50.3°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
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Imelda made landfall once: 10 mi SSW of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on September 29, 2025 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on October 1, 2025, Imelda was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 966 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
9.3 days, from September 26, 2025 to October 6, 2025, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,633 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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