Hurricane Irene (2011)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 21–30, 2011

Peak wind
121 mph
194 km/h · Aug 24
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
942 mb
Landfalls
9
Bahamas · North Carolina
Lifetime
9.0 d
Aug 21 – Aug 30
Distance
3,564 mi
5,734 km
ACE
18.8
storm energy
Deaths
56
per Wikidata

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

What happened with Irene

Hurricane Irene (2011) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on August 21, 2011, 132 mi E of Le Robert, Martinique, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb on August 24, 2011, and made landfall 9 times — first 11 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on August 21, 2011 as a tropical storm (69 mph). Later landfalls: near Humacao, Puerto Rico on August 22, 2011 as a tropical storm (69 mph); at 22.4°N, 74.0°W on August 24, 2011 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph); 44 mi E of George Town, Bahamas on August 25, 2011 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph); and more. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 3,564 miles (5,734 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 56 deaths.

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 21, 2011 · 23:00 UTC11 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsTS 69 mph993 mb
August 22, 2011 · 05:00 UTCnear Humacao, Puerto RicoTS 69 mph990 mb
August 24, 2011 · 16:00 UTCat 22.4°N, 74.0°WCat 3 115 mph955 mb
August 25, 2011 · 00:00 UTC44 mi E of George Town, BahamasCat 2 109 mph952 mb
August 25, 2011 · 09:00 UTCat 24.7°N, 76.2°WCat 2 104 mph950 mb
August 25, 2011 · 18:00 UTCnear Marsh Harbour, BahamasCat 2 104 mph950 mb
August 27, 2011 · 12:00 UTCnear Morehead City, North CarolinaCat 1 86 mph952 mb
August 28, 2011 · 10:00 UTCnear Atlantic City, New JerseyTS 69 mph959 mb
August 28, 2011 · 13:00 UTCnear Brooklyn, New YorkTS 63 mph965 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico10 miAug 22 · 07:00 UTCCat 1 76 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic64 miAug 23 · 10:00 UTCCat 1 92 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia19 miAug 28 · 00:00 UTCCat 1 75 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania49 miAug 28 · 11:00 UTCTS 66 mph
New York City, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 13:00 UTCTS 63 mph
Brooklyn, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 13:00 UTCTS 63 mph
Queens, New York10 miAug 28 · 13:00 UTCTS 63 mph
Manhattan, New York13 miAug 28 · 13:00 UTCTS 63 mph
Staten Island, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 13:00 UTCTS 63 mph
The Bronx, New Yorkdirect hitAug 28 · 14:00 UTCTS 62 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

Every official fix 43 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 21 00:00TS 52 mph1006 mb15.0°N 59.0°W130 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique
Aug 21 06:00TS 52 mph1006 mb16.0°N 60.6°W48 mi ESE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe
Aug 21 12:00TS 52 mph1005 mb16.8°N 62.2°W32 mi SW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 21 18:00TS 58 mph999 mb17.5°N 63.7°W66 mi WNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aug 21 23:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph993 mb17.8°N 64.6°W11 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 22 00:00TS 69 mph993 mb17.9°N 65.0°W20 mi NW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 22 05:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph990 mb18.1°N 65.8°Wnear Humacao, Puerto Rico
Aug 22 06:00Cat 1 75 mph990 mb18.2°N 65.9°Wnear Humacao, Puerto Rico
Aug 22 12:00Cat 1 81 mph989 mb18.9°N 67.0°W28 mi N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Aug 22 18:00Cat 1 86 mph988 mb19.3°N 68.0°W56 mi NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Aug 23 00:00Cat 1 92 mph981 mb19.7°N 68.8°W49 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Aug 23 06:00Cat 1 92 mph978 mb20.1°N 69.7°W50 mi N of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Aug 23 12:00Cat 1 92 mph978 mb20.4°N 70.6°W42 mi N of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Aug 23 18:00Cat 1 92 mph977 mb20.7°N 71.2°W71 mi NNW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Aug 24 00:00Cat 1 92 mph969 mb21.0°N 71.9°W59 mi SSE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 24 06:00Cat 2 109 mph965 mb21.3°N 72.5°W37 mi SSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 24 12:00Cat 3 121 mph957 mb21.9°N 73.3°W68 mi W of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 24 16:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 115 mph955 mb22.4°N 74.0°W120 mi WNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 24 18:00Cat 3 115 mph954 mb22.7°N 74.3°W147 mi NNE of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Aug 25 00:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 109 mph952 mb23.5°N 75.1°W178 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 25 06:00Cat 2 109 mph950 mb24.1°N 75.9°W112 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 25 09:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 104 mph950 mb24.7°N 76.2°W76 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 25 12:00Cat 2 104 mph950 mb25.4°N 76.6°W52 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 25 18:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 104 mph950 mb26.5°N 77.2°W91 mi E of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 26 00:00Cat 2 104 mph946 mb27.7°N 77.3°W116 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 26 06:00Cat 2 104 mph942 mb28.8°N 77.3°W178 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 26 12:00Cat 2 98 mph947 mb30.0°N 77.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 18:00Cat 1 92 mph950 mb31.1°N 77.5°W181 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Aug 27 00:00Cat 1 86 mph952 mb32.1°N 77.1°W151 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Aug 27 06:00Cat 1 86 mph952 mb33.4°N 76.8°W81 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Aug 27 12:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 86 mph952 mb34.7°N 76.6°W21 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Aug 27 18:00Cat 1 75 mph950 mb35.5°N 76.3°W50 mi ENE of New Bern, North Carolina
Aug 28 00:00Cat 1 75 mph951 mb36.7°N 75.7°W19 mi SE of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 28 06:00Cat 1 75 mph958 mb38.1°N 75.0°W22 mi SSE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Aug 28 10:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph959 mb39.4°N 74.4°Wnear Atlantic City, New Jersey
Aug 28 12:00TS 63 mph963 mb40.3°N 74.1°Wnear Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Aug 28 13:00TS LANDFALL 63 mph965 mb40.6°N 74.0°Wnear Brooklyn, New York
Aug 28 18:00TS 58 mph970 mb42.5°N 73.1°Wnear Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Aug 29 00:00TS extratropical52 mph979 mb44.2°N 72.1°W39 mi N of Lebanon, New Hampshire
Aug 29 06:00TS extratropical46 mph983 mb46.5°N 69.5°W62 mi ENE of Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada
Aug 29 12:00TS extratropical46 mph985 mb49.1°N 66.7°W42 mi ENE of Matane, Quebec, Canada
Aug 29 18:00TS extratropical46 mph987 mb51.3°N 63.8°W136 mi NE of Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Aug 30 00:00TS extratropical46 mph991 mb53.0°N 60.0°Wopen ocean

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Irene make landfall?

Irene made landfall 9 times: 11 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on August 21, 2011 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; near Humacao, Puerto Rico on August 22, 2011 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; at 22.4°N, 74.0°W on August 24, 2011 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds; 44 mi E of George Town, Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds; at 24.7°N, 76.2°W on August 25, 2011 at 09:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; near Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; near Morehead City, North Carolina on August 27, 2011 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds; near Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 28, 2011 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; near Brooklyn, New York on August 28, 2011 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Irene?

At its peak on August 24, 2011, Irene was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Irene last?

9.0 days, from August 21, 2011 to August 30, 2011, including 148 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,564 miles.

How many people died in Irene?

Wikidata records 56 deaths for Hurricane Irene. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Irene?

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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