Hurricane Iris (2001)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 4–9, 2001

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Oct 9

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

948 mb

Landfalls

Belize

Lifetime

5.0 d

Oct 4 – Oct 9

Distance

2,308 mi

3,713 km

ACE

10.0

storm energy

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

What happened with Iris

Hurricane Iris (2001) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic season. It formed on October 4, 2001, 111 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on October 9, 2001, and made landfall 17 mi SSE of Bella Vista, Belize on October 9, 2001 as a Category 4 hurricane (144 mph). It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on October 8, 2001). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 2,308 miles (3,713 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 9, 2001 · 02:00 UTC	17 mi SSE of Bella Vista, Belize	Cat 4 144 mph	948 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Kingston, Jamaica	50 mi	Oct 7 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 1 86 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica	51 mi	Oct 7 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 1 86 mph
San Pedro Sula, Honduras	60 mi	Oct 9 · 02:00 UTC	Cat 4 144 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 22 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 4 12:00	TD	29 mph	1011 mb	12.3°N 58.2°W	111 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 4 18:00	TD	35 mph	1010 mb	12.8°N 59.9°W	28 mi SW of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 5 00:00	TD	35 mph	1010 mb	13.4°N 61.4°W	21 mi NW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oct 5 06:00	TD	35 mph	1010 mb	14.0°N 63.0°W	136 mi WSW of Fort-de-France, Martinique
Oct 5 12:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	14.8°N 64.5°W	open ocean
Oct 5 18:00	TS	52 mph	1005 mb	15.5°N 66.0°W	172 mi S of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Oct 6 00:00	TS	58 mph	1001 mb	15.7°N 67.7°W	175 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Oct 6 06:00	TS	63 mph	998 mb	16.0°N 69.0°W	167 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic
Oct 6 12:00	TS	63 mph	998 mb	16.5°N 70.5°W	123 mi S of Baní, Dominican Republic
Oct 6 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	16.9°N 72.2°W	84 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 7 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	993 mb	16.9°N 74.0°W	91 mi S of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 7 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	989 mb	16.9°N 75.3°W	124 mi SE of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 7 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	989 mb	17.3°N 77.0°W	50 mi SSW of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 7 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	991 mb	17.4°N 78.9°W	70 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica
Oct 8 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	988 mb	17.3°N 80.6°W	143 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 8 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	963 mb	17.2°N 82.3°W	156 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 8 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	950 mb	17.1°N 84.0°W	99 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 8 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	950 mb	16.8°N 86.0°W	77 mi N of Tocoa, Honduras
Oct 9 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	948 mb	16.5°N 88.0°W	47 mi N of Puerto Cortez, Honduras
Oct 9 02:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	144 mph	948 mb	16.3°N 88.4°W	42 mi NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Oct 9 06:00	TS	69 mph	1005 mb	16.2°N 89.9°W	33 mi WSW of Poptún, Guatemala
Oct 9 12:00	TD	35 mph	1004 mb	16.2°N 91.9°W	10 mi SE of Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Iris make landfall?

Iris made landfall once: 17 mi SSE of Bella Vista, Belize on October 9, 2001 at 02:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 144 mph winds.

What category was Iris?

At its peak on October 9, 2001, Iris was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.

How long did Iris last?

5.0 days, from October 4, 2001 to October 9, 2001, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,308 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Iris?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Iris

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1989	Tropical Storm Iris Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—
1995	Hurricane Iris Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Antigua and Barbuda	→
2001	Hurricane Iris · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Belize

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2001

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2001	Hurricane Adolph Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Juliette Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2001	Hurricane Michelle Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Matanzas Province, Cuba	→
2001	Hurricane Erin Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Felix Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Flossie Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Gil Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→

See every 2001 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Iris on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Humberto (2001)Next Atlantic storm →Tropical Storm Jerry (2001)

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