Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 21 – October 4, 2000
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 Isaac (2000) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic season. It formed on September 21, 2000, 240 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on September 28, 2000, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 24, 2000). The storm lasted 12.8 days and travelled about 6,158 miles (9,909 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.9°N 24.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.3°N 25.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 12.7°N 27.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.1°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.5°N 30.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.7°N 31.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.9°N 32.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 14.3°N 33.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 14.6°N 34.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 14.9°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.1°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.5°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.8°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.3°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.7°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.2°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.6°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.9°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 18.3°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.6°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 19.1°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 19.6°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 20.4°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 21.0°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 21.9°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 22.8°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 23.8°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 25.0°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 26.6°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 28.0°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 29.7°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 31.2°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 32.9°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 34.4°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 35.7°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 37.0°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 38.3°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 39.7°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 40.9°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 42.1°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 990 mb | 43.5°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 982 mb | 44.5°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 972 mb | 45.7°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 975 mb | 47.0°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 976 mb | 48.5°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 976 mb | 49.5°N 20.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 978 mb | 50.5°N 16.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 982 mb | 52.0°N 12.0°W | 99 mi W of Tralee, Ireland |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 55.0°N 9.0°W | 50 mi W of Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 989 mb | 58.0°N 6.0°W | 21 mi SE of Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 62.0°N 4.0°W | 90 mi E of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Isaac.
At its peak on September 28, 2000, Isaac was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
12.8 days, from September 21, 2000 to October 4, 2000, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,158 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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