Hurricane Isaac (2024)

Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 24 – October 3, 2024

Peak wind
104 mph
167 km/h · Sep 28
Peak category
Cat 2
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
963 mb
Landfalls
—
none
Lifetime
8.5 d
Sep 24 – Oct 3
Distance
2,475 mi
3,982 km
ACE
7.9
storm energy

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 Isaac

Hurricane Isaac (2024) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season. It formed on September 24, 2024, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 963 mb on September 28, 2024, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on September 28, 2024). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,475 miles (3,982 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Timeline

Every official fix 35 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 24 12:00TS extratropical46 mph1003 mb38.7°N 58.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 24 18:00TS extratropical46 mph1002 mb38.6°N 58.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 25 00:00TS extratropical52 mph998 mb38.1°N 58.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 25 06:00TS extratropical52 mph998 mb37.3°N 58.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 25 12:00TS extratropical52 mph998 mb37.0°N 57.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 25 18:00TS 52 mph998 mb36.9°N 55.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 26 00:00TS 52 mph997 mb37.0°N 54.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 26 06:00TS 52 mph997 mb37.1°N 53.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 26 12:00TS 52 mph997 mb37.2°N 52.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 26 18:00TS 58 mph992 mb37.3°N 51.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 27 00:00TS 63 mph988 mb37.2°N 50.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 27 06:00TS 69 mph985 mb37.1°N 49.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 27 12:00Cat 1 75 mph981 mb37.1°N 47.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 27 18:00Cat 1 86 mph976 mb37.5°N 46.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 28 00:00Cat 2 98 mph965 mb38.0°N 44.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 28 06:00Cat 2 104 mph963 mb38.8°N 42.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 28 12:00Cat 2 104 mph963 mb39.7°N 40.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 28 18:00Cat 2 98 mph965 mb40.6°N 39.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 29 00:00Cat 1 86 mph967 mb41.5°N 38.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 29 06:00Cat 1 81 mph969 mb42.3°N 37.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 29 12:00Cat 1 75 mph971 mb43.0°N 36.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 29 18:00TS 69 mph973 mb43.7°N 35.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 30 00:00TS 63 mph976 mb44.1°N 33.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 30 06:00TS extratropical63 mph978 mb44.4°N 32.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 30 12:00TS extratropical58 mph980 mb44.7°N 30.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 30 18:00TS extratropical52 mph983 mb45.2°N 28.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 1 00:00TS extratropical52 mph987 mb46.1°N 26.3°Wopen ocean
Oct 1 06:00TS extratropical52 mph991 mb47.0°N 25.1°Wopen ocean
Oct 1 12:00TS extratropical52 mph993 mb47.8°N 24.4°Wopen ocean
Oct 1 18:00TS extratropical46 mph995 mb48.4°N 23.7°Wopen ocean
Oct 2 00:00TS extratropical46 mph996 mb49.1°N 23.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 2 06:00TS extratropical46 mph996 mb49.7°N 22.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 2 12:00TS extratropical46 mph997 mb50.4°N 22.1°Wopen ocean
Oct 2 18:00TS extratropical46 mph997 mb51.2°N 21.6°Wopen ocean
Oct 3 00:00TS extratropical46 mph998 mb51.9°N 21.0°Wopen ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Did Isaac make landfall?

No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Isaac.

What category was Isaac?

At its peak on September 28, 2024, Isaac was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 963 mb.

How long did Isaac last?

8.5 days, from September 24, 2024 to October 3, 2024, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,475 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Isaac?

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.

This site was built by Digital Dynamics Kft.

We build live, data-driven sites like this one

This archive is our own work, built from openly available data — the NOAA best-track records, the replay engine, the wind-field rendering and the map tiles served from our own servers in the European Union. If your business generates data — measurements, machines, orders, customers — we are happy to turn it into a clear, interactive interface.

But this is not all we build:

  • online shops and websites, with a design of your own
  • SaaS products and ERP systems
  • mobile apps for Android and iPhone
  • data collection, automation and map-based visualization

Or anything else that can be programmed — just get in touch.

See our work → or write: info@digitaldynamics.hu
digitaldynamics.hu Preview of the digitaldynamics.hu website