Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 7–15, 1985
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
Tropical Storm Isabel (1985) was a tropical storm of the 1985 Atlantic season. It formed on October 7, 1985, 46 mi S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on October 8, 1985, and made landfall near Fernandina Beach, Florida on October 10, 1985 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,054 miles (3,304 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1985 · 21:00 UTC | near Fernandina Beach, Florida | TS 40 mph | 1008 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 18 mi | Oct 7 · 04:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 17 mi | Oct 7 · 04:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 21 mi | Oct 7 · 04:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 19 mi | Oct 7 · 10:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 24 mi | Oct 10 · 21:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Savannah, Georgia | 21 mi | Oct 11 · 17:00 UTC | TD 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.8°N 69.2°W | 46 mi S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.5°N 70.5°W | near San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 19.8°N 71.2°W | 19 mi NNW of Mao, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 21.1°N 71.5°W | 68 mi SE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 22.4°N 71.2°W | 80 mi ENE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 24.1°N 71.1°W | 176 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1003 mb | 25.2°N 71.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1002 mb | 26.3°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 27.3°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1001 mb | 27.9°N 73.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1003 mb | 28.1°N 75.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1004 mb | 28.2°N 76.6°W | 171 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1005 mb | 29.0°N 77.8°W | 179 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 29.1°N 79.2°W | 103 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 29.6°N 80.3°W | 51 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 30.3°N 81.0°W | 23 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Oct 10 21:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 30.6°N 81.4°W | near Fernandina Beach, Florida |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 30.8°N 81.7°W | near Kingsland, Georgia |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 31.3°N 81.8°W | 21 mi WNW of Brunswick, Georgia |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 31.7°N 81.6°W | 10 mi S of Hinesville, Georgia |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.8°N 80.9°W | 15 mi SSE of Wilmington Island, Georgia |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.7°N 80.6°W | 30 mi SE of Wilmington Island, Georgia |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.6°N 80.3°W | 48 mi SSE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 31.5°N 79.9°W | 69 mi SE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.5°N 79.5°W | 87 mi ESE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 31.7°N 79.1°W | 89 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 32.0°N 78.8°W | 83 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 32.3°N 78.4°W | 92 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 32.6°N 78.0°W | 91 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 32.9°N 77.7°W | 85 mi SE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 33.2°N 77.1°W | 80 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.5°N 76.6°W | 86 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.7°N 76.0°W | 96 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.9°N 75.2°W | 118 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 34.7°N 74.0°W | 165 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 35.8°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Isabel made landfall once: near Fernandina Beach, Florida on October 10, 1985 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on October 8, 1985, Isabel was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
8.5 days, from October 7, 1985 to October 15, 1985. It travelled about 2,054 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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