Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 24 – October 2, 1996
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 Isidore (1996) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on September 24, 1996, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on September 28, 1996, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 26, 1996). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 3,455 miles (5,560 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 8.6°N 23.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 9.2°N 25.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.9°N 26.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.3°N 28.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.7°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 11.0°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 11.2°N 32.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 11.7°N 34.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 12.4°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 12.8°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 13.1°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 13.7°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 14.1°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 14.9°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.8°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.7°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 17.8°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 19.0°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 20.0°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.8°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 21.8°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 22.6°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 23.8°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 25.3°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 26.7°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 28.2°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 29.9°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 31.6°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 33.6°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 35.8°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 38.1°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 40.3°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1015 mb | 43.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Isidore.
At its peak on September 28, 1996, Isidore was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
8.0 days, from September 24, 1996 to October 2, 1996, including 90 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,455 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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