Hurricane Item (1950)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 8–11, 1950

Peak wind

104 mph

167 km/h · Oct 10

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

980 mb

Landfalls

Veracruz, Mexico

Lifetime

3.5 d

Oct 8 – Oct 11

Distance

532 mi

856 km

ACE

5.9

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 Item

Hurricane Item (1950) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic season. It formed on October 8, 1950, 147 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on October 10, 1950, and made landfall 13 mi NW of Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico on October 11, 1950 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on October 10, 1950). The storm lasted 3.5 days and travelled about 532 miles (856 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 11, 1950 · 04:00 UTC	13 mi NW of Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico	Cat 2 104 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	25 mi	Oct 11 · 03:00 UTC	Cat 2 104 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 16 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 8 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	23.3°N 90.4°W	147 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 8 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	23.3°N 91.0°W	164 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 8 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	23.1°N 91.6°W	176 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 9 00:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	22.4°N 92.2°W	177 mi WNW of Hunucmá, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 9 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	21.8°N 92.7°W	open ocean
Oct 9 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	21.3°N 93.2°W	open ocean
Oct 9 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	20.8°N 93.8°W	170 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 10 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	990 mb	20.5°N 94.3°W	151 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 10 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	20.2°N 94.7°W	117 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 10 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	19.8°N 95.1°W	80 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 10 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	980 mb	19.4°N 95.4°W	51 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 11 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.1°N 95.7°W	29 mi E of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 11 04:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	—	18.9°N 95.9°W	13 mi NW of Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 11 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	18.8°N 95.9°W	near Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 11 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	18.5°N 96.0°W	12 mi SE of La Isla, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 11 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	18.2°N 96.0°W	11 mi NE of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Item make landfall?

Item made landfall once: 13 mi NW of Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico on October 11, 1950 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds.

What category was Item?

At its peak on October 10, 1950, Item was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Item last?

3.5 days, from October 8, 1950 to October 11, 1950, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 532 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Item?

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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Every storm named Item

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1950	Hurricane Item · this page Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	Veracruz, Mexico
1951	Tropical Storm Item Atlantic	TS 63 mph	—

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

Strongest storms of 1950

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1950	Hurricane Dog Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1950	Hurricane Fox Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1950	Hurricane King Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Florida, Camagüey, Cuba	→
1950	Hurricane Able Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada	→
1950	Hurricane Easy Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	Florida, Mayabeque, Cuba	→
1950	Hurricane Jig Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
1950	Hurricane Charlie Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
1950	Hurricane George Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→

See every 1950 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Item on Wikipedia.

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