Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 19–27, 1998
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 Ivan (1998) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 1998, 232 mi WSW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on September 26, 1998, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 3,546 miles (5,706 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.4°N 26.6°W | 175 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.1°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 12.9°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.1°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.4°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.3°N 30.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.2°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.0°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.8°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.4°N 34.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.2°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 19.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.0°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.3°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 22.9°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 24.2°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 25.6°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 26.9°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 28.3°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 29.6°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 30.5°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 31.3°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 32.3°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 33.4°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 34.4°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 35.3°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 36.3°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 37.2°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 38.1°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 39.2°N 36.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 40.1°N 33.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 40.7°N 29.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 40.7°N 25.7°W | 163 mi NNE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 997 mb | 40.9°N 22.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 41.3°N 19.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 41.5°N 15.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ivan.
At its peak on September 26, 1998, Ivan was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
8.8 days, from September 19, 1998 to September 27, 1998, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,546 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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