Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 21 – October 4, 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 Jeanne (1998) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season. It formed on September 21, 1998, 199 mi SW of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on September 24, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 22, 1998). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 4,619 miles (7,432 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon, Portugal | 27 mi | Oct 3 · 23:00 UTC | TD 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 9.6°N 17.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.5°N 18.2°W | 184 mi SW of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.0°N 19.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 11.5°N 20.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.1°N 22.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.7°N 23.8°W | 155 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.1°N 25.2°W | 133 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 13.6°N 26.7°W | 173 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.1°N 28.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 14.5°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 15.0°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 15.4°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.9°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.4°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 17.0°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 17.5°N 36.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 18.0°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.6°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 19.3°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.0°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 20.8°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 21.6°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 22.4°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 23.4°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 24.4°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 25.6°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 27.1°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 28.8°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 30.6°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 32.3°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 33.8°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 35.0°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 35.8°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 36.2°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 36.6°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 36.9°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 37.2°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 37.6°N 30.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 38.0°N 29.4°W | 127 mi WSW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 38.2°N 28.0°W | 53 mi SW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 38.3°N 26.3°W | 52 mi NW of Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 38.5°N 24.5°W | 78 mi NE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 38.7°N 22.5°W | 179 mi ENE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 38.8°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 38.9°N 19.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 18.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 16.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 15.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 14.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 13.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 39.0°N 11.0°W | 88 mi WNW of Cascais, Portugal |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 39.1°N 9.0°W | near Carregado, Portugal |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 39.3°N 7.0°W | 23 mi E of Portalegre, Portugal |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 39.5°N 5.0°W | 33 mi SSW of Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Jeanne. Its closest approach to a major city was 27 miles from Lisbon, Portugal.
At its peak on September 24, 1998, Jeanne was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb.
13.3 days, from September 21, 1998 to October 4, 1998, including 168 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,619 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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