Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 2–11, 1961
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 Jenny (1961) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic season. It formed on November 2, 1961, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb on November 6, 1961, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 3,438 miles (5,531 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.5°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.5°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.5°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.4°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.2°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.7°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.9°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.0°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.0°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.0°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 26.7°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 26.2°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.9°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 25.9°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.5°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 988 mb | 27.4°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.0°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 28.3°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 28.4°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 974 mb | 28.5°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 28.7°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 29.0°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 29.3°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 29.7°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 30.4°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 31.1°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 31.8°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 32.4°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 987 mb | 33.0°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.6°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 34.2°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 35.2°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 36.5°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 38.2°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 40.0°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 43.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 46.5°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 49.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Jenny.
At its peak on November 6, 1961, Jenny was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 974 mb.
9.3 days, from November 2, 1961 to November 11, 1961, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,438 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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