Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 11–18, 1950
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 Jig (1950) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic season. It formed on October 11, 1950, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on October 15, 1950, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 2,784 miles (4,480 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.4°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.7°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.3°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.6°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 23.9°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 24.3°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 24.8°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 25.4°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.1°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 27.0°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 28.0°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 29.0°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 29.9°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 30.8°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 31.9°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 33.0°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 34.1°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.1°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 36.0°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 36.9°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 38.1°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 39.5°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 41.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 43.0°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 45.0°N 39.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 47.5°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Jig.
At its peak on October 15, 1950, Jig was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
6.5 days, from October 11, 1950 to October 18, 1950, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,784 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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