Hurricane Jose (1999)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 17–25, 1999

Peak wind

98 mph

157 km/h · Oct 20

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

979 mb

Landfalls

Antigua and Barbuda · British Virgin Islands

Lifetime

7.8 d

Oct 17 – Oct 25

Distance

2,904 mi

4,673 km

ACE

10.1

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 Jose

Hurricane Jose (1999) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on October 17, 1999, 344 mi NNE of Kourou, French Guiana, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on October 20, 1999, and made landfall 2 times — first near St. Peter Parish, Antigua and Barbuda on October 20, 1999 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). Later landfalls: near Road Town, British Virgin Islands on October 21, 1999 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,904 miles (4,673 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 20, 1999 · 16:00 UTC	near St. Peter Parish, Antigua and Barbuda	Cat 1 92 mph	982 mb
October 21, 1999 · 11:00 UTC	near Road Town, British Virgin Islands	TS 69 mph	996 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico	62 mi	Oct 21 · 20:00 UTC	TS 61 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 34 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 17 18:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	9.8°N 50.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 00:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	10.3°N 51.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 06:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	10.9°N 52.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 12:00	TS	46 mph	1003 mb	11.5°N 53.9°W	open ocean
Oct 18 18:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	12.2°N 55.1°W	open ocean
Oct 19 00:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	12.9°N 56.1°W	open ocean
Oct 19 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	13.5°N 57.1°W	172 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 19 12:00	TS	69 mph	994 mb	14.1°N 58.1°W	123 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 19 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	14.9°N 58.9°W	133 mi NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 20 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	987 mb	15.7°N 59.5°W	118 mi ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique
Oct 20 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	979 mb	16.3°N 60.2°W	71 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe
Oct 20 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	980 mb	16.8°N 61.1°W	36 mi NNE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
Oct 20 16:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	982 mb	17.1°N 61.7°W	10 mi E of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 20 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	983 mb	17.2°N 62.0°W	12 mi WNW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 21 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	990 mb	17.6°N 62.7°W	21 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oct 21 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	18.1°N 63.8°W	67 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 21 11:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	996 mb	18.4°N 64.6°W	22 mi E of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 21 12:00	TS	69 mph	996 mb	18.5°N 64.8°W	14 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 21 18:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	19.0°N 65.3°W	52 mi NNE of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Oct 22 00:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	19.4°N 65.8°W	68 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oct 22 06:00	TS	58 mph	992 mb	19.9°N 66.1°W	99 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oct 22 12:00	TS	58 mph	992 mb	20.5°N 65.9°W	141 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oct 22 18:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	21.1°N 65.6°W	185 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oct 23 00:00	TS	58 mph	994 mb	22.0°N 65.2°W	open ocean
Oct 23 06:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	23.0°N 64.8°W	open ocean
Oct 23 12:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	24.0°N 64.3°W	open ocean
Oct 23 18:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	25.2°N 63.8°W	open ocean
Oct 24 00:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	26.6°N 63.1°W	open ocean
Oct 24 06:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	28.0°N 62.2°W	open ocean
Oct 24 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	29.7°N 61.1°W	open ocean
Oct 24 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	32.2°N 59.8°W	open ocean
Oct 25 00:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	34.9°N 58.1°W	open ocean
Oct 25 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	37.9°N 55.8°W	open ocean
Oct 25 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	996 mb	40.0°N 51.8°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Jose make landfall?

Jose made landfall 2 times: near St. Peter Parish, Antigua and Barbuda on October 20, 1999 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds; near Road Town, British Virgin Islands on October 21, 1999 at 11:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Jose?

At its peak on October 20, 1999, Jose was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Jose last?

7.8 days, from October 17, 1999 to October 25, 1999, including 53 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,904 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Jose?

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 Jose

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1981	Tropical Storm Jose Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—
1999	Hurricane Jose · this page Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands
2005	Tropical Storm Jose Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Veracruz, Mexico	→
2011	Tropical Storm Jose Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—
2017	Hurricane Jose Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2023	Tropical Storm Jose 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 1999

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1999	Hurricane Floyd Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Bahamas, North Carolina	→
1999	Hurricane Lenny Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten	→
1999	Hurricane Gert Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Bret Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Texas	→
1999	Hurricane Cindy Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Dora Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Beatriz Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1999	Hurricane Irene Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Florida, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→

See every 1999 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Jose on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Irene (1999)Next Atlantic storm →Tropical Storm Katrina (1999)

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