Tropical Storm Josephine (1996)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 4–16, 1996

Peak wind
69 mph
111 km/h · Oct 7
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
970 mb
Landfalls
1
Florida
Lifetime
11.3 d
Oct 4 – Oct 16
Distance
5,813 mi
9,354 km
ACE
1.6
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 Josephine

Tropical Storm Josephine (1996) was a tropical storm of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on October 4, 1996, 109 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on October 7, 1996, and made landfall 21 mi WSW of Perry, Florida on October 8, 1996 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on October 7, 1996). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 5,813 miles (9,354 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
October 8, 1996 · 04:00 UTC21 mi WSW of Perry, FloridaTS 69 mph983 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Tallahassee, Florida38 miOct 8 · 04:00 UTCTS 69 mph
Jacksonville, Florida55 miOct 8 · 06:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Fayetteville, North Carolina54 miOct 8 · 13:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia42 miOct 8 · 19:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Norfolk, Virginia53 miOct 8 · 19:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Chesapeake, Virginia51 miOct 8 · 19:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Newport News, Virginia65 miOct 8 · 19:00 UTCTS 52 mph
East Hampton, Virginia64 miOct 8 · 19:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Providence, Rhode Island61 miOct 9 · 06:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada58 miOct 9 · 20:00 UTCTS 52 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 47 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Oct 4 18:00TD 29 mph1003 mb22.7°N 96.2°W109 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 5 00:00TD 35 mph1003 mb23.0°N 96.1°W122 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 5 06:00TD 35 mph1003 mb23.3°N 96.0°W139 mi ENE of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 5 12:00TD 35 mph1003 mb23.6°N 95.8°W152 mi ENE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 5 18:00TD 35 mph1003 mb24.3°N 95.5°W166 mi SE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 6 00:00TD 35 mph1002 mb24.8°N 95.0°W173 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 6 06:00TD 35 mph1002 mb25.0°N 94.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 6 12:00TD 35 mph1003 mb25.1°N 93.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 6 18:00TS 40 mph1001 mb25.1°N 91.8°Wopen ocean
Oct 7 00:00TS 46 mph996 mb25.5°N 90.4°Wopen ocean
Oct 7 06:00TS 58 mph992 mb25.9°N 88.9°Wopen ocean
Oct 7 12:00TS 69 mph981 mb26.9°N 87.3°Wopen ocean
Oct 7 18:00TS 69 mph983 mb28.2°N 86.0°W137 mi S of Panama City, Florida
Oct 8 00:00TS 69 mph983 mb29.3°N 84.5°W80 mi S of Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 8 04:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph983 mb30.0°N 83.9°W38 mi SE of Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 8 06:00TS extratropical52 mph990 mb30.9°N 82.3°W22 mi S of Waycross, Georgia
Oct 8 12:00TS extratropical52 mph988 mb34.0°N 79.0°W12 mi NNE of Conway, South Carolina
Oct 8 18:00TS extratropical52 mph986 mb36.0°N 76.0°W25 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Oct 9 00:00TS extratropical52 mph983 mb38.0°N 73.5°W94 mi ESE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Oct 9 06:00TS extratropical52 mph980 mb41.0°N 71.0°W38 mi SSE of Newport, Rhode Island
Oct 9 12:00TS extratropical52 mph980 mb42.5°N 68.0°W120 mi ENE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Oct 9 18:00TS extratropical52 mph984 mb44.5°N 65.5°W60 mi SSE of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Oct 10 00:00TS extratropical52 mph985 mb46.5°N 62.5°W35 mi ENE of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 10 06:00TS extratropical52 mph985 mb48.5°N 58.0°W31 mi S of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Oct 10 12:00TS extratropical52 mph983 mb49.5°N 55.0°W41 mi NNW of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Oct 10 18:00TS extratropical52 mph984 mb50.5°N 50.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 11 00:00TS extratropical52 mph984 mb51.0°N 44.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 11 06:00TS extratropical52 mph986 mb51.0°N 38.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 11 12:00TS extratropical52 mph988 mb51.0°N 32.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 11 18:00TS extratropical52 mph989 mb51.0°N 26.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 12 00:00TS extratropical52 mph985 mb51.0°N 21.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 12 06:00TS extratropical52 mph980 mb51.0°N 18.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 12 12:00TS extratropical52 mph982 mb51.5°N 16.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 12 18:00TS extratropical58 mph977 mb52.5°N 15.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 13 00:00TS extratropical63 mph973 mb53.0°N 15.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 13 06:00TS extratropical69 mph971 mb53.5°N 15.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 13 12:00TS extratropical63 mph972 mb54.0°N 15.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 13 18:00TS extratropical58 mph977 mb55.5°N 15.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 14 00:00TS extratropical52 mph982 mb57.5°N 16.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 14 06:00TS extratropical52 mph977 mb60.0°N 18.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 14 12:00TS extratropical52 mph972 mb61.0°N 20.0°Wopen ocean
Oct 14 18:00TS extratropical52 mph970 mb62.0°N 22.0°W139 mi S of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Oct 15 00:00TS extratropical52 mph972 mb62.5°N 24.0°W113 mi SSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Oct 15 06:00TS extratropical52 mph978 mb63.0°N 26.0°W126 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Oct 15 12:00TS extratropical46 mph983 mb63.0°N 28.0°W181 mi WSW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Oct 15 18:00TS extratropical40 mph988 mb63.0°N 29.5°Wopen ocean
Oct 16 00:00TD extratropical35 mph992 mb63.0°N 30.5°Wopen ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Josephine make landfall?

Josephine made landfall once: 21 mi WSW of Perry, Florida on October 8, 1996 at 04:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Josephine?

At its peak on October 7, 1996, Josephine was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Josephine last?

11.3 days, from October 4, 1996 to October 16, 1996. It travelled about 5,813 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Josephine?

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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