Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 26 – November 1, 1985
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 Juan (1985) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic season. It formed on October 26, 1985, 229 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb on October 28, 1985, and made landfall 15 mi SSW of Patterson, Louisiana on October 29, 1985 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,696 miles (2,729 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 1985 · 11:00 UTC | 15 mi SSW of Patterson, Louisiana | Cat 1 75 mph | 974 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 40 mi | Oct 29 · 16:00 UTC | TS 71 mph |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 63 mi | Oct 31 · 09:00 UTC | TS 66 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 29 mi | Oct 31 · 19:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 35 mi | Nov 1 · 02:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | direct hit | Nov 1 · 06:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Huntsville, Alabama | direct hit | Nov 1 · 10:00 UTC | TD 36 mph |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 74 mi | Nov 1 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 22 mi | Nov 1 · 14:00 UTC | TD 33 mph |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 11 mi | Nov 1 · 16:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 19 mi | Nov 1 · 17:00 UTC | TD 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 24.5°N 90.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 24.2°N 91.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 23.8°N 92.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 996 mb | 24.4°N 92.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 24.6°N 92.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 25.3°N 92.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 986 mb | 25.7°N 91.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 26.4°N 91.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 27.8°N 91.2°W | 127 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Oct 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 28.6°N 91.5°W | 78 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 972 mb | 29.4°N 92.0°W | 41 mi SSE of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 971 mb | 29.3°N 93.0°W | 64 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 973 mb | 28.9°N 92.5°W | 77 mi SSW of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 29.0°N 91.9°W | 64 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 29 11:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 974 mb | 29.5°N 91.4°W | 18 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 974 mb | 29.6°N 91.3°W | near Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 978 mb | 30.3°N 91.9°W | near Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 30.1°N 92.3°W | near Crowley, Louisiana |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 29.8°N 92.2°W | 13 mi SSW of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 29.6°N 92.1°W | 26 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 29.3°N 91.8°W | 45 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 29.1°N 91.3°W | 42 mi S of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 980 mb | 28.9°N 90.3°W | 54 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 978 mb | 29.3°N 89.1°W | 74 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 30.3°N 87.7°W | near Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 984 mb | 31.8°N 87.0°W | 42 mi S of Selma, Alabama |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 986 mb | 33.5°N 86.7°W | near Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 989 mb | 35.2°N 86.6°W | 21 mi SSW of Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 992 mb | 36.8°N 87.1°W | 24 mi NE of Clarksville, Tennessee |
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Questions
Juan made landfall once: 15 mi SSW of Patterson, Louisiana on October 29, 1985 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on October 28, 1985, Juan was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 971 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
6.8 days, from October 26, 1985 to November 1, 1985, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,696 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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