Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 24–29, 2003
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 (2003) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic season. It formed on September 24, 2003, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on September 27, 2003, and made landfall 20 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 29, 2003 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,560 miles (2,509 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2003 · 03:00 UTC | 20 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Cat 2 98 mph | 973 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 20 mi | Sep 29 · 03:00 UTC | Cat 2 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 28.2°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 28.3°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.4°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 28.8°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.2°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 30.4°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 30.9°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 31.1°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.8°N 62.0°W | 167 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 32.5°N 62.0°W | 163 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 33.3°N 62.0°W | 176 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 34.4°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 35.2°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 35.5°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 36.3°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 37.1°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 38.5°N 64.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 40.2°N 64.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 42.8°N 63.9°W | 128 mi S of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 29 03:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 98 mph | 973 mb | 44.4°N 63.8°W | 20 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 46.0°N 63.8°W | 27 mi S of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 49.8°N 62.4°W | 115 mi NE of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Juan made landfall once: 20 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 29, 2003 at 03:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.
At its peak on September 27, 2003, Juan was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
5.0 days, from September 24, 2003 to September 29, 2003, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,560 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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