Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 7–19, 1969
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 Kara (1969) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic season. It formed on October 7, 1969, 85 mi N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on October 17, 1969, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 4,530 miles (7,289 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 19.8°N 68.2°W | 85 mi N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.1°N 69.0°W | 66 mi NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.5°N 70.0°W | 66 mi NE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.9°N 71.1°W | 81 mi NNW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.5°N 72.3°W | 20 mi S of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.4°N 73.2°W | 74 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.5°N 73.6°W | 147 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.7°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 25.8°N 73.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 26.8°N 73.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.8°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 28.4°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 28.9°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 29.4°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 30.0°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 30.7°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 32.1°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 34.0°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 34.5°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 34.8°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 34.8°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 34.3°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 33.8°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 33.2°N 71.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 32.7°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 31.9°N 73.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 31.2°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 31.4°N 75.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 31.8°N 75.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 31.6°N 76.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 31.6°N 75.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 32.0°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 32.7°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 33.1°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 33.5°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 34.1°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 34.8°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 35.7°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 36.9°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 38.3°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 39.6°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 41.1°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 43.3°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 980 mb | 45.2°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 46.1°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 46.2°N 35.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 46.0°N 30.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 45.8°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kara.
At its peak on October 17, 1969, Kara was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb.
11.8 days, from October 7, 1969 to October 19, 1969, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,530 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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