Hurricane Karen (2001)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 11–15, 2001

Peak wind

81 mph

130 km/h · Oct 14

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

982 mb

Landfalls

Nova Scotia, Canada

Lifetime

4.5 d

Oct 11 – Oct 15

Distance

1,603 mi

2,579 km

ACE

5.1

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 Karen

Hurricane Karen (2001) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic season. It formed on October 11, 2001, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb on October 14, 2001, and made landfall 19 mi SW of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 15, 2001 as a tropical storm (46 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on October 12, 2001). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,603 miles (2,579 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 15, 2001 · 12:00 UTC	19 mi SW of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada	TS 46 mph	998 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	39 mi	Oct 15 · 13:00 UTC	TS 46 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 19 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 11 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1009 mb	27.5°N 63.0°W	open ocean
Oct 11 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1003 mb	29.8°N 62.5°W	open ocean
Oct 11 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	998 mb	30.8°N 63.5°W	129 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 12 00:00	TS	69 mph	991 mb	31.8°N 64.7°W	35 mi S of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 12 06:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	32.2°N 65.8°W	59 mi W of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 12 12:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	32.8°N 65.8°W	68 mi WNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 12 18:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	33.5°N 66.3°W	121 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 13 00:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	34.2°N 66.1°W	151 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 13 06:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	34.9°N 65.3°W	182 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 13 12:00	TS	69 mph	986 mb	36.2°N 64.8°W	open ocean
Oct 13 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	37.3°N 64.6°W	open ocean
Oct 14 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	37.9°N 64.0°W	open ocean
Oct 14 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	982 mb	38.6°N 63.7°W	open ocean
Oct 14 12:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	39.3°N 63.9°W	open ocean
Oct 14 18:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	40.1°N 64.1°W	open ocean
Oct 15 00:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	40.9°N 64.4°W	open ocean
Oct 15 06:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	42.3°N 65.0°W	177 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Oct 15 12:00	TS LANDFALL	46 mph	998 mb	44.2°N 64.8°W	68 mi WSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Oct 15 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	1002 mb	48.0°N 62.0°W	43 mi N of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Karen make landfall?

Karen made landfall once: 19 mi SW of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 15, 2001 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.

What category was Karen?

At its peak on October 14, 2001, Karen was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 982 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Karen last?

4.5 days, from October 11, 2001 to October 15, 2001, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,603 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Karen?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Karen

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1989	Tropical Storm Karen Atlantic	TS 58 mph	—	→
1995	Tropical Storm Karen Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—
2001	Hurricane Karen · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada
2007	Hurricane Karen Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2013	Tropical Storm Karen Atlantic	TS 63 mph	—	→
2019	Tropical Storm Karen Atlantic	TS 46 mph	Puerto Rico	→
2025	Subtropical Storm Karen Atlantic	TS 58 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2001

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2001	Hurricane Iris Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Belize	→
2001	Hurricane Adolph Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Juliette Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2001	Hurricane Michelle Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Matanzas Province, Cuba	→
2001	Hurricane Erin Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Felix Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Flossie Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→

See every 2001 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Karen on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormTropical Storm Jerry (2001)Next Atlantic storm →Hurricane Michelle (2001)

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