Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 25–29, 2007
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Karen (2007) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic season. It formed on September 25, 2007, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 988 mb on September 26, 2007, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 26, 2007). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,383 miles (2,226 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.0°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.3°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.6°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.8°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 10.9°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.2°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 11.7°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 12.3°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 12.8°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.2°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1002 mb | 13.5°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 14.1°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 14.1°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 14.6°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 16.1°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Karen.
At its peak on September 26, 2007, Karen was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 988 mb.
4.5 days, from September 25, 2007 to September 29, 2007, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,383 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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