Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 16–28, 2004
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 Karl (2004) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic season. It formed on September 16, 2004, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on September 21, 2004, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 18, 2004). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 5,860 miles (9,429 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.2°N 29.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 30.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.2°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 11.2°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.6°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.1°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 13.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 13.9°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 14.5°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.0°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 15.6°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 15.9°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.0°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.3°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 16.7°N 43.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 16.8°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.0°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 17.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 18.1°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 18.7°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 19.6°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 20.8°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 948 mb | 22.3°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 955 mb | 23.7°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 24.9°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 26.2°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 27.5°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 29.0°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 30.7°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 953 mb | 32.5°N 44.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 955 mb | 34.5°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 957 mb | 36.8°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 959 mb | 39.5°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 961 mb | 42.6°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 962 mb | 45.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 963 mb | 48.1°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 967 mb | 50.4°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 973 mb | 53.0°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 980 mb | 56.1°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 986 mb | 59.5°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 983 mb | 62.0°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 976 mb | 63.5°N 8.0°W | 110 mi NNW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 976 mb | 64.0°N 2.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 980 mb | 64.0°N 2.5°E | 155 mi NW of Ålesund, Norway |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 980 mb | 64.5°N 7.0°E | 99 mi NNW of Kristiansund, Norway |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 986 mb | 65.0°N 10.5°E | 74 mi NNW of Steinkjer, Norway |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 989 mb | 65.3°N 12.0°E | 90 mi N of Steinkjer, Norway |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 992 mb | 65.5°N 13.5°E | 59 mi SSW of Mo i Rana, Norway |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Karl.
At its peak on September 21, 2004, Karl was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb.
11.8 days, from September 16, 2004 to September 28, 2004, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (84 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,860 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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