Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 13–17, 1998
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 Kay (1998) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 13, 1998, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on October 13, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 14, 1998). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 544 miles (876 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.0°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.0°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 16.0°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 15.9°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 14.8°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.2°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.8°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.6°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.3°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.0°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.6°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.0°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.5°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.5°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kay.
At its peak on October 13, 1998, Kay was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb.
4.0 days, from October 13, 1998 to October 17, 1998, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 544 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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