Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 28 – November 3, 1978
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 Kendra (1978) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1978 Atlantic season. It formed on October 28, 1978, 122 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on October 30, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 29, 1978). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 3,305 miles (5,318 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 23.5°N 72.7°W | 122 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 24.2°N 73.2°W | 178 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 24.9°N 73.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 25.7°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 26.2°N 74.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 27.3°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 28.1°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 28.9°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 998 mb | 29.3°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 30.0°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 30.5°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 31.1°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 31.7°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 32.6°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 33.7°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 35.2°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 38.0°N 60.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 40.5°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 41.0°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 43.5°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 44.5°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 46.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 47.5°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 50.0°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kendra.
At its peak on October 30, 1978, Kendra was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb.
5.8 days, from October 28, 1978 to November 3, 1978, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,305 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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