Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · November 18–26, 2011
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 Kenneth (2011) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2011 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on November 18, 2011, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb on November 22, 2011, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on November 22, 2011). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,262 miles (3,640 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 9.2°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 18 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 9.2°N 97.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.4°N 97.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.7°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.9°N 99.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.1°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.2°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 10.4°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 10.8°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.5°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.0°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 12.2°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.6°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 13.0°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 13.0°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 13.0°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 12.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 12.6°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 12.5°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 12.5°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 12.7°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 13.0°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 13.3°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 13.4°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 13.4°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.4°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.4°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.3°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.2°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 13.1°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 13.1°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kenneth.
At its peak on November 22, 2011, Kenneth was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mb.
7.5 days, from November 18, 2011 to November 26, 2011, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,262 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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