Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 28 – September 3, 2012
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 Kirk (2012) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season. It formed on August 28, 2012, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on August 31, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 31, 2012). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,513 miles (4,043 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.9°N 43.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 24.0°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 24.3°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.6°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 25.1°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 25.6°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 26.1°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 26.8°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 27.6°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 28.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 29.6°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 30.6°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 31.7°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 33.1°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 34.6°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 36.5°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 38.4°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 40.3°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 42.4°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 45.0°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 48.1°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 51.7°N 30.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kirk.
At its peak on August 31, 2012, Kirk was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
5.3 days, from August 28, 2012 to September 3, 2012, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,513 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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