Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 11–12, 1996
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
Tropical Storm Kyle (1996) was a tropical storm of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on October 11, 1996, 108 mi N of La Ceiba, Honduras, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on October 11, 1996, and made landfall 17 mi NW of Puerto Cortez, Honduras on October 12, 1996 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 1.3 days and travelled about 168 miles (271 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1996 · 12:00 UTC | 17 mi NW of Puerto Cortez, Honduras | TD 35 mph | 1008 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 27 mi | Oct 12 · 16:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.3°N 86.5°W | 108 mi N of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.9°N 87.1°W | 80 mi NNW of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Oct 11 21:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 16.7°N 87.4°W | 64 mi N of Tela, Honduras |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 16.6°N 87.5°W | 61 mi NNE of Puerto Cortez, Honduras |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.3°N 87.8°W | 34 mi NNE of Puerto Cortez, Honduras |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 88.1°W | 17 mi NW of Puerto Cortez, Honduras |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 15.7°N 88.4°W | 13 mi E of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Kyle made landfall once: 17 mi NW of Puerto Cortez, Honduras on October 12, 1996 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on October 11, 1996, Kyle was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
1.3 days, from October 11, 1996 to October 12, 1996. It travelled about 168 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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