Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 12–22, 1971
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 Laura (1971) was a tropical storm of the 1971 Atlantic season. It formed on November 12, 1971, 206 mi NNE of Colón, Panama, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on November 15, 1971, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 1,495 miles (2,405 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.0°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.3°N 78.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.7°N 79.2°W | 169 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.2°N 79.6°W | 148 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.8°N 80.0°W | 142 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 80.6°W | 152 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.2°N 81.3°W | 161 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Nov 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.9°N 81.9°W | 163 mi NE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Nov 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.6°N 82.5°W | 144 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Nov 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.3°N 83.1°W | 141 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Nov 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 18.1°N 83.5°W | 162 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 18.9°N 83.8°W | 161 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 15 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.8°N 84.0°W | 164 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.4°N 84.1°W | 125 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 21.0°N 84.0°W | 83 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.4°N 83.8°W | 59 mi SSE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 16 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.6°N 83.6°W | 57 mi S of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.4°N 83.4°W | 51 mi SW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 17 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 21.1°N 83.3°W | 63 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 17 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.5°N 83.5°W | 106 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 20.0°N 83.9°W | 148 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 19.8°N 84.2°W | 166 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 19.6°N 84.5°W | 170 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 18 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 19.6°N 84.7°W | 158 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.7°N 85.0°W | 138 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 19.9°N 85.3°W | 114 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 19 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 19.7°N 85.5°W | 109 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 19 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.4°N 85.6°W | 116 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.0°N 85.6°W | 136 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 18.5°N 85.7°W | 154 mi ENE of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.1°N 86.0°W | 130 mi E of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 20 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 17.8°N 86.5°W | 97 mi E of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 20 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 87.1°W | 61 mi ESE of San Pedro, Belize |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 17.2°N 87.7°W | 39 mi ESE of Belize City, Belize |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.9°N 88.0°W | 43 mi SSE of Belize City, Belize |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.7°N 87.5°W | 67 mi NNE of Puerto Cortez, Honduras |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.5°N 87.0°W | 52 mi NNW of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 16.5°N 86.5°W | 54 mi NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Nov 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.5°N 86.0°W | 56 mi N of Tocoa, Honduras |
| Nov 22 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.5°N 85.5°W | 44 mi N of Limón, Honduras |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Laura.
At its peak on November 15, 1971, Laura was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
9.8 days, from November 12, 1971 to November 22, 1971. It travelled about 1,495 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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