Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 26 – October 4, 2008
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 Laura (2008) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on September 26, 2008, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on September 27, 2008, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 3, 2008). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 2,970 miles (4,778 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1011 mb | 39.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1010 mb | 37.9°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 1009 mb | 37.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 1007 mb | 36.5°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 1004 mb | 37.0°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 998 mb | 37.4°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 992 mb | 37.5°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 992 mb | 37.4°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 994 mb | 37.3°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 994 mb | 37.2°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 37.0°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 36.8°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 36.7°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 37.0°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 37.2°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 37.8°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 38.6°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 39.6°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 40.6°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 41.7°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 42.9°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 44.2°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 995 mb | 45.7°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 995 mb | 47.5°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 997 mb | 49.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 996 mb | 51.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 992 mb | 53.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 992 mb | 55.6°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 991 mb | 56.9°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 990 mb | 57.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 992 mb | 57.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 994 mb | 57.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 996 mb | 56.5°N 31.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 997 mb | 56.0°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ 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 September 27, 2008, Laura was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb.
8.3 days, from September 26, 2008 to October 4, 2008. It travelled about 2,970 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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