Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 28 – September 12, 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 Leslie (2012) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season. It formed on August 28, 2012, 296 mi WSW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on September 5, 2012, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 14.5 days and travelled about 4,918 miles (7,913 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 12.9°N 27.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 13.0°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.1°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.3°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.4°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.5°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.6°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.8°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 14.2°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.7°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 15.3°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 16.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 16.5°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 17.1°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 17.6°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 18.1°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 18.8°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 19.6°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 20.4°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 21.2°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.1°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.9°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 23.4°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 23.5°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 23.8°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 24.2°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 24.5°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 24.8°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 25.0°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 25.2°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 25.4°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 25.6°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 25.8°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 26.0°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 26.2°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 26.3°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 26.4°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 26.5°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 26.6°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 981 mb | 26.8°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 981 mb | 27.1°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 27.4°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 985 mb | 27.8°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 28.3°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 29.0°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 29.7°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 30.5°N 62.6°W | 179 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 31.5°N 62.5°W | 145 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 32.6°N 62.3°W | 147 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 33.8°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 35.1°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 36.4°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 38.5°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 970 mb | 41.1°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 968 mb | 44.0°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 09:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 968 mb | 45.8°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 970 mb | 47.7°N 54.9°W | 90 mi W of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 972 mb | 51.6°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 975 mb | 55.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Leslie.
At its peak on September 5, 2012, Leslie was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
14.5 days, from August 28, 2012 to September 12, 2012, including 75 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,918 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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