Hurricane Lili (1996)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 14–29, 1996

Peak wind

115 mph

185 km/h · Oct 19

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

960 mb

Landfalls

Mayabeque, Cuba

Lifetime

14.5 d

Oct 14 – Oct 29

Distance

5,918 mi

9,522 km

ACE

22.6

storm energy

Deaths

per Wikidata

Damage

$662 M

nominal USD

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

What happened with Lili

Hurricane Lili (1996) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on October 14, 1996, 89 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on October 19, 1996, and made landfall 37 mi S of Güines, Mayabeque, Cuba on October 18, 1996 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). The storm lasted 14.5 days and travelled about 5,918 miles (9,522 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 22 deaths and about $662 million in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 18, 1996 · 10:00 UTC	37 mi S of Güines, Mayabeque, Cuba	Cat 2 98 mph	975 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Havana, Havana, Cuba	63 mi	Oct 18 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 2 98 mph
Dublin, Ireland	57 mi	Oct 28 · 13:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Belfast, United Kingdom	29 mi	Oct 28 · 15:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Liverpool, United Kingdom	70 mi	Oct 28 · 19:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Birkenhead, United Kingdom	72 mi	Oct 28 · 19:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Manchester, United Kingdom	60 mi	Oct 28 · 20:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Sheffield, United Kingdom	61 mi	Oct 28 · 21:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Leeds, United Kingdom	34 mi	Oct 28 · 21:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Bradford, United Kingdom	38 mi	Oct 28 · 21:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom	30 mi	Oct 28 · 22:00 UTC	TS 63 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

Every official fix 60 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 14 12:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	12.8°N 80.4°W	89 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 14 18:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	13.4°N 80.9°W	78 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 15 00:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	14.1°N 81.4°W	107 mi N of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 15 06:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	14.8°N 81.9°W	113 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 15 12:00	TD	35 mph	1004 mb	15.4°N 82.5°W	111 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 15 18:00	TD	35 mph	1003 mb	16.1°N 83.1°W	95 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 16 00:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	16.8°N 83.5°W	98 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 16 06:00	TS	40 mph	998 mb	17.5°N 83.8°W	129 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 16 12:00	TS	52 mph	998 mb	18.2°N 83.8°W	176 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 16 18:00	TS	58 mph	996 mb	18.3°N 84.5°W	166 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras
Oct 17 00:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	18.2°N 84.2°W	165 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras
Oct 17 06:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	18.8°N 83.7°W	156 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	19.6°N 83.5°W	138 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	984 mb	20.5°N 83.1°W	98 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	982 mb	21.3°N 82.8°W	41 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	21.8°N 82.2°W	39 mi E of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 10:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	975 mb	22.3°N 82.0°W	37 mi S of Güines, Mayabeque, Cuba
Oct 18 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	975 mb	22.4°N 81.5°W	25 mi WSW of Jagüey Grande, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Oct 18 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	975 mb	22.5°N 80.0°W	near Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 19 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	975 mb	23.0°N 78.2°W	67 mi NNE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Oct 19 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	23.5°N 76.2°W	130 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 19 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	24.4°N 74.0°W	open ocean
Oct 19 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	962 mb	25.5°N 71.5°W	open ocean
Oct 20 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	964 mb	26.9°N 69.0°W	open ocean
Oct 20 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	968 mb	28.3°N 67.0°W	open ocean
Oct 20 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	960 mb	29.6°N 65.0°W	open ocean
Oct 20 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	970 mb	30.7°N 62.9°W	157 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 21 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	31.9°N 60.8°W	open ocean
Oct 21 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	33.0°N 59.1°W	open ocean
Oct 21 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	986 mb	33.7°N 57.9°W	open ocean
Oct 21 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	34.0°N 57.0°W	open ocean
Oct 22 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	34.0°N 55.9°W	open ocean
Oct 22 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	33.8°N 55.2°W	open ocean
Oct 22 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	33.7°N 54.6°W	open ocean
Oct 22 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	33.5°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Oct 23 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	33.4°N 53.9°W	open ocean
Oct 23 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	33.2°N 53.8°W	open ocean
Oct 23 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	981 mb	33.1°N 53.7°W	open ocean
Oct 23 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	979 mb	33.3°N 53.2°W	open ocean
Oct 24 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	979 mb	33.7°N 52.8°W	open ocean
Oct 24 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	979 mb	34.0°N 52.5°W	open ocean
Oct 24 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	979 mb	34.0°N 51.9°W	open ocean
Oct 24 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	34.1°N 51.2°W	open ocean
Oct 25 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	977 mb	34.3°N 49.9°W	open ocean
Oct 25 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	973 mb	35.0°N 47.8°W	open ocean
Oct 25 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	970 mb	35.8°N 45.4°W	open ocean
Oct 25 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	971 mb	37.2°N 43.3°W	open ocean
Oct 26 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	975 mb	38.1°N 41.0°W	open ocean
Oct 26 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	978 mb	39.2°N 38.8°W	open ocean
Oct 26 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	979 mb	40.5°N 35.8°W	open ocean
Oct 26 18:00	TS	69 mph	980 mb	42.3°N 33.2°W	open ocean
Oct 27 00:00	TS	63 mph	978 mb	44.3°N 30.5°W	open ocean
Oct 27 06:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	980 mb	46.3°N 27.2°W	open ocean
Oct 27 12:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	978 mb	48.2°N 23.1°W	open ocean
Oct 27 18:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	973 mb	50.3°N 19.0°W	open ocean
Oct 28 00:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	973 mb	52.5°N 15.5°W	open ocean
Oct 28 06:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	973 mb	53.8°N 12.0°W	110 mi W of Castlebar, Ireland
Oct 28 12:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	970 mb	54.0°N 7.5°W	near Cavan, Ireland
Oct 28 18:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	970 mb	54.5°N 3.5°W	near Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Oct 29 00:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	976 mb	54.0°N 1.0°E	49 mi E of Bridlington, United Kingdom

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Lili make landfall?

Lili made landfall once: 37 mi S of Güines, Mayabeque, Cuba on October 18, 1996 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.

What category was Lili?

At its peak on October 19, 1996, Lili was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Lili last?

14.5 days, from October 14, 1996 to October 29, 1996, including 222 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,918 miles.

How many people died in Lili?

Wikidata records 22 deaths for Hurricane Lili. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Lili?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Lili

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1984	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
1990	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Lili · this page Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Mayabeque, Cuba
2002	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1996

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1996	Hurricane Edouard Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Hortense Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Puerto Rico, Nova Scotia, Canada	→
1996	Hurricane Douglas Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Fran Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	North Carolina	→
1996	Hurricane Fausto Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sinaloa, Mexico	→
1996	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	North Carolina	→
1996	Hurricane Isidore Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Alma Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	Michoacán, Mexico	→

See every 1996 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Lili on Wikipedia.

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