Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 19 – October 3, 2004
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 Lisa (2004) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 2004, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on October 2, 2004, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on September 21, 2004). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,806 miles (6,123 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.3°N 32.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.3°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.4°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.5°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.7°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.7°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 13.9°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.1°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.3°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.4°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.4°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.9°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.2°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.0°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.1°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.8°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.0°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 44.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.9°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.7°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.7°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.4°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.0°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.7°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 19.2°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.6°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.0°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.6°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.3°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 22.0°N 46.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 23.0°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 24.3°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.4°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 26.4°N 46.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 27.5°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 28.9°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 30.1°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 31.1°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 32.0°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 32.4°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 33.1°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 34.1°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 35.1°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 36.3°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 37.7°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 38.9°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 40.3°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 41.6°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 42.8°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 43.8°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 44.5°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lisa.
At its peak on October 2, 2004, Lisa was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb.
13.5 days, from September 19, 2004 to October 3, 2004, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,806 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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