Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 22 – October 4, 2019
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 Lorenzo (2019) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season. It formed on September 22, 2019, 206 mi WSW of Ziguinchor, Senegal, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb on September 29, 2019, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on September 27, 2019). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 5,168 miles (8,316 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.9°N 18.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.0°N 20.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 11.0°N 21.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 11.1°N 23.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 11.2°N 24.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 11.4°N 25.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 11.8°N 27.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 12.2°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 12.6°N 30.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 13.0°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 13.4°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 13.9°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 14.4°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 14.5°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 14.7°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 15.2°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 16.0°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 937 mb | 17.1°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 937 mb | 18.1°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 18.9°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 948 mb | 19.6°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 952 mb | 20.3°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 957 mb | 21.1°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 22.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 22.9°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 936 mb | 23.8°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 03:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 925 mb | 24.3°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 24.7°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 945 mb | 25.6°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 950 mb | 26.4°N 44.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 954 mb | 27.2°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 955 mb | 28.2°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 955 mb | 29.2°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 955 mb | 30.2°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 956 mb | 31.2°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 957 mb | 32.6°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 957 mb | 34.3°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 958 mb | 35.9°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 959 mb | 37.8°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 959 mb | 40.2°N 31.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 959 mb | 43.0°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 960 mb | 45.9°N 24.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 961 mb | 49.2°N 21.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 962 mb | 52.0°N 18.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 963 mb | 54.5°N 15.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 966 mb | 55.8°N 13.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 977 mb | 55.4°N 10.5°W | 103 mi NNW of Ballina, Ireland |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 985 mb | 54.5°N 8.2°W | 19 mi NE of Sligo, Ireland |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lorenzo.
At its peak on September 29, 2019, Lorenzo was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 925 mb.
11.5 days, from September 22, 2019 to October 4, 2019, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,168 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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