Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 28 – September 12, 1995
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
Hurricane Luis (1995) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic season. It formed on August 28, 1995, 363 mi SW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on September 4, 1995, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 31, 1995). The storm lasted 15.0 days and travelled about 5,931 miles (9,543 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.4°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.6°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 11.8°N 30.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 12.2°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 12.7°N 33.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.0°N 34.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.4°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 13.7°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 14.0°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 992 mb | 14.3°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 14.6°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.0°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 15.4°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 15.8°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 16.2°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.5°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.8°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.2°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.3°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.3°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.4°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.3°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 945 mb | 17.3°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 17.1°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 940 mb | 17.0°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 945 mb | 17.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 943 mb | 17.0°N 59.1°W | 153 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 17.1°N 60.1°W | 98 mi ENE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 939 mb | 17.3°N 61.0°W | 57 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 945 mb | 17.5°N 61.7°W | 28 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 18.0°N 62.4°W | 53 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 942 mb | 18.4°N 63.0°W | 78 mi NNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 939 mb | 18.9°N 63.6°W | 95 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 19.4°N 64.2°W | 87 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 20.1°N 64.9°W | 122 mi N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 20.7°N 65.4°W | 161 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 936 mb | 21.3°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 941 mb | 22.0°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 938 mb | 22.8°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 935 mb | 24.3°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 939 mb | 25.8°N 68.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 941 mb | 26.4°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 944 mb | 26.5°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 945 mb | 27.1°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 949 mb | 29.1°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 952 mb | 31.0°N 69.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 955 mb | 32.7°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 959 mb | 34.5°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 963 mb | 36.5°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 961 mb | 38.4°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | 966 mb | 40.9°N 60.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 109 mph | 965 mb | 43.9°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 3 extratropical | 121 mph | 963 mb | 47.1°N 54.2°W | 63 mi WSW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 104 mph | 960 mb | 51.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 958 mb | 55.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 955 mb | 57.0°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 950 mb | 58.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 955 mb | 59.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 960 mb | 60.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Luis.
At its peak on September 4, 1995, Luis was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb.
15.0 days, from August 28, 1995 to September 12, 1995, including 252 hours at hurricane strength (198 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,931 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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