Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 26 – September 3, 2016
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 Madeline (2016) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 26, 2016, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on August 30, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 30, 2016). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,378 miles (3,826 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.3°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.9°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.5°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.1°N 138.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.5°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.7°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 16.2°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 16.6°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 17.2°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.6°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.0°N 144.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 18.4°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 18.7°N 145.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 18.9°N 146.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 19.2°N 147.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 972 mb | 19.2°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 978 mb | 19.2°N 149.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 985 mb | 19.2°N 151.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 19.0°N 152.3°W | 179 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 18.6°N 153.6°W | 113 mi SE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 18.1°N 154.6°W | 106 mi SSE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 17.4°N 155.5°W | 155 mi SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.7°N 156.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 157.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.5°N 158.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.5°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.5°N 161.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.5°N 163.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.4°N 165.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.1°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 15.9°N 168.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 15.7°N 169.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Madeline.
At its peak on August 30, 2016, Madeline was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
8.0 days, from August 26, 2016 to September 3, 2016, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,378 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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