Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 6–16, 2011
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 Maria (2011) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on September 6, 2011, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on September 16, 2011, and made landfall 42 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada on September 16, 2011 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 4,355 miles (7,008 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2011 · 19:00 UTC | 42 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | TS 69 mph | 983 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 12.3°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 12.8°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 13.2°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 13.2°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.2°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.5°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 14.3°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 14.9°N 57.9°W | 169 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.4°N 59.0°W | 138 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.0°N 60.0°W | 86 mi ESE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.9°N 61.1°W | 43 mi NNE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 62.0°W | 48 mi NNW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 18.3°N 62.7°W | 69 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 18.7°N 63.4°W | 103 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 19.1°N 64.1°W | 76 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 19.6°N 64.7°W | 88 mi N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 20.0°N 65.3°W | 118 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 20.4°N 66.1°W | 134 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1006 mb | 20.6°N 66.9°W | 148 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1006 mb | 20.8°N 67.1°W | 163 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 67.3°W | 179 mi NNW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 21.3°N 67.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 21.7°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 22.3°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 23.1°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 23.9°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 24.7°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 25.8°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 999 mb | 27.2°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 28.8°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 30.9°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 33.7°N 66.9°W | 156 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 36.8°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 39.8°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 42.9°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 46.7°N 53.9°W | 70 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 16 19:00 | TS LANDFALL | 69 mph | 983 mb | 47.0°N 53.5°W | 42 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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Questions
Maria made landfall once: 42 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada on September 16, 2011 at 19:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.
At its peak on September 16, 2011, Maria was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
10.0 days, from September 6, 2011 to September 16, 2011, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,355 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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