Hurricane Maria (2017)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 16 – October 2, 2017

Peak wind

173 mph

278 km/h · Sep 20

Peak category

Cat 5

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

908 mb

Landfalls

Dominica · Puerto Rico

Lifetime

16.0 d

Sep 16 – Oct 2

Distance

5,628 mi

9,056 km

ACE

44.8

storm energy

Deaths

4,645

per Wikidata

Damage

$92 B

nominal USD

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

What happened with Maria

Hurricane Maria (2017) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on September 16, 2017, reached its peak of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 908 mb on September 20, 2017, and made landfall 2 times — first near Roseau, Dominica on September 19, 2017 as a Category 5 hurricane (167 mph). Later landfalls: near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 as a Category 4 hurricane (155 mph). It rapidly intensified by 81 mph in 24 hours (to 167 mph on September 19, 2017). The storm lasted 16.0 days and travelled about 5,628 miles (9,056 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 4,645 deaths and about $92 billion in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 19, 2017 · 01:00 UTC	near Roseau, Dominica	Cat 5 167 mph	922 mb
September 20, 2017 · 10:00 UTC	near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico	Cat 4 155 mph	920 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico	19 mi	Sep 20 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 4 132 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 68 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 16 12:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	12.2°N 49.7°W	open ocean
Sep 16 18:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	12.2°N 51.7°W	open ocean
Sep 17 00:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	12.4°N 53.1°W	open ocean
Sep 17 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	12.8°N 54.4°W	open ocean
Sep 17 12:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	13.3°N 55.7°W	open ocean
Sep 17 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	986 mb	13.6°N 57.0°W	179 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 18 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	14.0°N 58.0°W	125 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 18 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	977 mb	14.3°N 59.0°W	92 mi NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 18 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	967 mb	14.5°N 59.7°W	81 mi E of Le François, Martinique
Sep 18 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	956 mb	14.9°N 60.4°W	39 mi ENE of Le Robert, Martinique
Sep 19 00:00	Cat 5	167 mph	924 mb	15.3°N 61.1°W	19 mi E of Roseau, Dominica
Sep 19 01:00	Cat 5 LANDFALL	167 mph	922 mb	15.4°N 61.3°W	near Roseau, Dominica
Sep 19 06:00	Cat 4	155 mph	940 mb	15.7°N 61.9°W	23 mi SSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 19 12:00	Cat 5	161 mph	931 mb	16.1°N 62.7°W	65 mi W of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 19 18:00	Cat 5	167 mph	920 mb	16.6°N 63.5°W	70 mi SW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 20 00:00	Cat 5	173 mph	909 mb	17.0°N 64.3°W	58 mi SSE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 20 03:00	Cat 5	173 mph	908 mb	17.3°N 64.7°W	30 mi S of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 20 06:00	Cat 5	161 mph	913 mb	17.6°N 65.1°W	25 mi WSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 20 10:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	155 mph	920 mb	18.0°N 65.9°W	11 mi SSW of Humacao, Puerto Rico
Sep 20 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	935 mb	18.2°N 66.2°W	10 mi WSW of Caguas, Puerto Rico
Sep 20 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	959 mb	18.6°N 67.0°W	near Isabela, Puerto Rico
Sep 21 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	958 mb	19.0°N 67.6°W	49 mi NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Sep 21 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	959 mb	19.4°N 68.2°W	58 mi NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Sep 21 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	959 mb	19.9°N 68.8°W	59 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Sep 21 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	960 mb	20.5°N 69.5°W	80 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	953 mb	20.8°N 70.0°W	83 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	959 mb	21.2°N 70.5°W	98 mi N of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	958 mb	21.9°N 70.9°W	87 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 22 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	959 mb	22.8°N 71.2°W	97 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 23 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	953 mb	23.7°N 71.6°W	139 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 23 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	952 mb	24.4°N 71.9°W	182 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 23 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	952 mb	25.1°N 72.1°W	open ocean
Sep 23 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	952 mb	25.9°N 72.3°W	open ocean
Sep 24 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	945 mb	26.6°N 72.4°W	open ocean
Sep 24 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	942 mb	27.5°N 72.6°W	open ocean
Sep 24 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	947 mb	28.4°N 72.8°W	open ocean
Sep 24 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	943 mb	29.1°N 72.9°W	open ocean
Sep 25 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	947 mb	29.7°N 72.9°W	open ocean
Sep 25 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	954 mb	30.3°N 72.9°W	open ocean
Sep 25 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	961 mb	30.8°N 73.0°W	open ocean
Sep 25 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	966 mb	31.4°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 26 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	966 mb	32.0°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 26 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	970 mb	32.6°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 26 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	970 mb	33.3°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 26 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	975 mb	33.9°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 27 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	975 mb	34.4°N 73.0°W	open ocean
Sep 27 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	976 mb	34.9°N 72.9°W	open ocean
Sep 27 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	977 mb	35.4°N 72.8°W	open ocean
Sep 27 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	979 mb	36.0°N 72.6°W	open ocean
Sep 28 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	979 mb	36.6°N 72.2°W	open ocean
Sep 28 06:00	TS	69 mph	982 mb	36.7°N 71.3°W	open ocean
Sep 28 12:00	TS	69 mph	982 mb	36.8°N 70.0°W	open ocean
Sep 28 18:00	TS	63 mph	985 mb	36.8°N 68.6°W	open ocean
Sep 29 00:00	TS	63 mph	985 mb	36.9°N 66.8°W	open ocean
Sep 29 06:00	TS	58 mph	987 mb	37.0°N 64.6°W	open ocean
Sep 29 12:00	TS	58 mph	988 mb	37.0°N 62.0°W	open ocean
Sep 29 18:00	TS	58 mph	988 mb	37.4°N 59.0°W	open ocean
Sep 30 00:00	TS	58 mph	988 mb	38.1°N 55.6°W	open ocean
Sep 30 06:00	TS	58 mph	988 mb	39.1°N 52.2°W	open ocean
Sep 30 12:00	TS	58 mph	988 mb	40.0°N 48.8°W	open ocean
Sep 30 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	991 mb	41.2°N 45.6°W	open ocean
Oct 1 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	994 mb	42.2°N 42.6°W	open ocean
Oct 1 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	996 mb	43.4°N 39.4°W	open ocean
Oct 1 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	999 mb	44.9°N 35.5°W	open ocean
Oct 1 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	1003 mb	46.5°N 31.0°W	open ocean
Oct 2 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	1005 mb	47.5°N 26.5°W	open ocean
Oct 2 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	1012 mb	48.0°N 22.0°W	open ocean
Oct 2 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1016 mb	48.0°N 17.0°W	open ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Maria make landfall?

Maria made landfall 2 times: near Roseau, Dominica on September 19, 2017 at 01:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 167 mph winds; near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds.

What category was Maria?

At its peak on September 20, 2017, Maria was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a central pressure of 908 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 5 hurricane.

How long did Maria last?

16.0 days, from September 16, 2017 to October 2, 2017, including 252 hours at hurricane strength (126 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,628 miles.

How many people died in Maria?

Wikidata records 4,645 deaths for Hurricane Maria. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Maria?

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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Every storm named Maria

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2005	Hurricane Maria Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2011	Hurricane Maria Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	→
2017	Hurricane Maria · this page Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Dominica, Puerto Rico

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2017

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2017	Hurricane Irma Atlantic	Cat 5 178 mph	Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Martin	→
2017	Hurricane Jose Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Fernanda Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Harvey Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Texas, Barbados	→
2017	Hurricane Kenneth Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Lee Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Ophelia Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Ireland	→
2017	Hurricane Eugene Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→

See every 2017 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Maria on Wikipedia.

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