Hurricane Marilyn (1995)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12 – October 1, 1995

Peak wind

115 mph

185 km/h · Sep 16

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

949 mb

Landfalls

Dominica

Lifetime

19.0 d

Sep 12 – Oct 1

Distance

4,593 mi

7,390 km

ACE

21.6

storm energy

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

What happened with Marilyn

Hurricane Marilyn (1995) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 1995, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb on September 16, 1995, and made landfall 15 mi NNE of Roseau, Dominica on September 14, 1995 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on September 13, 1995). The storm lasted 19.0 days and travelled about 4,593 miles (7,390 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 14, 1995 · 21:00 UTC	15 mi NNE of Roseau, Dominica	Cat 1 81 mph	984 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico	41 mi	Sep 16 · 11:00 UTC	Cat 2 109 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 79 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 12 18:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	11.7°N 50.9°W	open ocean
Sep 13 00:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	11.8°N 52.7°W	open ocean
Sep 13 06:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	11.9°N 54.3°W	open ocean
Sep 13 12:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	12.1°N 55.4°W	open ocean
Sep 13 18:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	12.5°N 56.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	988 mb	13.0°N 57.7°W	129 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 14 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	987 mb	13.5°N 58.8°W	61 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 14 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	986 mb	14.2°N 59.8°W	76 mi N of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 14 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	983 mb	15.0°N 60.8°W	20 mi NE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique
Sep 14 21:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	984 mb	15.5°N 61.3°W	15 mi NNE of Roseau, Dominica
Sep 15 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	985 mb	15.8°N 61.7°W	14 mi S of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 15 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	977 mb	16.5°N 62.8°W	55 mi S of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 15 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	974 mb	16.8°N 63.5°W	62 mi WSW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 15 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	969 mb	17.4°N 64.2°W	43 mi ESE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 16 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	962 mb	17.9°N 64.7°W	12 mi NNE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 16 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	952 mb	18.5°N 65.2°W	21 mi WNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 16 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	951 mb	19.0°N 65.8°W	42 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 16 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	950 mb	19.7°N 66.4°W	87 mi NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 17 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	950 mb	20.4°N 67.0°W	134 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Sep 17 03:00	Cat 3	115 mph	949 mb	20.7°N 67.1°W	156 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Sep 17 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	953 mb	21.2°N 67.5°W	182 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Sep 17 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	965 mb	22.0°N 68.2°W	open ocean
Sep 17 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	968 mb	22.9°N 68.8°W	open ocean
Sep 18 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	963 mb	24.0°N 69.1°W	open ocean
Sep 18 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	965 mb	25.0°N 69.4°W	open ocean
Sep 18 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	966 mb	26.1°N 69.5°W	open ocean
Sep 18 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	966 mb	27.2°N 69.3°W	open ocean
Sep 19 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	969 mb	28.4°N 69.0°W	open ocean
Sep 19 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	970 mb	29.6°N 68.6°W	open ocean
Sep 19 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	976 mb	31.0°N 68.2°W	open ocean
Sep 19 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	974 mb	32.6°N 67.7°W	171 mi W of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Sep 20 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	974 mb	34.2°N 66.8°W	175 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Sep 20 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	976 mb	35.8°N 66.1°W	open ocean
Sep 20 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	978 mb	37.3°N 65.2°W	open ocean
Sep 20 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	980 mb	38.3°N 64.3°W	open ocean
Sep 21 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	982 mb	39.0°N 63.3°W	open ocean
Sep 21 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	984 mb	39.3°N 61.9°W	open ocean
Sep 21 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	39.4°N 60.6°W	open ocean
Sep 21 18:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	39.6°N 59.3°W	open ocean
Sep 22 00:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	39.8°N 58.3°W	open ocean
Sep 22 06:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	994 mb	39.7°N 57.6°W	open ocean
Sep 22 12:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	996 mb	39.4°N 57.1°W	open ocean
Sep 22 18:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	998 mb	39.0°N 56.8°W	open ocean
Sep 23 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	1000 mb	38.4°N 56.7°W	open ocean
Sep 23 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	1001 mb	37.8°N 56.7°W	open ocean
Sep 23 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1002 mb	37.1°N 56.7°W	open ocean
Sep 23 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1003 mb	36.6°N 56.8°W	open ocean
Sep 24 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1004 mb	35.9°N 57.2°W	open ocean
Sep 24 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1004 mb	35.0°N 58.1°W	open ocean
Sep 24 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	33.8°N 57.7°W	open ocean
Sep 24 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	33.0°N 57.0°W	open ocean
Sep 25 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	32.6°N 56.6°W	open ocean
Sep 25 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	32.0°N 56.3°W	open ocean
Sep 25 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	31.1°N 56.0°W	open ocean
Sep 25 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	30.9°N 55.1°W	open ocean
Sep 26 00:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1006 mb	31.0°N 54.7°W	open ocean
Sep 26 06:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1006 mb	31.1°N 54.2°W	open ocean
Sep 26 12:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1007 mb	31.3°N 53.8°W	open ocean
Sep 26 18:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1008 mb	31.5°N 53.4°W	open ocean
Sep 27 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1009 mb	31.7°N 53.1°W	open ocean
Sep 27 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1010 mb	31.8°N 52.6°W	open ocean
Sep 27 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1011 mb	32.2°N 52.1°W	open ocean
Sep 27 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1012 mb	32.6°N 51.7°W	open ocean
Sep 28 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1013 mb	32.9°N 51.4°W	open ocean
Sep 28 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1014 mb	33.2°N 51.1°W	open ocean
Sep 28 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1014 mb	33.6°N 50.9°W	open ocean
Sep 28 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1013 mb	34.0°N 50.6°W	open ocean
Sep 29 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1013 mb	34.3°N 49.9°W	open ocean
Sep 29 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1014 mb	34.8°N 49.1°W	open ocean
Sep 29 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1014 mb	35.3°N 48.2°W	open ocean
Sep 29 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1014 mb	35.3°N 47.2°W	open ocean
Sep 30 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1015 mb	34.9°N 47.7°W	open ocean
Sep 30 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1015 mb	34.6°N 48.5°W	open ocean
Sep 30 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	34.6°N 49.3°W	open ocean
Sep 30 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	34.7°N 50.0°W	open ocean
Oct 1 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	34.8°N 50.5°W	open ocean
Oct 1 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	35.0°N 51.0°W	open ocean
Oct 1 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	35.2°N 51.5°W	open ocean
Oct 1 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1016 mb	35.3°N 51.9°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Marilyn make landfall?

Marilyn made landfall once: 15 mi NNE of Roseau, Dominica on September 14, 1995 at 21:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.

What category was Marilyn?

At its peak on September 16, 1995, Marilyn was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 949 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Marilyn last?

19.0 days, from September 12, 1995 to October 1, 1995, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,593 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Marilyn?

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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