Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 17–23, 2013
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
Tropical Storm Melissa (2013) was a tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic season. It formed on November 17, 2013, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on November 19, 2013, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 2,810 miles (4,522 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.9°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 24.3°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 25.0°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 26.0°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 18 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 997 mb | 27.1°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 18 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 992 mb | 28.3°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 987 mb | 29.1°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 18 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 987 mb | 29.7°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 985 mb | 30.2°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 30.8°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 31.6°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 982 mb | 32.5°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 985 mb | 33.3°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 988 mb | 34.1°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 988 mb | 35.1°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 988 mb | 36.3°N 46.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 984 mb | 37.5°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 984 mb | 38.8°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 980 mb | 39.9°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 980 mb | 40.7°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 00:00 | TS low/wave | 58 mph | 984 mb | 41.3°N 30.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 06:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 988 mb | 41.6°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 992 mb | 41.6°N 24.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 996 mb | 41.3°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 40.8°N 19.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 40.0°N 17.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Melissa.
At its peak on November 19, 2013, Melissa was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
6.3 days, from November 17, 2013 to November 23, 2013. It travelled about 2,810 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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