Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 15–20, 2000
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
Hurricane Michael (2000) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic season. It formed on October 15, 2000, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on October 19, 2000, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 17, 2000). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,035 miles (3,275 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 30.0°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 30.0°N 71.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 29.9°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 29.9°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 29.7°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 29.8°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 29.9°N 71.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.8°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 29.8°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 30.1°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 30.4°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 30.8°N 70.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 31.5°N 70.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 32.6°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 34.2°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 36.3°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 39.8°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 965 mb | 44.0°N 58.5°W | 169 mi SSE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 966 mb | 48.0°N 56.5°W | 75 mi SSW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 966 mb | 50.0°N 56.0°W | 75 mi NNW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 968 mb | 51.0°N 53.5°W | 150 mi NNE of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 970 mb | 52.0°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Michael.
At its peak on October 19, 2000, Michael was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb.
5.3 days, from October 15, 2000 to October 20, 2000, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,035 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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