Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–17, 2021
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 Nicholas (2021) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 2021, 130 mi NE of Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 988 mb on September 14, 2021, and made landfall 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas on September 14, 2021 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,029 miles (1,655 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2021 · 06:00 UTC | 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas | Cat 1 75 mph | 991 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 50 mi | Sep 13 · 12:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Brownsville, Texas | 50 mi | Sep 13 · 12:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 64 mi | Sep 13 · 21:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 48 mi | Sep 14 · 14:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 25 mi | Sep 14 · 15:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
| Pearland, Texas | 11 mi | Sep 14 · 15:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 16 mi | Sep 14 · 16:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | direct hit | Sep 15 · 03:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 13 mi | Sep 15 · 21:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 52 mi | Sep 16 · 00:00 UTC | TD 29 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 95.2°W | 128 mi ENE of Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 22.4°N 95.6°W | 143 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 23.7°N 96.1°W | 133 mi E of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 24.8°N 96.5°W | 97 mi SE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 25.9°N 96.7°W | 50 mi E of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 27.0°N 96.6°W | 74 mi SE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 28.0°N 96.2°W | 50 mi SSE of Port Lavaca, Texas |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 991 mb | 28.7°N 95.7°W | 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 28.8°N 95.7°W | 21 mi SE of Bay City, Texas |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 29.3°N 95.4°W | near Angleton, Texas |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 29.6°N 94.9°W | 10 mi SSE of Baytown, Texas |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 29.9°N 94.4°W | 22 mi SW of Beaumont, Texas |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 30.2°N 93.8°W | near Orange, Texas |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 30.3°N 93.1°W | near Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 30.2°N 92.4°W | near Crowley, Louisiana |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 29.9°N 91.8°W | near New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 29.3°N 91.6°W | 36 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 29.7°N 91.7°W | 22 mi SSE of New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 29.9°N 92.2°W | near Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 30.3°N 92.6°W | near Jennings, Louisiana |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 30.8°N 93.0°W | 17 mi E of DeRidder, Louisiana |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Nicholas made landfall once: 25 mi SE of Bay City, Texas on September 14, 2021 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on September 14, 2021, Nicholas was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 988 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
4.8 days, from September 12, 2021 to September 17, 2021, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,029 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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