Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 24 – December 2, 1998
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 Nicole (1998) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season. It formed on November 24, 1998, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on December 1, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on November 25, 1998). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 3,257 miles (5,240 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 28.3°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 27.9°N 29.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 27.5°N 30.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 27.2°N 31.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 26.9°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 26.6°N 32.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 26.3°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 26.0°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 25.7°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 25.5°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.3°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.2°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.2°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.3°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 25.4°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 25.6°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 25.8°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 26.3°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 27.1°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 28.0°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 28.8°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 30.0°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 31.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 31.8°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 32.6°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 33.1°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 33.8°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 34.3°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 35.1°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 37.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 40.4°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 985 mb | 43.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 988 mb | 47.0°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 990 mb | 49.5°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 990 mb | 52.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nicole.
At its peak on December 1, 1998, Nicole was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
8.5 days, from November 24, 1998 to December 2, 1998, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,257 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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