Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 4–19, 2016
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 Nicole (2016) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on October 4, 2016, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on October 13, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on October 7, 2016). The storm lasted 15.3 days and travelled about 4,039 miles (6,499 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 23.2°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 23.5°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 23.8°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.1°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.4°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.7°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 25.1°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 25.7°N 63.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 26.2°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 26.7°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 27.3°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 27.5°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 970 mb | 27.6°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 27.6°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 27.2°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 26.6°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 26.0°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 25.5°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 25.0°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 24.6°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 24.1°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 24.0°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 24.1°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 24.3°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 24.8°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 25.4°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 26.0°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 26.5°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 26.8°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 27.1°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 27.2°N 66.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 27.4°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 27.6°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 28.0°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 28.7°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 954 mb | 29.6°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 950 mb | 30.6°N 66.2°W | 144 mi SW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 31.6°N 65.3°W | 57 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 13 15:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 32.3°N 64.7°W | near Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 33.0°N 63.9°W | 71 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 967 mb | 34.0°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 972 mb | 34.9°N 60.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 35.6°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 36.4°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 974 mb | 37.2°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 965 mb | 38.0°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 960 mb | 38.7°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 961 mb | 39.0°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 961 mb | 39.3°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 962 mb | 39.1°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 963 mb | 38.9°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 964 mb | 39.4°N 46.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 965 mb | 40.1°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 965 mb | 40.6°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 966 mb | 40.9°N 45.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 966 mb | 41.8°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 966 mb | 43.5°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 966 mb | 45.6°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 966 mb | 49.0°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 967 mb | 53.0°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 968 mb | 55.1°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 969 mb | 57.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 969 mb | 59.0°N 36.5°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 October 13, 2016, Nicole was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
15.3 days, from October 4, 2016 to October 19, 2016, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,039 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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