Hurricane Noel (2007)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 24 – November 6, 2007

Peak wind

86 mph

139 km/h · Nov 3

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

965 mb

Landfalls

Bahamas · Holguín Province, Cuba

Lifetime

13.0 d

Oct 24 – Nov 6

Distance

4,818 mi

7,752 km

ACE

5.9

storm energy

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

What happened with Noel

Hurricane Noel (2007) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic season. It formed on October 24, 2007, 124 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on November 3, 2007, and made landfall 4 times — first 10 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti on October 29, 2007 as a tropical storm (52 mph). Later landfalls: 11 mi NNW of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba on October 30, 2007 as a tropical storm (58 mph); at 24.1°N, 77.9°W on November 1, 2007 as a tropical storm (58 mph); near Nassau, Bahamas on November 1, 2007 as a tropical storm (63 mph). The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 4,818 miles (7,752 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 29, 2007 · 07:00 UTC	10 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti	TS 52 mph	1002 mb
October 30, 2007 · 06:00 UTC	11 mi NNW of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba	TS 58 mph	997 mb
November 1, 2007 · 13:00 UTC	at 24.1°N, 77.9°W	TS 58 mph	993 mb
November 1, 2007 · 18:00 UTC	near Nassau, Bahamas	TS 63 mph	992 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico	42 mi	Oct 26 · 06:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Pétionville, Haiti	23 mi	Oct 29 · 08:00 UTC	TS 51 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	21 mi	Oct 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
Carrefour, Haiti	17 mi	Oct 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
Delmas, Haiti	24 mi	Oct 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
Port-de-Paix, Haiti	32 mi	Oct 29 · 15:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	70 mi	Oct 30 · 08:00 UTC	TS 54 mph
Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba	direct hit	Oct 30 · 09:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba	direct hit	Oct 31 · 02:00 UTC	TS 40 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

Every official fix 56 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 24 00:00	TD low/wave	23 mph	1010 mb	18.0°N 60.2°W	124 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 24 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1009 mb	18.0°N 60.7°W	97 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 24 12:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1009 mb	18.1°N 61.2°W	80 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 24 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1009 mb	18.4°N 61.7°W	89 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Oct 25 00:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1009 mb	18.8°N 62.3°W	108 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oct 25 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1007 mb	19.1°N 62.9°W	125 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oct 25 12:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1007 mb	19.2°N 63.5°W	111 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 25 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1006 mb	19.1°N 64.1°W	76 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 26 00:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1005 mb	18.8°N 64.8°W	33 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct 26 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1005 mb	18.0°N 65.7°W	13 mi SE of Humacao, Puerto Rico
Oct 26 12:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	17.2°N 66.7°W	56 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Oct 26 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	16.5°N 67.7°W	116 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Oct 27 00:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	16.1°N 68.5°W	163 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic
Oct 27 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	15.7°N 69.3°W	open ocean
Oct 27 12:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	15.3°N 70.1°W	open ocean
Oct 27 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1004 mb	15.4°N 71.0°W	open ocean
Oct 28 00:00	TD	35 mph	1003 mb	15.7°N 71.2°W	165 mi SSE of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 28 06:00	TD	35 mph	1002 mb	16.0°N 71.4°W	143 mi S of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 28 12:00	TS	46 mph	999 mb	16.3°N 71.6°W	120 mi S of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 28 18:00	TS	58 mph	996 mb	16.6°N 71.8°W	99 mi S of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 29 00:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	17.1°N 72.1°W	69 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 29 06:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	18.0°N 72.4°W	19 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti
Oct 29 07:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1002 mb	18.1°N 72.5°W	10 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti
Oct 29 12:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	19.2°N 72.9°W	14 mi WNW of Saint-Marc, Haiti
Oct 29 18:00	TS	52 mph	1001 mb	20.2°N 73.6°W	36 mi E of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Oct 30 00:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	21.0°N 74.6°W	33 mi NE of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Oct 30 06:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	997 mb	21.1°N 75.8°W	11 mi NNW of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba
Oct 30 12:00	TS	46 mph	999 mb	20.8°N 76.8°W	15 mi SE of Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Oct 30 18:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	20.8°N 77.4°W	11 mi SW of Jobabo, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Oct 31 00:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	21.2°N 77.8°W	near Jimaguayú, Camagüey, Cuba
Oct 31 06:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	21.8°N 78.1°W	near Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba
Oct 31 12:00	TS	52 mph	995 mb	22.5°N 78.3°W	34 mi NE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Oct 31 18:00	TS	52 mph	995 mb	22.6°N 78.8°W	29 mi NNE of Chambas, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Nov 1 00:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	22.9°N 78.6°W	55 mi N of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Nov 1 06:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	23.4°N 78.3°W	92 mi NNE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Nov 1 12:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	23.9°N 78.0°W	90 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 1 13:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	993 mb	24.1°N 77.9°W	75 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 1 18:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	992 mb	25.0°N 77.4°W	near Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 1 18:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	25.1°N 77.3°W	near Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 2 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	981 mb	26.4°N 76.5°W	107 mi NNE of Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 2 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	981 mb	27.7°N 75.6°W	open ocean
Nov 2 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	981 mb	28.7°N 74.4°W	open ocean
Nov 2 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	980 mb	30.3°N 73.3°W	open ocean
Nov 3 00:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	980 mb	32.3°N 72.4°W	open ocean
Nov 3 06:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	980 mb	34.3°N 71.7°W	open ocean
Nov 3 12:00	Cat 1 extratropical	86 mph	974 mb	36.4°N 70.9°W	open ocean
Nov 3 18:00	Cat 1 extratropical	86 mph	970 mb	38.8°N 69.7°W	open ocean
Nov 4 00:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	968 mb	41.1°N 68.2°W	105 mi ESE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Nov 4 06:00	Cat 1 extratropical	75 mph	965 mb	43.6°N 66.2°W	116 mi S of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nov 4 12:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	966 mb	47.5°N 64.3°W	64 mi E of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Nov 4 18:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	966 mb	51.2°N 62.2°W	open ocean
Nov 5 00:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	967 mb	54.8°N 59.6°W	open ocean
Nov 5 06:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	967 mb	57.9°N 57.6°W	open ocean
Nov 5 12:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	968 mb	60.4°N 55.4°W	open ocean
Nov 5 18:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	974 mb	62.3°N 53.3°W	139 mi SSW of Nuuk, Greenland
Nov 6 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	983 mb	64.2°N 50.4°W	40 mi E of Nuuk, Greenland

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Noel make landfall?

Noel made landfall 4 times: 10 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti on October 29, 2007 at 07:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; 11 mi NNW of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba on October 30, 2007 at 06:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; at 24.1°N, 77.9°W on November 1, 2007 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; near Nassau, Bahamas on November 1, 2007 at 18:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Noel?

At its peak on November 3, 2007, Noel was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Noel last?

13.0 days, from October 24, 2007 to November 6, 2007, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,818 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Noel?

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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Every storm named Noel

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1995	Hurricane Noel Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2001	Hurricane Noel Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Noel · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Bahamas, Holguín Province, Cuba

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2007

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2007	Hurricane Dean Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Felix Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Nicaragua, Grenada	→
2007	Hurricane Flossie Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Humberto Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	Texas	→
2007	Hurricane Henriette Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Lorenzo Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Veracruz, Mexico	→
2007	Hurricane Ivo Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
2007	Hurricane Andrea Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→

See every 2007 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Noel on Wikipedia.

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