Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · December 4–9, 2003
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
Tropical Storm Odette (2003) was a tropical storm of the 2003 Atlantic season. It formed on December 4, 2003, 164 mi NW of Barranquilla, Colombia, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb on December 6, 2003, and made landfall 19 mi WSW of Enriquillo, Dominican Republic on December 6, 2003 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 2,284 miles (3,675 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2003 · 23:00 UTC | 19 mi WSW of Enriquillo, Dominican Republic | TS 58 mph | 995 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmas, Haiti | 74 mi | Dec 6 · 23:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Pétionville, Haiti | 71 mi | Dec 6 · 23:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 55 mi | Dec 7 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 48 mi | Dec 7 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 57 mi | Dec 7 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 27 mi | Dec 7 · 07:00 UTC | TS 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 76.2°W | 164 mi NW of Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Dec 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.3°N 75.7°W | 173 mi NNW of Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Dec 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 75.2°W | 183 mi NNW of Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Dec 5 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 13.9°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 14.1°N 74.4°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 14.3°N 73.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 15.0°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 15.9°N 72.5°W | 161 mi S of Jacmel, Haiti |
| Dec 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.6°N 72.2°W | 104 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 6 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.2°N 72.0°W | 60 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 6 23:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 995 mb | 17.8°N 71.5°W | 23 mi SE of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 17.9°N 71.4°W | 29 mi SW of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 18.9°N 70.6°W | 10 mi E of Constanza, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 20.5°N 69.5°W | 80 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Dec 7 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 22.4°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 23.5°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 24.4°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 25.4°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 26.3°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 27.4°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 28.9°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 30.4°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 31.9°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Odette made landfall once: 19 mi WSW of Enriquillo, Dominican Republic on December 6, 2003 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on December 6, 2003, Odette was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 993 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.3 days, from December 4, 2003 to December 9, 2003. It travelled about 2,284 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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