Tropical Storm Olga (2007)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · December 10–16, 2007

Peak wind

58 mph

93 km/h · Dec 11

Peak category

Lowest pressure

1003 mb

Landfalls

Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico

Lifetime

5.8 d

Dec 10 – Dec 16

Distance

2,163 mi

3,480 km

ACE

1.3

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 Olga

Tropical Storm Olga (2007) was a tropical storm of the 2007 Atlantic season. It formed on December 10, 2007, 82 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on December 11, 2007, and made landfall 2 times — first near Manatí, Puerto Rico on December 11, 2007 as a tropical storm (46 mph). Later landfalls: near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on December 11, 2007 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 2,163 miles (3,480 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
December 11, 2007 · 07:00 UTC	near Manatí, Puerto Rico	TS 46 mph	1005 mb
December 11, 2007 · 18:00 UTC	near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	TS 58 mph	1003 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	32 mi	Dec 11 · 23:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic	34 mi	Dec 11 · 23:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic	31 mi	Dec 11 · 23:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	29 mi	Dec 12 · 02:00 UTC	TS 54 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	39 mi	Dec 12 · 07:00 UTC	TS 45 mph
Carrefour, Haiti	40 mi	Dec 12 · 08:00 UTC	TS 44 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	71 mi	Dec 12 · 18:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Kingston, Jamaica	64 mi	Dec 12 · 23:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica	64 mi	Dec 12 · 23:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	direct hit	Dec 15 · 09:00 UTC	TD 35 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 25 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Dec 10 12:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1009 mb	18.3°N 61.8°W	82 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Dec 10 18:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1008 mb	18.3°N 63.2°W	76 mi NNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dec 11 00:00	TS	40 mph	1007 mb	18.4°N 64.7°W	16 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec 11 06:00	TS	46 mph	1005 mb	18.5°N 66.3°W	near Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dec 11 07:00	TS LANDFALL	46 mph	1005 mb	18.4°N 66.5°W	near Manatí, Puerto Rico
Dec 11 12:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	18.3°N 67.4°W	18 mi WNW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 11 18:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	1003 mb	18.5°N 68.4°W	near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Dec 12 00:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	19.0°N 70.0°W	11 mi ESE of Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Dec 12 06:00	TS	46 mph	1005 mb	19.1°N 71.9°W	near Hinche, Haiti
Dec 12 12:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	19.1°N 73.8°W	37 mi NNE of Jérémie, Haiti
Dec 12 18:00	TD	35 mph	1008 mb	19.0°N 75.7°W	71 mi S of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Dec 13 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1008 mb	18.9°N 77.2°W	32 mi NNE of Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Dec 13 06:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.0°N 78.7°W	55 mi NW of Barbican, Jamaica
Dec 13 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.4°N 80.1°W	71 mi E of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Dec 13 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.6°N 81.3°W	16 mi NNE of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Dec 14 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.7°N 82.3°W	63 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Dec 14 06:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.7°N 83.3°W	126 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Dec 14 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.6°N 84.2°W	180 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Dec 14 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	19.5°N 85.1°W	138 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 15 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1006 mb	20.0°N 85.8°W	82 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 15 06:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1006 mb	20.6°N 86.5°W	29 mi ENE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 15 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	21.7°N 87.4°W	51 mi NW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 15 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	23.3°N 88.2°W	149 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Dec 16 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1005 mb	25.0°N 87.2°W	open ocean
Dec 16 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1006 mb	26.3°N 85.2°W	180 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Olga make landfall?

Olga made landfall 2 times: near Manatí, Puerto Rico on December 11, 2007 at 07:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds; near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on December 11, 2007 at 18:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Olga?

At its peak on December 11, 2007, Olga was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Olga last?

5.8 days, from December 10, 2007 to December 16, 2007. It travelled about 2,163 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Olga?

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.

Related storms

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Every storm named Olga

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2001	Hurricane Olga Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→
2007	Tropical Storm Olga · this page Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
2019	Tropical Storm Olga Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—

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 Noel Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Bahamas, Holguín Province, Cuba	→
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	—	→

See every 2007 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Olga on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Noel (2007)Next Atlantic storm →Tropical Storm Arthur (2008)

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