Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · September 9–22, 1967
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 Sarah (1967) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1967 Central Pacific season. It formed on September 9, 1967, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb on September 16, 1967, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 15, 1967). The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 4,926 miles (7,926 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.4°N 150.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.7°N 151.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.4°N 153.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.1°N 155.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.0°N 156.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.5°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.0°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.6°N 161.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.3°N 162.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.8°N 163.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.4°N 164.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 165.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.4°N 166.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.5°N 168.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.4°N 169.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.2°N 170.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.0°N 172.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.0°N 173.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.0°N 175.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 177.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 179.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.8°N 178.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.7°N 177.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.6°N 176.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.6°N 175.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.9°N 174.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.2°N 172.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.6°N 171.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 18.9°N 169.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 19.1°N 167.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 19.3°N 166.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 19.8°N 164.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.2°N 163.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.3°N 162.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.3°N 160.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.2°N 160.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.1°N 159.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.0°N 158.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.0°N 158.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.3°N 157.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.8°N 157.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.4°N 156.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 22.3°N 155.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 23.7°N 154.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 25.2°N 153.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 26.4°N 152.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 27.6°N 152.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 28.7°N 150.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 29.9°N 149.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.2°N 148.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 32.8°N 148.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 34.5°N 149.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 36.4°N 151.1°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Sarah.
At its peak on September 16, 1967, Sarah was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 933 mb.
13.0 days, from September 9, 1967 to September 22, 1967, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (96 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,926 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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