Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 8–11, 2005
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 Vince (2005) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on October 8, 2005, 214 mi W of Funchal, Portugal, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 988 mb on October 9, 2005, and made landfall 10 mi WSW of Huelva, Spain on October 11, 2005 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 903 miles (1,452 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2005 · 09:00 UTC | 10 mi WSW of Huelva, Spain | TD 35 mph | 1002 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevilla, Spain | 22 mi | Oct 11 · 12:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Córdoba, Spain | 68 mi | Oct 11 · 12:00 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 32.9°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 33.0°N 20.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 33.1°N 20.1°W | 184 mi W of Câmara de Lobos, Portugal |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 33.2°N 20.0°W | 182 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 33.4°N 19.6°W | 163 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 33.8°N 19.3°W | 158 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 34.1°N 18.9°W | 151 mi NW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 34.3°N 18.3°W | 138 mi NW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 34.5°N 17.2°W | 128 mi N of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 34.7°N 15.3°W | 161 mi NNE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 35.4°N 12.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 36.1°N 10.5°W | 122 mi WSW of Porto de Mós, Portugal |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 36.7°N 8.3°W | 30 mi SW of Faro, Portugal |
| Oct 11 09:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 37.2°N 7.1°W | 10 mi WSW of Huelva, Spain |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 37.7°N 6.0°W | 22 mi N of Sevilla, Spain |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Vince made landfall once: 10 mi WSW of Huelva, Spain on October 11, 2005 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on October 9, 2005, Vince was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 988 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
3.3 days, from October 8, 2005 to October 11, 2005, including 6 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 903 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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