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Atlantic 2016 season

Tropical Storm Bonnie (2016)

Tropical Storm Bonnie never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 46 mph sustained winds and was active from May 27, 2016 to Jun 9, 2016, with 1 documented landfall.

Storm facts

Peak statusTropical storm
Max sustained winds40 kt / 46 mph / 74 km/h
Minimum central pressure1006 mb
Active datesMay 27, 2016 – Jun 9, 2016
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)1.1
Documented landfalls1

Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Bonnie 2016. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.

Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)

DateStatusMax windsPosition
May 28, 2016Tropical depression30 kt (56 km/h)28.8N 75.5W
May 29, 2016Tropical storm40 kt (74 km/h)31.0N 79.4W
May 30, 2016Tropical depression25 kt (46 km/h)32.7N 80.3W
May 31, 2016Post-tropical low25 kt (46 km/h)33.2N 79.3W
Jun 1, 2016Post-tropical low20 kt (37 km/h)33.4N 77.7W
Jun 2, 2016Tropical depression20 kt (37 km/h)34.1N 76.0W
Jun 3, 2016Tropical depression30 kt (56 km/h)35.6N 74.5W
Jun 4, 2016Tropical storm35 kt (65 km/h)35.9N 70.2W
Jun 5, 2016Post-tropical low25 kt (46 km/h)34.8N 64.6W
Jun 6, 2016Post-tropical low25 kt (46 km/h)33.0N 57.1W
Jun 7, 2016Post-tropical low25 kt (46 km/h)30.3N 46.2W
Jun 8, 2016Extratropical30 kt (56 km/h)28.8N 36.2W
Jun 9, 2016Extratropical25 kt (46 km/h)29.9N 31.7W

Read this like a pro

Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.