Atlantic 2016 season
Tropical Storm Colin (2016)
Tropical Storm Colin never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Jun 5, 2016 to Jun 8, 2016, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 987 mb |
| Active dates | Jun 5, 2016 – Jun 8, 2016 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Colin 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)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2016 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 23.2N 87.8W |
| Jun 7, 2016 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 29.4N 84.3W |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 38.0N 70.0W |
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.