Atlantic 2019 season
Hurricane Dorian (2019)
Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 184 mph (160 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb. It was active from Aug 24, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019 and made 7 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 160 kt / 184 mph / 296 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 910 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 24, 2019 – Sep 9, 2019 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 55.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 7 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Dorian 2019. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2019 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 10.8N 49.9W |
| Aug 26, 2019 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 11.6N 54.7W |
| Aug 27, 2019 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 13.0N 59.2W |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 15.7N 62.8W |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 19.2N 65.7W |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 22.8N 68.0W |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Hurricane | 115 kt (213 km/h) | 25.3N 71.1W |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Hurricane | 135 kt (250 km/h) | 26.3N 74.7W |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Hurricane | 155 kt (287 km/h) | 26.6N 77.7W |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Hurricane | 115 kt (213 km/h) | 26.9N 78.5W |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 28.1N 78.8W |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 30.7N 79.7W |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 33.4N 77.9W |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 37.4N 71.2W |
| Sep 8, 2019 | Post-tropical low | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 45.2N 62.9W |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 51.6N 54.8W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 5 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.