Atlantic 2019 season
Hurricane Humberto (2019)
Hurricane Humberto was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (110 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 950 mb. It was active from Sep 12, 2019 to Sep 20, 2019.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 3 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 110 kt / 127 mph / 204 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 950 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 12, 2019 – Sep 20, 2019 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 16.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Humberto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 23.8N 74.3W |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 25.6N 75.2W |
| Sep 15, 2019 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 27.5N 77.3W |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 29.2N 77.8W |
| Sep 17, 2019 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 30.3N 75.4W |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 31.2N 71.6W |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Hurricane | 110 kt (204 km/h) | 33.2N 65.0W |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Extratropical | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 39.1N 58.5W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 3 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.