Atlantic 2019 season
Tropical Storm Karen (2019)
Tropical Storm Karen never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 46 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 22, 2019 to Sep 27, 2019, with 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 40 kt / 46 mph / 74 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1003 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 22, 2019 – Sep 27, 2019 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.6 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Karen 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 22, 2019 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 11.5N 58.8W |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 13.0N 63.2W |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 15.7N 65.7W |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.5N 65.2W |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 23.6N 64.2W |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 27.7N 62.3W |
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.