Atlantic 2019 season
Hurricane Lorenzo (2019)
Hurricane Lorenzo was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (140 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 925 mb. It was active from Sep 22, 2019 to Oct 4, 2019.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 140 kt / 161 mph / 259 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 925 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 22, 2019 – Oct 4, 2019 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 33 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Lorenzo 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 23, 2019 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 11.0N 20.4W |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 11.4N 25.9W |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 13.0N 31.6W |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 14.5N 37.5W |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Hurricane | 125 kt (232 km/h) | 17.1N 41.2W |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 20.3N 44.2W |
| Sep 29, 2019 | Hurricane | 130 kt (241 km/h) | 23.8N 45.0W |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 27.2N 44.0W |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 31.2N 41.9W |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 37.8N 34.4W |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Extratropical | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 49.2N 21.5W |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Extratropical | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 55.4N 10.5W |
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.