Atlantic 2019 season
Tropical Storm Nestor (2019)
Tropical Storm Nestor never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Oct 17, 2019 to Oct 21, 2019.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 996 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 17, 2019 – Oct 21, 2019 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.8 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Nestor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Disturbance | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 23.2N 94.5W |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 27.8N 87.8W |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 31.2N 84.2W |
| Oct 21, 2019 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 37.5N 74.5W |
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.