Atlantic 2024 season
Tropical Storm Sara (2024)
Tropical Storm Sara never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Nov 13, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024, with 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 997 mb |
| Active dates | Nov 13, 2024 – Nov 18, 2024 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.3 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Sara 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 16.0N 79.7W |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 15.7N 84.0W |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 16.1N 86.1W |
| Nov 17, 2024 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 16.4N 87.1W |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 17.9N 90.2W |
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.