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Hurricane Baker (1950)

Atlantic storm, 08/18/1950 to 09/02/1950. Peak: Category 2.

Peak strength
Category 2
Peak winds
104 mph
90 knots
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Duration
14 days

Storm track

60 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Alabama08/31/1950 10:00 UTC · 86 mph (Category 1) · 30.2°N, 88.0°W
  • Alabama08/31/1950 11:00 UTC · 86 mph (Category 1) · 30.7°N, 87.9°W
All track points (60)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/18/1950 19:00 UTC12.0°N, 54.0°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/19/1950 01:00 UTC12.5°N, 54.2°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/19/1950 07:00 UTC13.0°N, 54.4°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/19/1950 13:00 UTC13.5°N, 54.7°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/19/1950 19:00 UTC14.0°N, 55.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/20/1950 01:00 UTC14.5°N, 55.4°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/20/1950 07:00 UTC15.0°N, 55.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/20/1950 13:00 UTC15.5°N, 56.4°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/20/1950 19:00 UTC16.0°N, 57.0°WTropical storm63 mph-
08/21/1950 01:00 UTC16.3°N, 57.9°WTropical storm69 mph-
08/21/1950 07:00 UTC16.6°N, 58.8°WHurricane75 mph-
08/21/1950 13:00 UTC16.8°N, 59.8°WHurricane81 mph-
08/21/1950 19:00 UTC16.9°N, 60.6°WHurricane81 mph990 mb
08/22/1950 01:00 UTC17.0°N, 61.0°WHurricane86 mph987 mb
08/22/1950 07:00 UTC17.0°N, 61.4°WHurricane98 mph-
08/22/1950 13:00 UTC16.9°N, 61.8°WHurricane86 mph-
08/22/1950 19:00 UTC16.8°N, 62.2°WTropical storm (landfall)69 mph-
08/23/1950 01:00 UTC16.8°N, 62.9°WTropical storm52 mph1,003 mb
08/23/1950 07:00 UTC17.0°N, 64.0°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/23/1950 13:00 UTC17.4°N, 65.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/23/1950 19:00 UTC17.8°N, 66.2°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/24/1950 01:00 UTC18.2°N, 67.3°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1950 07:00 UTC18.6°N, 68.6°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1950 13:00 UTC19.4°N, 70.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/24/1950 19:00 UTC20.3°N, 71.7°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/25/1950 01:00 UTC20.9°N, 73.4°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/25/1950 07:00 UTC21.3°N, 74.8°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/25/1950 13:00 UTC21.6°N, 76.6°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/25/1950 19:00 UTC21.7°N, 78.1°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/26/1950 01:00 UTC21.7°N, 79.1°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/26/1950 07:00 UTC21.7°N, 80.1°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/26/1950 13:00 UTC21.7°N, 81.2°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/26/1950 19:00 UTC21.8°N, 81.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/27/1950 01:00 UTC21.9°N, 82.5°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/27/1950 07:00 UTC22.0°N, 83.2°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/27/1950 13:00 UTC22.2°N, 84.0°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/27/1950 19:00 UTC22.3°N, 84.6°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/28/1950 01:00 UTC22.4°N, 85.3°WTropical storm63 mph996 mb
08/28/1950 07:00 UTC22.6°N, 86.1°WTropical storm63 mph-
08/28/1950 13:00 UTC22.8°N, 86.8°WTropical storm63 mph-
08/28/1950 19:00 UTC23.0°N, 87.2°WTropical storm63 mph998 mb
08/29/1950 01:00 UTC23.2°N, 87.5°WTropical storm63 mph996 mb
08/29/1950 07:00 UTC23.5°N, 87.7°WHurricane75 mph-
08/29/1950 13:00 UTC23.7°N, 88.0°WHurricane86 mph-
08/29/1950 19:00 UTC23.9°N, 88.3°WHurricane92 mph-
08/30/1950 01:00 UTC24.1°N, 88.4°WHurricane98 mph-
08/30/1950 07:00 UTC24.7°N, 88.6°WHurricane104 mph-
08/30/1950 13:00 UTC25.7°N, 88.8°WHurricane104 mph-
08/30/1950 19:00 UTC27.0°N, 89.0°WHurricane104 mph-
08/31/1950 01:00 UTC28.2°N, 88.7°WHurricane98 mph-
08/31/1950 07:00 UTC29.4°N, 88.2°WHurricane86 mph979 mb
08/31/1950 10:00 UTC30.2°N, 88.0°WHurricane (landfall)86 mph979 mb
08/31/1950 11:00 UTC30.7°N, 87.9°WHurricane (landfall)86 mph-
08/31/1950 13:00 UTC31.1°N, 87.9°WTropical storm69 mph-
08/31/1950 19:00 UTC33.4°N, 88.2°WTropical storm46 mph-
09/01/1950 01:00 UTC34.8°N, 88.7°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/01/1950 07:00 UTC36.0°N, 89.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/01/1950 13:00 UTC36.7°N, 89.0°WTropical depression23 mph-
09/01/1950 19:00 UTC36.7°N, 89.2°WTropical depression17 mph-
09/02/1950 01:00 UTC37.0°N, 89.7°WTropical depression17 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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