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Tropical Storm Charley (1998)

Atlantic storm, 08/21/1998 to 08/24/1998. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
69 mph
60 knots
Lowest pressure
1,000 mb
Duration
3 days

Storm track

13 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

  • Texas08/22/1998 17:00 UTC · 46 mph (Tropical storm) · 27.8°N, 97.1°W
All track points (13)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/21/1998 13:00 UTC25.3°N, 92.3°WTropical depression29 mph1,008 mb
08/21/1998 19:00 UTC25.4°N, 93.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/22/1998 01:00 UTC26.0°N, 94.5°WTropical storm46 mph1,008 mb
08/22/1998 07:00 UTC26.8°N, 95.4°WTropical storm52 mph1,006 mb
08/22/1998 13:00 UTC27.5°N, 96.5°WTropical storm69 mph1,002 mb
08/22/1998 17:00 UTC27.8°N, 97.1°WTropical storm (landfall)46 mph1,000 mb
08/22/1998 19:00 UTC27.9°N, 97.4°WTropical storm40 mph1,001 mb
08/23/1998 01:00 UTC28.3°N, 98.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,003 mb
08/23/1998 07:00 UTC28.5°N, 98.7°WTropical depression29 mph1,005 mb
08/23/1998 13:00 UTC28.7°N, 99.3°WTropical depression23 mph1,006 mb
08/23/1998 19:00 UTC28.8°N, 99.9°WTropical depression23 mph1,007 mb
08/24/1998 01:00 UTC29.1°N, 100.6°WTropical depression23 mph1,008 mb
08/24/1998 07:00 UTC29.4°N, 101.2°WTropical depression23 mph1,008 mb

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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