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Hurricane Florence (1988)

Atlantic storm, 09/07/1988 to 09/11/1988. Peak: Category 1.

Peak strength
Category 1
Peak winds
81 mph
70 knots
Lowest pressure
982 mb
Duration
4 days

Storm track

20 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

  • Louisiana09/10/1988 09:00 UTC · 81 mph (Category 1) · 29.1°N, 89.3°W

Counties along the track

Strongest estimated winds near each county, tropical storm force (39 mph) or more

All track points (20)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/07/1988 13:00 UTC22.8°N, 92.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,000 mb
09/07/1988 19:00 UTC22.8°N, 91.2°WTropical depression35 mph998 mb
09/08/1988 01:00 UTC22.7°N, 90.2°WTropical storm46 mph996 mb
09/08/1988 07:00 UTC22.6°N, 89.6°WTropical storm52 mph993 mb
09/08/1988 13:00 UTC22.7°N, 89.8°WTropical storm52 mph990 mb
09/08/1988 19:00 UTC23.1°N, 89.7°WTropical storm52 mph990 mb
09/09/1988 01:00 UTC23.4°N, 89.5°WTropical storm52 mph992 mb
09/09/1988 07:00 UTC24.2°N, 89.2°WTropical storm58 mph992 mb
09/09/1988 13:00 UTC25.0°N, 89.2°WTropical storm58 mph991 mb
09/09/1988 19:00 UTC26.1°N, 89.2°WTropical storm63 mph998 mb
09/10/1988 01:00 UTC27.4°N, 89.2°WHurricane75 mph985 mb
09/10/1988 06:00 UTC28.5°N, 89.3°WHurricane81 mph982 mb
09/10/1988 07:00 UTC28.7°N, 89.3°WHurricane81 mph983 mb
09/10/1988 09:00 UTC29.1°N, 89.3°WHurricane (landfall)81 mph984 mb
09/10/1988 13:00 UTC29.7°N, 89.7°WTropical storm69 mph988 mb
09/10/1988 19:00 UTC30.7°N, 90.7°WTropical depression35 mph998 mb
09/11/1988 01:00 UTC31.8°N, 91.5°WTropical depression23 mph1,003 mb
09/11/1988 07:00 UTC32.4°N, 92.3°WTropical depression17 mph1,007 mb
09/11/1988 13:00 UTC32.7°N, 93.3°WTropical depression17 mph1,009 mb
09/11/1988 19:00 UTC33.0°N, 94.5°WTropical depression17 mph1,010 mb

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