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Hurricane Georges (1998)

Atlantic storm, 09/15/1998 to 10/01/1998. Peak: Category 4.

Peak strength
Category 4
Peak winds
155 mph
135 knots
Lowest pressure
937 mb
Duration
16 days

Storm track

71 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

  • Puerto Rico09/22/1998 05:00 UTC · 115 mph (Category 3) · 18.1°N, 65.8°W
  • Florida09/25/1998 22:30 UTC · 104 mph (Category 2) · 24.5°N, 81.8°W
  • Mississippi09/28/1998 18:30 UTC · 104 mph (Category 2) · 30.4°N, 88.9°W

Counties along the track

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

All track points (71)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/15/1998 19:00 UTC9.7°N, 25.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
09/16/1998 01:00 UTC9.8°N, 26.5°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
09/16/1998 07:00 UTC10.0°N, 28.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
09/16/1998 13:00 UTC10.3°N, 29.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
09/16/1998 19:00 UTC10.6°N, 31.3°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
09/17/1998 01:00 UTC11.0°N, 32.9°WTropical storm40 mph1,003 mb
09/17/1998 07:00 UTC11.3°N, 34.6°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
09/17/1998 13:00 UTC11.7°N, 36.3°WTropical storm58 mph997 mb
09/17/1998 19:00 UTC12.0°N, 38.1°WTropical storm63 mph994 mb
09/18/1998 01:00 UTC12.3°N, 40.0°WHurricane75 mph987 mb
09/18/1998 07:00 UTC12.5°N, 42.0°WHurricane81 mph984 mb
09/18/1998 13:00 UTC12.8°N, 43.9°WHurricane92 mph977 mb
09/18/1998 19:00 UTC13.1°N, 45.7°WHurricane98 mph973 mb
09/19/1998 01:00 UTC13.5°N, 47.4°WHurricane104 mph970 mb
09/19/1998 07:00 UTC13.9°N, 49.0°WHurricane104 mph970 mb
09/19/1998 13:00 UTC14.4°N, 50.6°WHurricane109 mph965 mb
09/19/1998 19:00 UTC14.9°N, 52.0°WHurricane127 mph954 mb
09/20/1998 01:00 UTC15.4°N, 53.5°WHurricane144 mph949 mb
09/20/1998 07:00 UTC15.7°N, 54.9°WHurricane150 mph939 mb
09/20/1998 13:00 UTC16.0°N, 56.3°WHurricane155 mph937 mb
09/20/1998 19:00 UTC16.2°N, 57.7°WHurricane150 mph939 mb
09/21/1998 01:00 UTC16.4°N, 59.2°WHurricane132 mph956 mb
09/21/1998 07:00 UTC16.7°N, 60.6°WHurricane115 mph963 mb
09/21/1998 11:30 UTC17.0°N, 61.7°WHurricane (landfall)115 mph966 mb
09/21/1998 13:00 UTC17.1°N, 62.1°WHurricane115 mph966 mb
09/21/1998 15:00 UTC17.2°N, 62.6°WHurricane (landfall)115 mph966 mb
09/21/1998 19:00 UTC17.4°N, 63.6°WHurricane109 mph966 mb
09/22/1998 01:00 UTC17.8°N, 65.0°WHurricane104 mph970 mb
09/22/1998 05:00 UTC18.1°N, 65.8°WHurricane (landfall)115 mph968 mb
09/22/1998 07:00 UTC18.2°N, 66.3°WHurricane104 mph970 mb
09/22/1998 13:00 UTC18.0°N, 67.4°WHurricane109 mph972 mb
09/22/1998 19:00 UTC18.2°N, 68.5°WHurricane121 mph964 mb
09/22/1998 19:30 UTC18.2°N, 68.7°WHurricane (landfall)121 mph962 mb
09/23/1998 01:00 UTC18.6°N, 69.7°WHurricane109 mph970 mb
09/23/1998 07:00 UTC18.8°N, 70.8°WHurricane81 mph980 mb
09/23/1998 13:00 UTC19.0°N, 72.1°WHurricane75 mph990 mb
09/23/1998 19:00 UTC19.3°N, 73.3°WHurricane75 mph996 mb
09/24/1998 01:00 UTC19.8°N, 74.3°WHurricane75 mph994 mb
09/24/1998 04:30 UTC20.1°N, 74.5°WHurricane (landfall)75 mph993 mb
09/24/1998 07:00 UTC20.5°N, 74.9°WHurricane75 mph992 mb
09/24/1998 13:00 UTC20.8°N, 76.0°WHurricane75 mph991 mb
09/24/1998 19:00 UTC21.3°N, 77.2°WHurricane81 mph990 mb
09/25/1998 01:00 UTC21.9°N, 78.0°WHurricane86 mph989 mb
09/25/1998 07:00 UTC22.7°N, 79.0°WHurricane92 mph987 mb
09/25/1998 13:00 UTC23.4°N, 80.2°WHurricane98 mph986 mb
09/25/1998 19:00 UTC23.9°N, 81.3°WHurricane104 mph982 mb
09/25/1998 22:30 UTC24.5°N, 81.8°WHurricane (landfall)104 mph981 mb
09/26/1998 01:00 UTC24.6°N, 82.4°WHurricane104 mph975 mb
09/26/1998 07:00 UTC24.8°N, 83.3°WHurricane104 mph974 mb
09/26/1998 13:00 UTC25.2°N, 84.2°WHurricane104 mph975 mb
09/26/1998 19:00 UTC25.7°N, 85.1°WHurricane104 mph974 mb
09/27/1998 01:00 UTC26.2°N, 85.9°WHurricane104 mph975 mb
09/27/1998 07:00 UTC27.0°N, 86.5°WHurricane109 mph969 mb
09/27/1998 13:00 UTC27.6°N, 87.2°WHurricane109 mph970 mb
09/27/1998 19:00 UTC28.2°N, 87.8°WHurricane109 mph962 mb
09/28/1998 01:00 UTC28.8°N, 88.3°WHurricane109 mph962 mb
09/28/1998 07:00 UTC29.3°N, 88.5°WHurricane109 mph961 mb
09/28/1998 13:00 UTC29.8°N, 88.7°WHurricane104 mph964 mb
09/28/1998 18:30 UTC30.4°N, 88.9°WHurricane (landfall)104 mph964 mb
09/28/1998 19:00 UTC30.4°N, 88.9°WHurricane104 mph965 mb
09/29/1998 01:00 UTC30.6°N, 88.9°WHurricane75 mph984 mb
09/29/1998 07:00 UTC30.6°N, 89.0°WTropical storm58 mph986 mb
09/29/1998 13:00 UTC30.6°N, 88.4°WTropical storm46 mph992 mb
09/29/1998 19:00 UTC31.0°N, 88.1°WTropical depression35 mph994 mb
09/30/1998 01:00 UTC30.9°N, 87.5°WTropical depression35 mph996 mb
09/30/1998 07:00 UTC30.8°N, 86.9°WTropical depression35 mph998 mb
09/30/1998 13:00 UTC30.7°N, 86.3°WTropical depression35 mph1,000 mb
09/30/1998 19:00 UTC30.7°N, 85.4°WTropical depression29 mph1,002 mb
10/01/1998 01:00 UTC30.6°N, 84.2°WTropical depression29 mph1,004 mb
10/01/1998 07:00 UTC30.5°N, 83.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,006 mb
10/01/1998 13:00 UTC30.5°N, 81.8°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