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Hurricane Hattie (1961)

Atlantic storm, 10/26/1961 to 11/01/1961. Peak: Category 5.

Peak strength
Category 5
Peak winds
167 mph
145 knots
Lowest pressure
914 mb
Duration
6 days

Storm track

26 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
All track points (26)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/26/1961 08:00 UTC10.5°N, 79.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
10/26/1961 14:00 UTC10.6°N, 79.5°WTropical depression35 mph-
10/26/1961 20:00 UTC10.7°N, 80.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/27/1961 02:00 UTC10.8°N, 80.5°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/27/1961 08:00 UTC11.0°N, 81.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/27/1961 14:00 UTC11.3°N, 81.5°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/27/1961 20:00 UTC11.6°N, 81.8°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/28/1961 02:00 UTC12.0°N, 81.8°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/28/1961 08:00 UTC12.4°N, 81.7°WHurricane81 mph-
10/28/1961 14:00 UTC12.9°N, 81.7°WHurricane92 mph-
10/28/1961 20:00 UTC13.5°N, 81.6°WHurricane104 mph969 mb
10/29/1961 02:00 UTC14.2°N, 81.5°WHurricane121 mph956 mb
10/29/1961 08:00 UTC15.0°N, 81.4°WHurricane127 mph952 mb
10/29/1961 14:00 UTC16.0°N, 81.2°WHurricane115 mph960 mb
10/29/1961 20:00 UTC16.9°N, 81.3°WHurricane115 mph963 mb
10/30/1961 02:00 UTC17.7°N, 81.8°WHurricane115 mph956 mb
10/30/1961 08:00 UTC18.1°N, 82.5°WHurricane115 mph958 mb
10/30/1961 14:00 UTC18.5°N, 83.6°WHurricane132 mph942 mb
10/30/1961 20:00 UTC18.4°N, 84.4°WHurricane138 mph937 mb
10/31/1961 02:00 UTC18.2°N, 85.2°WHurricane155 mph923 mb
10/31/1961 08:00 UTC18.0°N, 86.1°WHurricane167 mph914 mb
10/31/1961 14:00 UTC17.5°N, 87.2°WHurricane155 mph920 mb
10/31/1961 20:00 UTC17.1°N, 88.3°WHurricane (landfall)150 mph924 mb
11/01/1961 02:00 UTC16.8°N, 89.3°WHurricane86 mph-
11/01/1961 08:00 UTC16.4°N, 90.2°WTropical storm52 mph-
11/01/1961 14:00 UTC16.0°N, 91.1°WTropical depression35 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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