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Hurricane Fern (1971)

Atlantic storm, 09/03/1971 to 09/13/1971. Peak: Category 1.

Peak strength
Category 1
Peak winds
86 mph
75 knots
Lowest pressure
978 mb
Duration
10 days

Storm track

39 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

  • Texas09/11/1971 07:00 UTC · 86 mph (Category 1) · 27.9°N, 97.0°W
  • Texas09/11/1971 13:00 UTC · 86 mph (Category 1) · 27.7°N, 97.3°W
All track points (39)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/03/1971 19:00 UTC27.5°N, 87.5°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/04/1971 01:00 UTC27.7°N, 87.7°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/04/1971 07:00 UTC28.0°N, 88.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/04/1971 13:00 UTC28.4°N, 88.3°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/04/1971 19:00 UTC28.8°N, 88.6°WTropical depression29 mph1,013 mb
09/05/1971 01:00 UTC29.2°N, 88.9°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/05/1971 07:00 UTC29.7°N, 89.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,011 mb
09/05/1971 13:00 UTC30.2°N, 89.5°WTropical depression29 mph1,012 mb
09/05/1971 19:00 UTC30.6°N, 89.8°WTropical depression29 mph1,012 mb
09/06/1971 01:00 UTC30.6°N, 89.9°WTropical depression29 mph1,012 mb
09/06/1971 07:00 UTC30.3°N, 90.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,010 mb
09/06/1971 13:00 UTC29.9°N, 90.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
09/06/1971 19:00 UTC29.5°N, 90.2°WTropical depression29 mph1,010 mb
09/07/1971 01:00 UTC29.0°N, 90.5°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/07/1971 07:00 UTC28.6°N, 91.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/07/1971 13:00 UTC28.2°N, 91.5°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/07/1971 19:00 UTC27.7°N, 92.0°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/08/1971 01:00 UTC27.3°N, 92.3°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/08/1971 07:00 UTC27.0°N, 92.6°WTropical storm46 mph1,000 mb
09/08/1971 13:00 UTC26.8°N, 92.8°WTropical storm52 mph-
09/08/1971 19:00 UTC26.7°N, 93.1°WTropical storm52 mph-
09/09/1971 01:00 UTC26.6°N, 93.4°WTropical storm58 mph995 mb
09/09/1971 07:00 UTC26.6°N, 93.7°WTropical storm69 mph987 mb
09/09/1971 13:00 UTC26.7°N, 94.0°WTropical storm58 mph993 mb
09/09/1971 19:00 UTC27.0°N, 94.3°WTropical storm58 mph994 mb
09/10/1971 01:00 UTC27.4°N, 94.5°WTropical storm63 mph992 mb
09/10/1971 07:00 UTC27.9°N, 94.8°WTropical storm69 mph988 mb
09/10/1971 13:00 UTC28.3°N, 95.3°WTropical storm69 mph990 mb
09/10/1971 19:00 UTC28.4°N, 95.9°WHurricane86 mph979 mb
09/11/1971 01:00 UTC28.2°N, 96.6°WHurricane86 mph979 mb
09/11/1971 07:00 UTC27.9°N, 97.0°WHurricane (landfall)86 mph979 mb
09/11/1971 13:00 UTC27.7°N, 97.3°WHurricane (landfall)86 mph979 mb
09/11/1971 19:00 UTC27.5°N, 97.6°WTropical storm63 mph978 mb
09/12/1971 01:00 UTC27.3°N, 97.8°WTropical storm52 mph-
09/12/1971 07:00 UTC27.2°N, 98.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
09/12/1971 13:00 UTC27.1°N, 98.5°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/12/1971 19:00 UTC27.0°N, 99.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/13/1971 01:00 UTC26.9°N, 99.5°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/13/1971 07:00 UTC26.9°N, 100.0°WTropical depression29 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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