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Hurricane Mitch (1998)

Atlantic storm, 10/22/1998 to 11/10/1998. Peak: Category 5.

Peak strength
Category 5
Peak winds
178 mph
155 knots
Lowest pressure
905 mb
Duration
19 days

Storm track

78 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

  • Florida11/05/1998 19:00 UTC · 63 mph (Tropical storm) · 26.2°N, 81.9°W
All track points (78)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/22/1998 07:00 UTC11.6°N, 76.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,002 mb
10/22/1998 13:00 UTC11.9°N, 77.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,002 mb
10/22/1998 19:00 UTC12.0°N, 77.9°WTropical depression35 mph1,002 mb
10/23/1998 01:00 UTC11.6°N, 77.9°WTropical storm40 mph1,001 mb
10/23/1998 07:00 UTC11.8°N, 77.6°WTropical storm46 mph1,000 mb
10/23/1998 13:00 UTC12.2°N, 77.6°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
10/23/1998 19:00 UTC12.5°N, 77.8°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
10/24/1998 01:00 UTC12.9°N, 78.0°WTropical storm58 mph998 mb
10/24/1998 07:00 UTC13.4°N, 77.9°WTropical storm63 mph997 mb
10/24/1998 13:00 UTC13.9°N, 77.8°WHurricane75 mph990 mb
10/24/1998 19:00 UTC14.5°N, 77.9°WHurricane86 mph985 mb
10/25/1998 01:00 UTC15.0°N, 78.1°WHurricane104 mph980 mb
10/25/1998 07:00 UTC15.5°N, 78.4°WHurricane115 mph965 mb
10/25/1998 14:00 UTC16.0°N, 78.9°WHurricane121 mph951 mb
10/25/1998 20:00 UTC16.2°N, 79.6°WHurricane132 mph945 mb
10/26/1998 02:00 UTC16.4°N, 80.3°WHurricane144 mph926 mb
10/26/1998 08:00 UTC16.4°N, 81.0°WHurricane150 mph923 mb
10/26/1998 14:00 UTC16.4°N, 81.8°WHurricane155 mph922 mb
10/26/1998 20:00 UTC16.6°N, 82.6°WHurricane167 mph914 mb
10/27/1998 02:00 UTC16.9°N, 83.1°WHurricane178 mph905 mb
10/27/1998 08:00 UTC17.2°N, 83.8°WHurricane178 mph910 mb
10/27/1998 14:00 UTC17.3°N, 84.4°WHurricane173 mph917 mb
10/27/1998 20:00 UTC17.1°N, 85.0°WHurricane173 mph922 mb
10/28/1998 02:00 UTC16.9°N, 85.4°WHurricane167 mph928 mb
10/28/1998 08:00 UTC16.6°N, 85.6°WHurricane161 mph933 mb
10/28/1998 14:00 UTC16.3°N, 85.6°WHurricane150 mph938 mb
10/28/1998 20:00 UTC16.3°N, 85.6°WHurricane132 mph948 mb
10/29/1998 02:00 UTC16.3°N, 85.7°WHurricane109 mph959 mb
10/29/1998 08:00 UTC16.2°N, 85.8°WHurricane98 mph970 mb
10/29/1998 14:00 UTC16.1°N, 85.8°WHurricane86 mph979 mb
10/29/1998 20:00 UTC15.9°N, 85.7°WHurricane (landfall)81 mph987 mb
10/30/1998 02:00 UTC15.8°N, 85.6°WTropical storm69 mph994 mb
10/30/1998 08:00 UTC15.6°N, 85.7°WTropical storm63 mph995 mb
10/30/1998 14:00 UTC15.4°N, 85.9°WTropical storm58 mph996 mb
10/30/1998 20:00 UTC15.2°N, 86.1°WTropical storm52 mph997 mb
10/31/1998 02:00 UTC14.9°N, 86.5°WTropical storm52 mph998 mb
10/31/1998 08:00 UTC14.7°N, 87.0°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
10/31/1998 14:00 UTC14.5°N, 87.7°WTropical storm46 mph1,000 mb
10/31/1998 20:00 UTC14.5°N, 88.5°WTropical storm40 mph1,000 mb
11/01/1998 02:00 UTC14.6°N, 89.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,001 mb
11/01/1998 08:00 UTC14.6°N, 90.0°WTropical depression35 mph1,002 mb
11/01/1998 14:00 UTC14.7°N, 90.8°WTropical depression29 mph1,003 mb
11/01/1998 20:00 UTC14.9°N, 91.5°WTropical depression29 mph1,005 mb
11/02/1998 02:00 UTC15.5°N, 92.2°WTropical depression29 mph1,005 mb
11/02/1998 08:00 UTC16.3°N, 92.7°WLow23 mph1,005 mb
11/02/1998 14:00 UTC17.1°N, 93.1°WLow23 mph1,005 mb
11/02/1998 20:00 UTC17.9°N, 93.4°WLow23 mph1,005 mb
11/03/1998 02:00 UTC18.7°N, 93.7°WLow23 mph1,005 mb
11/03/1998 08:00 UTC19.2°N, 93.4°WLow23 mph1,003 mb
11/03/1998 14:00 UTC19.3°N, 92.7°WLow23 mph1,003 mb
11/03/1998 20:00 UTC19.4°N, 92.1°WLow29 mph1,002 mb
11/04/1998 02:00 UTC19.6°N, 91.4°WTropical storm46 mph997 mb
11/04/1998 08:00 UTC20.0°N, 90.6°WTropical storm40 mph997 mb
11/04/1998 10:00 UTC20.1°N, 90.5°WTropical storm (landfall)40 mph998 mb
11/04/1998 14:00 UTC20.8°N, 89.6°WTropical depression35 mph998 mb
11/04/1998 20:00 UTC21.8°N, 88.2°WTropical storm46 mph998 mb
11/05/1998 02:00 UTC23.3°N, 86.5°WTropical storm46 mph993 mb
11/05/1998 08:00 UTC24.8°N, 84.8°WTropical storm52 mph993 mb
11/05/1998 14:00 UTC25.6°N, 83.1°WTropical storm58 mph990 mb
11/05/1998 19:00 UTC26.2°N, 81.9°WTropical storm (landfall)63 mph989 mb
11/05/1998 20:00 UTC26.6°N, 81.3°WTropical storm63 mph987 mb
11/06/1998 02:00 UTC27.5°N, 78.3°WExtratropical58 mph992 mb
11/06/1998 08:00 UTC30.0°N, 75.0°WExtratropical58 mph993 mb
11/06/1998 14:00 UTC32.5°N, 72.0°WExtratropical58 mph992 mb
11/06/1998 20:00 UTC35.0°N, 68.0°WExtratropical58 mph990 mb
11/07/1998 02:00 UTC37.0°N, 63.0°WExtratropical58 mph989 mb
11/07/1998 08:00 UTC39.0°N, 58.0°WExtratropical58 mph990 mb
11/07/1998 14:00 UTC41.0°N, 53.0°WExtratropical58 mph992 mb
11/07/1998 20:00 UTC42.5°N, 47.5°WExtratropical58 mph986 mb
11/08/1998 02:00 UTC44.5°N, 42.0°WExtratropical69 mph972 mb
11/08/1998 08:00 UTC46.5°N, 36.5°WExtratropical69 mph974 mb
11/08/1998 14:00 UTC48.5°N, 31.0°WExtratropical69 mph972 mb
11/08/1998 20:00 UTC50.0°N, 25.0°WExtratropical69 mph962 mb
11/09/1998 02:00 UTC53.5°N, 20.5°WExtratropical69 mph956 mb
11/09/1998 08:00 UTC55.5°N, 14.5°WExtratropical69 mph956 mb
11/09/1998 14:00 UTC58.0°N, 10.5°WExtratropical69 mph956 mb
11/09/1998 20:00 UTC61.0°N, 10.0°WExtratropical69 mph956 mb
11/10/1998 02:00 UTC63.5°N, 5.0°WExtratropical63 mph960 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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