Alma (1966)

Cat 3 AL011966 · Atlantic
Peak winds
100 kt
115 mph
Min pressure
970 mb
ACE
13.27
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
3
41 observations

What happened during Alma?

Alma was a Cat 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from June 5 to June 14, 1966 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 115 mph (100 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 970 mb. The storm made 3 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1966-06-05
Last obs
1966-06-14
Storm number
1
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
41

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1966-06-05 00:00 TD 16.00 -84.70 25
1966-06-05 06:00 TD 16.10 -84.80 25
1966-06-05 12:00 TD 16.30 -84.80 30 1006
1966-06-05 18:00 TD 16.80 -84.70 30
1966-06-06 00:00 TS 17.30 -84.60 35
1966-06-06 06:00 TS 17.60 -84.40 40 1000
1966-06-06 12:00 TS 18.00 -84.20 50 996
1966-06-06 18:00 HU 18.50 -84.10 65 990
1966-06-07 00:00 HU 18.80 -84.00 65 990
1966-06-07 06:00 HU 19.00 -83.90 65 986
1966-06-07 12:00 HU 19.30 -83.90 70 983
1966-06-07 18:00 HU 19.60 -83.80 75
1966-06-08 00:00 HU 20.10 -83.50 80 976
1966-06-08 06:00 HU 21.10 -83.10 85
1966-06-08 08:00 HU 21.50 -82.90 85 Landfall
1966-06-08 12:00 HU 22.70 -82.70 90 Landfall
1966-06-08 18:00 HU 24.40 -82.70 100 970
1966-06-09 00:00 HU 26.00 -82.80 90 974
1966-06-09 06:00 HU 27.50 -83.40 90
1966-06-09 12:00 HU 28.80 -84.30 90 970
1966-06-09 18:00 HU 29.60 -84.50 75 981
1966-06-09 21:00 HU 30.10 -84.20 75 977 Landfall
1966-06-10 00:00 TS 30.40 -84.00 60
1966-06-10 06:00 TS 31.10 -83.00 45
1966-06-10 12:00 TS 31.70 -82.00 40 995
1966-06-10 18:00 TS 32.20 -80.90 40 998
1966-06-11 00:00 TS 32.60 -79.60 50 997
1966-06-11 06:00 TS 33.10 -78.10 55
1966-06-11 12:00 HU 33.70 -76.70 65 990
1966-06-11 18:00 HU 33.90 -75.40 75
1966-06-12 00:00 HU 33.80 -74.20 75
1966-06-12 06:00 HU 34.30 -73.50 70
1966-06-12 12:00 HU 34.90 -73.30 65 994
1966-06-12 18:00 TS 35.60 -73.30 60
1966-06-13 00:00 EX 36.30 -73.40 55
1966-06-13 06:00 EX 37.00 -73.50 50
1966-06-13 12:00 EX 37.60 -73.50 45
1966-06-13 18:00 EX 38.20 -72.90 45 1002
1966-06-14 00:00 EX 39.20 -72.10 40
1966-06-14 06:00 EX 40.60 -71.40 40
1966-06-14 12:00 EX 42.00 -70.50 40

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.