Baker (1950)

Cat 2 AL021950 · Atlantic
Peak winds
90 kt
104 mph
Min pressure
979 mb
ACE
16.08
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
3
60 observations

What happened during Baker?

Baker was a Cat 2 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 18 to September 1, 1950 (15 days). It reached peak winds of 103 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 979 mb. The storm made 3 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1950-08-18
Last obs
1950-09-01
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
60

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1950-08-18 12:00 TD 12.00 -54.00 30
1950-08-18 18:00 TD 12.50 -54.20 30
1950-08-19 00:00 TD 13.00 -54.40 30
1950-08-19 06:00 TD 13.50 -54.70 30
1950-08-19 12:00 TS 14.00 -55.00 35
1950-08-19 18:00 TS 14.50 -55.40 40
1950-08-20 00:00 TS 15.00 -55.90 45
1950-08-20 06:00 TS 15.50 -56.40 50
1950-08-20 12:00 TS 16.00 -57.00 55
1950-08-20 18:00 TS 16.30 -57.90 60
1950-08-21 00:00 HU 16.60 -58.80 65
1950-08-21 06:00 HU 16.80 -59.80 70
1950-08-21 12:00 HU 16.90 -60.60 70 990
1950-08-21 18:00 HU 17.00 -61.00 75 987
1950-08-22 00:00 HU 17.00 -61.40 85
1950-08-22 06:00 HU 16.90 -61.80 75
1950-08-22 12:00 TS 16.80 -62.20 60 Landfall
1950-08-22 18:00 TS 16.80 -62.90 45 1003
1950-08-23 00:00 TS 17.00 -64.00 45
1950-08-23 06:00 TS 17.40 -65.10 40
1950-08-23 12:00 TS 17.80 -66.20 35
1950-08-23 18:00 TD 18.20 -67.30 30
1950-08-24 00:00 TD 18.60 -68.60 30
1950-08-24 06:00 TD 19.40 -70.00 25
1950-08-24 12:00 TD 20.30 -71.70 30
1950-08-24 18:00 TS 20.90 -73.40 40
1950-08-25 00:00 TS 21.30 -74.80 45
1950-08-25 06:00 TS 21.60 -76.60 45
1950-08-25 12:00 TS 21.70 -78.10 35
1950-08-25 18:00 TD 21.70 -79.10 30
1950-08-26 00:00 TS 21.70 -80.10 35
1950-08-26 06:00 TS 21.70 -81.20 45
1950-08-26 12:00 TS 21.80 -81.90 45
1950-08-26 18:00 TS 21.90 -82.50 50
1950-08-27 00:00 TS 22.00 -83.20 50
1950-08-27 06:00 TS 22.20 -84.00 45
1950-08-27 12:00 TS 22.30 -84.60 50
1950-08-27 18:00 TS 22.40 -85.30 55 996
1950-08-28 00:00 TS 22.60 -86.10 55
1950-08-28 06:00 TS 22.80 -86.80 55
1950-08-28 12:00 TS 23.00 -87.20 55 998
1950-08-28 18:00 TS 23.20 -87.50 55 996
1950-08-29 00:00 HU 23.50 -87.70 65
1950-08-29 06:00 HU 23.70 -88.00 75
1950-08-29 12:00 HU 23.90 -88.30 80
1950-08-29 18:00 HU 24.10 -88.40 85
1950-08-30 00:00 HU 24.70 -88.60 90
1950-08-30 06:00 HU 25.70 -88.80 90
1950-08-30 12:00 HU 27.00 -89.00 90
1950-08-30 18:00 HU 28.20 -88.70 85
1950-08-31 00:00 HU 29.40 -88.20 75 979
1950-08-31 03:00 HU 30.20 -88.00 75 979 Landfall
1950-08-31 04:00 HU 30.70 -87.90 75 Landfall
1950-08-31 06:00 TS 31.10 -87.90 60
1950-08-31 12:00 TS 33.40 -88.20 40
1950-08-31 18:00 TS 34.80 -88.70 35
1950-09-01 00:00 TD 36.00 -89.00 25
1950-09-01 06:00 TD 36.70 -89.00 20
1950-09-01 12:00 TD 36.70 -89.20 15
1950-09-01 18:00 TD 37.00 -89.70 15

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.