Bob (1985)

Cat 1 AL021985 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
1002 mb
ACE
2.85
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
21 observations

What happened during Bob?

Bob was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from July 21 to July 26, 1985 (6 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mb. The storm made one landfall on July 25 at 32.2°N, 80.5°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1985-07-21
Last obs
1985-07-26
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
21

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1985-07-21 06:00 TD 26.00 -85.00 25 1012
1985-07-21 12:00 TD 25.80 -84.90 25 1011
1985-07-21 18:00 TD 25.60 -84.70 25 1011
1985-07-22 00:00 TD 25.60 -84.40 25 1010
1985-07-22 06:00 TD 25.80 -84.20 30 1009
1985-07-22 12:00 TD 26.00 -84.00 30 1008
1985-07-22 18:00 TS 26.20 -83.80 35 1007
1985-07-23 00:00 TS 26.50 -83.40 35 1004
1985-07-23 06:00 TS 26.60 -82.90 40 1004
1985-07-23 12:00 TS 26.40 -82.30 40 1005
1985-07-23 18:00 TS 26.40 -81.10 40 1006
1985-07-24 00:00 TS 27.20 -80.30 40 1006
1985-07-24 06:00 TS 28.30 -80.40 50 1005
1985-07-24 12:00 TS 29.40 -80.40 60 1004
1985-07-24 18:00 HU 30.50 -80.50 65 1003
1985-07-25 00:00 HU 31.60 -80.50 65 1002
1985-07-25 03:00 HU 32.20 -80.50 65 1003 Landfall
1985-07-25 06:00 TS 32.90 -80.70 55 1004
1985-07-25 12:00 TS 34.80 -80.50 45 1006
1985-07-25 18:00 TD 36.60 -80.10 30 1009
1985-07-26 00:00 TD 38.30 -79.50 25 1011

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.