Donna (1960)

Cat 4 AL051960 · Atlantic
Peak winds
125 kt
144 mph
Min pressure
930 mb
ACE
49.24
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
9
72 observations

What happened during Donna?

Donna was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 29 to September 14, 1960 (17 days). It reached peak winds of 143 mph (125 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb. The storm made 9 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1960-08-29
Last obs
1960-09-14
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
72

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1960-08-29 18:00 TD 10.20 -22.80 25
1960-08-30 00:00 TD 10.10 -24.20 25
1960-08-30 06:00 TD 10.20 -25.50 25
1960-08-30 12:00 TD 10.30 -26.90 25
1960-08-30 18:00 TD 10.50 -28.40 25
1960-08-31 00:00 TD 10.70 -30.00 30
1960-08-31 06:00 TD 10.90 -31.60 30
1960-08-31 12:00 TS 11.10 -33.10 35
1960-08-31 18:00 TS 11.40 -34.60 35
1960-09-01 00:00 TS 11.70 -36.20 40
1960-09-01 06:00 TS 12.00 -37.80 50
1960-09-01 12:00 TS 12.30 -39.40 55
1960-09-01 18:00 HU 12.60 -41.10 65
1960-09-02 00:00 HU 12.90 -42.80 70
1960-09-02 06:00 HU 13.30 -44.30 75
1960-09-02 12:00 HU 13.60 -45.80 85
1960-09-02 18:00 HU 13.90 -47.60 95 973
1960-09-03 00:00 HU 14.30 -49.40 100
1960-09-03 06:00 HU 14.70 -51.20 105
1960-09-03 12:00 HU 15.30 -53.10 105 962
1960-09-03 18:00 HU 15.90 -55.00 105
1960-09-04 00:00 HU 16.40 -56.60 110
1960-09-04 06:00 HU 16.60 -58.20 110
1960-09-04 12:00 HU 16.90 -59.70 110 958
1960-09-04 18:00 HU 17.40 -60.90 110
1960-09-04 22:00 HU 17.70 -61.80 110 Landfall
1960-09-05 00:00 HU 17.80 -62.10 110 956
1960-09-05 04:00 HU 18.10 -63.00 110 952 Landfall
1960-09-05 06:00 HU 18.30 -63.40 110 952
1960-09-05 12:00 HU 19.10 -64.80 110 958
1960-09-05 18:00 HU 19.70 -65.80 110 956
1960-09-06 00:00 HU 20.10 -66.50 115 941
1960-09-06 06:00 HU 20.60 -67.50 115
1960-09-06 12:00 HU 21.20 -68.30 120 940
1960-09-06 18:00 HU 21.50 -68.90 120 940
1960-09-07 00:00 HU 21.80 -69.70 125 932
1960-09-07 06:00 HU 22.00 -70.50 120
1960-09-07 12:00 HU 22.10 -71.30 110 948
1960-09-07 18:00 HU 22.10 -72.30 110
1960-09-08 00:00 HU 22.20 -73.40 110 945
1960-09-08 06:00 HU 22.20 -74.30 105 947 Landfall
1960-09-08 12:00 HU 22.30 -75.30 100 951
1960-09-08 16:00 HU 22.40 -75.80 105 945 Landfall
1960-09-08 18:00 HU 22.40 -76.10 105 945
1960-09-09 00:00 HU 22.60 -76.90 110 939
1960-09-09 06:00 HU 22.90 -77.80 110 942
1960-09-09 12:00 HU 23.20 -78.70 110 942
1960-09-09 18:00 HU 23.70 -79.40 110 944
1960-09-10 00:00 HU 24.20 -80.10 115 938
1960-09-10 06:00 HU 24.70 -80.80 125 930
1960-09-10 07:00 HU 24.80 -80.90 125 930 Landfall
1960-09-10 12:00 HU 25.30 -81.30 115 939
1960-09-10 16:00 HU 25.90 -81.60 105 942 Landfall
1960-09-10 18:00 HU 26.30 -81.80 105 945
1960-09-11 00:00 HU 27.30 -81.90 85 957
1960-09-11 06:00 HU 28.30 -81.70 65 964
1960-09-11 12:00 HU 29.70 -81.00 75 968
1960-09-11 18:00 HU 31.10 -79.90 80 970
1960-09-12 00:00 HU 33.00 -78.30 90 958
1960-09-12 04:00 HU 34.60 -77.30 90 958 Landfall
1960-09-12 06:00 HU 35.10 -76.70 85 960
1960-09-12 12:00 HU 37.30 -74.80 85
1960-09-12 18:00 HU 40.10 -73.30 85 959
1960-09-12 19:00 HU 40.70 -72.90 85 959 Landfall
1960-09-12 20:00 HU 41.30 -72.40 80 962 Landfall
1960-09-13 00:00 TS 42.80 -71.20 60 969
1960-09-13 06:00 EX 46.80 -68.60 60
1960-09-13 12:00 EX 50.00 -66.00 60
1960-09-13 18:00 EX 53.10 -62.50 60
1960-09-14 00:00 EX 56.00 -58.20 45
1960-09-14 06:00 EX 58.50 -54.00 40
1960-09-14 12:00 EX 61.00 -50.00 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.