Elena (1985)

Cat 3 AL051985 · Atlantic
Peak winds
110 kt
127 mph
Min pressure
953 mb
ACE
15.82
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
33 observations

What happened during Elena?

Elena was a Cat 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 28 to September 4, 1985 (8 days). It reached peak winds of 126 mph (110 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 953 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 2 at 30.4°N, 89.2°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1985-08-28
Last obs
1985-09-04
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
33

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1985-08-28 00:00 TD 19.80 -74.00 30 1012
1985-08-28 06:00 TD 20.80 -76.00 30 1010
1985-08-28 12:00 TD 21.80 -78.00 30 1008
1985-08-28 18:00 TS 22.60 -80.00 45 1006
1985-08-29 00:00 TS 23.20 -81.80 50 1004
1985-08-29 06:00 TS 24.00 -83.50 55 1000
1985-08-29 12:00 HU 25.00 -85.00 65 994
1985-08-29 18:00 HU 25.90 -85.80 70 990
1985-08-30 00:00 HU 26.60 -86.60 75 986
1985-08-30 06:00 HU 27.30 -87.20 80 980
1985-08-30 12:00 HU 27.90 -87.30 90 974
1985-08-30 18:00 HU 28.30 -86.80 90 978
1985-08-31 00:00 HU 28.40 -86.00 90 977
1985-08-31 06:00 HU 28.60 -85.30 90 976
1985-08-31 12:00 HU 28.80 -84.40 90 975
1985-08-31 18:00 HU 28.80 -84.00 90 974
1985-09-01 00:00 HU 28.80 -83.80 95 971
1985-09-01 06:00 HU 28.60 -83.90 100 965
1985-09-01 12:00 HU 28.60 -84.20 105 961
1985-09-01 18:00 HU 28.90 -84.80 110 954
1985-09-02 00:00 HU 29.40 -85.90 110 953
1985-09-02 06:00 HU 29.70 -87.30 105 957
1985-09-02 12:00 HU 30.20 -88.80 100 959
1985-09-02 13:00 HU 30.40 -89.20 100 959 Landfall
1985-09-02 18:00 TS 31.00 -90.40 60 990
1985-09-03 00:00 TS 31.90 -91.80 45 1000
1985-09-03 06:00 TD 32.40 -92.80 30 1004
1985-09-03 12:00 TD 33.20 -93.70 25 1006
1985-09-03 18:00 TD 34.50 -94.00 25 1008
1985-09-04 00:00 TD 35.90 -93.90 20 1010
1985-09-04 06:00 TD 37.00 -93.20 20 1010
1985-09-04 12:00 TD 38.00 -92.50 20 1010
1985-09-04 18:00 TD 38.80 -91.40 20 1010

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.