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Earl — 1998

Peak intensity: Cat 2 (98 mph). Active August 31–September 08, 1998 (9 days). Made 1 landfall.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
98 mph
Cat 2
Min pressure
964 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
33
6-hourly fixes
ACE
3.9
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 33 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
1998-08-31 12:00Z TD 21.6, -93.5 34 mph 1005 mb
1998-08-31 18:00Z TS 22.4, -93.8 40 mph 1002 mb
1998-09-01 00:00Z TS 23.2, -93.7 40 mph 1002 mb
1998-09-01 06:00Z TS 24.1, -93.4 46 mph 1001 mb
1998-09-01 12:00Z TS 25.0, -93.1 52 mph 999 mb
1998-09-01 18:00Z TS 25.8, -92.5 57 mph 998 mb
1998-09-02 00:00Z TS 26.8, -91.5 57 mph 998 mb
1998-09-02 06:00Z TS 27.6, -90.4 57 mph 996 mb
1998-09-02 12:00Z HU 28.2, -89.0 80 mph 994 mb
1998-09-02 18:00Z HU 28.7, -87.9 98 mph 988 mb
1998-09-03 00:00Z HU 29.4, -86.8 92 mph 985 mb
1998-09-03 06:00Z HUlandfall 30.1, -85.7 80 mph 987 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL051998