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Earl — 2016

Peak intensity: Cat 1 (86 mph). Active August 02–August 06, 2016 (5 days). Made 3 landfalls.

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

By the numbers

Peak winds
86 mph
Cat 1
Min pressure
979 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
20
6-hourly fixes
ACE
4.6
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 20 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
2016-08-02 06:00Z TS 16.3, -77.5 46 mph 1004 mb
2016-08-02 12:00Z TS 16.3, -79.2 46 mph 1003 mb
2016-08-02 18:00Z TS 16.3, -80.8 52 mph 1001 mb
2016-08-03 00:00Z TS 16.4, -82.2 63 mph 994 mb
2016-08-03 06:00Z TS 16.0, -83.1 63 mph 993 mb
2016-08-03 12:00Z TS 16.3, -84.3 69 mph 989 mb
2016-08-03 18:00Z HU 16.9, -85.4 75 mph 988 mb
2016-08-04 00:00Z HU 17.3, -86.9 80 mph 984 mb
2016-08-04 04:00Z HUlandfall 17.4, -87.8 86 mph 979 mb
2016-08-04 06:00Z HUlandfall 17.4, -88.3 86 mph 979 mb
2016-08-04 12:00Z TS 17.4, -89.4 69 mph 989 mb
2016-08-04 18:00Z TS 17.6, -90.3 46 mph 995 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL052016