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Florence — 2018

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (150 mph). Active August 30–September 18, 2018 (20 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
150 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
937 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
79
6-hourly fixes
ACE
39.7
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 79 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
2018-08-30 06:00Z LO 12.8, -16.9 23 mph 1008 mb
2018-08-30 12:00Z LO 12.8, -17.9 29 mph 1007 mb
2018-08-30 18:00Z LO 12.8, -19.0 29 mph 1007 mb
2018-08-31 00:00Z LO 13.1, -20.2 34 mph 1006 mb
2018-08-31 06:00Z LO 13.4, -21.4 34 mph 1006 mb
2018-08-31 12:00Z LO 13.6, -22.6 34 mph 1006 mb
2018-08-31 18:00Z TD 13.8, -23.8 34 mph 1006 mb
2018-09-01 00:00Z TD 14.0, -24.9 34 mph 1006 mb
2018-09-01 06:00Z TS 14.3, -26.1 40 mph 1005 mb
2018-09-01 12:00Z TS 14.8, -27.2 40 mph 1004 mb
2018-09-01 18:00Z TS 15.4, -28.3 46 mph 1002 mb
2018-09-02 00:00Z TS 15.9, -29.6 52 mph 1000 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL062018