Florence (1960)

TS AL071960 · Atlantic
Peak winds
50 kt
58 mph
Min pressure
1000 mb
ACE
1.87
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
40 observations

What happened during Florence?

Florence was a TS Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 17 to September 26, 1960 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 57 mph (50 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 1000 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 19 at 21.1°N, 73.1°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1960-09-17
Last obs
1960-09-26
Storm number
7
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
40

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1960-09-17 06:00 TD 20.90 -64.00 25
1960-09-17 12:00 TD 21.10 -64.80 25
1960-09-17 18:00 TD 21.20 -65.80 30
1960-09-18 00:00 TS 21.20 -66.80 35
1960-09-18 06:00 TS 21.00 -67.90 40
1960-09-18 12:00 TS 20.90 -69.00 45 1000
1960-09-18 18:00 TS 20.90 -70.10 40 1003
1960-09-19 00:00 TS 20.90 -71.20 40 1003
1960-09-19 06:00 TS 21.00 -72.40 40 1004
1960-09-19 09:00 TS 21.10 -73.10 35 1004 Landfall
1960-09-19 12:00 TS 21.10 -73.70 35 1006
1960-09-19 18:00 TD 21.50 -74.70 30
1960-09-20 00:00 TD 22.00 -75.60 30
1960-09-20 06:00 TD 22.60 -76.50 25
1960-09-20 12:00 TD 23.20 -77.60 25
1960-09-20 18:00 TD 23.50 -78.60 25
1960-09-21 00:00 TD 23.70 -79.60 25
1960-09-21 06:00 TD 23.70 -80.60 25
1960-09-21 12:00 DB 23.60 -81.60 25
1960-09-21 18:00 DB 23.40 -82.60 25
1960-09-22 00:00 DB 22.80 -83.60 25
1960-09-22 06:00 DB 22.30 -84.00 25
1960-09-22 12:00 DB 22.00 -83.70 25
1960-09-22 18:00 DB 22.30 -83.50 25
1960-09-23 00:00 DB 23.00 -83.20 25
1960-09-23 06:00 DB 24.00 -82.60 25
1960-09-23 12:00 TD 24.90 -81.80 25 1005
1960-09-23 18:00 TD 25.90 -81.10 30
1960-09-24 00:00 TS 26.70 -80.50 35 1002
1960-09-24 06:00 TS 27.30 -80.30 50
1960-09-24 12:00 TS 27.50 -80.50 50
1960-09-24 18:00 TS 27.60 -81.00 40
1960-09-25 00:00 TD 27.70 -81.80 30
1960-09-25 06:00 TD 27.80 -82.90 25
1960-09-25 12:00 TD 27.90 -83.90 25
1960-09-25 18:00 TD 28.30 -84.80 25
1960-09-26 00:00 TD 28.90 -85.60 25
1960-09-26 06:00 TD 29.50 -86.40 20
1960-09-26 12:00 TD 30.10 -87.10 20
1960-09-26 18:00 TD 30.80 -87.70 20

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.