Inez (1966)

Cat 5 AL091966 · Atlantic
Peak winds
140 kt
161 mph
Min pressure
927 mb
ACE
51.48
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
9
88 observations

What happened during Inez?

Inez was a Cat 5 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 21 to October 11, 1966 (21 days). It reached peak winds of 161 mph (140 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 927 mb. The storm made 9 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1966-09-21
Last obs
1966-10-11
Storm number
9
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
88

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1966-09-21 12:00 TD 9.90 -35.10 25
1966-09-21 18:00 TD 10.40 -36.10 25
1966-09-22 00:00 TD 10.90 -37.20 25
1966-09-22 06:00 TD 11.30 -38.30 25
1966-09-22 12:00 TD 11.70 -39.40 25
1966-09-22 18:00 TD 12.00 -40.60 25
1966-09-23 00:00 TD 12.30 -41.80 25
1966-09-23 06:00 TD 12.70 -43.00 25
1966-09-23 12:00 TD 13.10 -44.10 30
1966-09-23 18:00 TD 13.40 -45.10 30
1966-09-24 00:00 TD 13.70 -46.00 30
1966-09-24 06:00 TD 14.00 -46.90 30
1966-09-24 12:00 TS 14.40 -47.90 35 1009
1966-09-24 18:00 TS 14.80 -48.90 40 1008
1966-09-25 00:00 TS 15.10 -49.80 45
1966-09-25 06:00 TS 15.30 -50.70 50
1966-09-25 12:00 TS 15.50 -51.60 50 1000
1966-09-25 18:00 TS 15.60 -52.50 50 1000
1966-09-26 00:00 TS 15.60 -53.60 55
1966-09-26 06:00 TS 15.70 -54.80 60
1966-09-26 12:00 HU 15.80 -56.00 65 995
1966-09-26 18:00 HU 15.90 -57.00 80 982
1966-09-27 00:00 HU 15.90 -58.00 90
1966-09-27 06:00 HU 16.00 -59.10 100 965
1966-09-27 12:00 HU 16.10 -60.30 105 961
1966-09-27 17:00 HU 16.20 -61.60 110 958 Landfall
1966-09-27 18:00 HU 16.20 -61.70 110 958
1966-09-28 00:00 HU 16.30 -63.00 100 964
1966-09-28 06:00 HU 16.50 -64.40 115 955
1966-09-28 12:00 HU 16.80 -65.70 130
1966-09-28 18:00 HU 17.00 -67.20 140 927
1966-09-29 00:00 HU 17.10 -68.50 140 928
1966-09-29 06:00 HU 17.20 -69.70 140
1966-09-29 12:00 HU 17.50 -71.00 140
1966-09-29 14:00 HU 17.70 -71.40 140 Landfall
1966-09-29 18:00 HU 18.10 -72.30 100
1966-09-29 19:00 HU 18.20 -72.60 100 Landfall
1966-09-30 00:00 HU 18.70 -73.50 80 987
1966-09-30 06:00 HU 19.20 -74.50 90
1966-09-30 12:00 HU 19.80 -75.40 100
1966-09-30 14:00 HU 20.00 -75.70 100 Landfall
1966-09-30 18:00 HU 20.20 -76.30 80
1966-10-01 00:00 HU 20.50 -77.30 65
1966-10-01 06:00 HU 20.70 -78.50 65
1966-10-01 12:00 HU 21.30 -79.40 65
1966-10-01 15:00 HU 21.60 -79.50 65 Landfall
1966-10-01 18:00 TS 22.00 -79.90 60
1966-10-02 00:00 TS 22.60 -80.10 50
1966-10-02 06:00 TS 23.10 -80.10 50
1966-10-02 12:00 TS 23.50 -79.90 50
1966-10-02 18:00 TS 24.10 -79.60 55 999
1966-10-03 00:00 TS 24.50 -79.20 60 995
1966-10-03 06:00 TS 24.90 -78.90 60 989
1966-10-03 12:00 HU 25.20 -78.60 65 985
1966-10-03 18:00 HU 25.50 -78.50 65 986
1966-10-04 00:00 HU 25.50 -78.50 65 985
1966-10-04 06:00 HU 25.50 -79.00 65 988
1966-10-04 12:00 HU 25.20 -79.60 75 987
1966-10-04 18:00 HU 25.00 -80.50 85 984 Landfall
1966-10-04 23:00 HU 24.70 -81.30 85 988 Landfall
1966-10-05 00:00 HU 24.60 -81.40 85 988
1966-10-05 02:00 HU 24.60 -81.80 85 988 Landfall
1966-10-05 06:00 HU 24.50 -82.30 85 985
1966-10-05 12:00 HU 24.50 -83.00 85
1966-10-05 18:00 HU 24.30 -83.70 85 980
1966-10-06 00:00 HU 24.00 -84.30 85 977
1966-10-06 06:00 HU 23.70 -85.00 85 974
1966-10-06 12:00 HU 23.30 -85.70 85 974
1966-10-06 18:00 HU 22.80 -86.40 85 974
1966-10-07 00:00 HU 22.30 -87.20 100 961
1966-10-07 06:00 HU 22.00 -88.10 95
1966-10-07 12:00 HU 21.80 -89.00 90
1966-10-07 18:00 HU 21.60 -90.00 85 972
1966-10-08 00:00 HU 21.50 -91.00 95
1966-10-08 06:00 HU 21.50 -92.10 105
1966-10-08 12:00 HU 21.80 -93.10 115 953
1966-10-08 18:00 HU 22.00 -93.90 115 956
1966-10-09 00:00 HU 22.20 -94.70 115 948
1966-10-09 06:00 HU 22.60 -95.20 115 951
1966-10-09 12:00 HU 22.70 -95.60 110 951
1966-10-09 18:00 HU 22.90 -96.00 100 961
1966-10-10 00:00 HU 23.00 -96.40 100 960
1966-10-10 06:00 HU 23.00 -97.00 100 962
1966-10-10 12:00 HU 22.80 -97.80 100 961 Landfall
1966-10-10 18:00 TS 22.40 -98.50 60
1966-10-11 00:00 TD 22.10 -99.20 30
1966-10-11 06:00 TD 21.80 -99.90 25
1966-10-11 12:00 TD 21.50 -100.60 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.