Carmen (1974)

Cat 4 AL101974 · Atlantic
Peak winds
130 kt
150 mph
Min pressure
928 mb
ACE
25.60
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
0
49 observations

What happened during Carmen?

Carmen was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 29 to September 10, 1974 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 149 mph (130 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 928 mb.


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Storm overview
First obs
1974-08-29
Last obs
1974-09-10
Storm number
10
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
49

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1974-08-29 06:00 TD 16.80 -55.80 30 1011
1974-08-29 12:00 TD 16.40 -58.00 30
1974-08-29 18:00 TD 16.50 -60.30 30
1974-08-30 00:00 TD 16.60 -62.70 30
1974-08-30 06:00 TD 16.80 -65.00 30
1974-08-30 12:00 TS 17.00 -67.40 35
1974-08-30 18:00 TS 17.00 -69.90 40 1001
1974-08-31 00:00 TS 17.00 -72.20 45
1974-08-31 06:00 TS 17.00 -74.20 50
1974-08-31 12:00 HU 17.00 -76.00 65 988
1974-08-31 18:00 HU 17.20 -77.90 75
1974-09-01 00:00 HU 17.30 -79.80 80
1974-09-01 06:00 HU 17.50 -81.50 85 972
1974-09-01 12:00 HU 17.70 -83.20 105 960
1974-09-01 18:00 HU 17.80 -84.70 115
1974-09-02 00:00 HU 18.00 -85.90 125 933
1974-09-02 06:00 HU 18.40 -86.80 130 928
1974-09-02 12:00 HU 18.60 -87.90 120 956
1974-09-02 18:00 HU 18.80 -88.80 90
1974-09-03 00:00 TS 19.10 -89.30 60
1974-09-03 06:00 TS 19.30 -89.70 60
1974-09-03 12:00 TS 19.60 -90.20 60
1974-09-03 18:00 TS 19.90 -90.40 60 1000
1974-09-04 00:00 TS 20.00 -90.70 55
1974-09-04 06:00 TS 20.10 -90.80 50
1974-09-04 12:00 TS 20.30 -91.00 50
1974-09-04 18:00 TS 20.50 -91.00 55 995
1974-09-05 00:00 TS 20.70 -90.90 50
1974-09-05 06:00 TS 20.90 -90.90 55
1974-09-05 12:00 HU 21.20 -90.80 65 985
1974-09-05 18:00 HU 21.50 -90.70 65
1974-09-06 00:00 HU 21.90 -90.50 65 983
1974-09-06 06:00 HU 22.40 -90.50 70 971
1974-09-06 12:00 HU 22.90 -90.40 80 969
1974-09-06 18:00 HU 23.70 -90.40 95
1974-09-07 00:00 HU 24.60 -90.30 100 967
1974-09-07 06:00 HU 25.70 -90.30 105
1974-09-07 12:00 HU 26.80 -90.30 110 950
1974-09-07 18:00 HU 27.80 -90.40 115 944
1974-09-08 00:00 HU 28.70 -90.80 130 937
1974-09-08 06:00 HU 29.40 -91.30 105
1974-09-08 12:00 HU 30.00 -92.10 75
1974-09-08 18:00 TS 30.50 -92.60 45
1974-09-09 00:00 TD 30.80 -93.60 30
1974-09-09 06:00 TD 30.90 -94.40 25
1974-09-09 12:00 TD 31.00 -95.10 25
1974-09-09 18:00 TD 31.10 -95.60 25
1974-09-10 00:00 TD 31.20 -96.30 25
1974-09-10 06:00 TD 31.30 -96.70 25

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.