Fern (1971)

Cat 1 AL111971 · Atlantic
Peak winds
80 kt
92 mph
Min pressure
978 mb
ACE
6.15
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
0
39 observations

What happened during Fern?

Fern was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 3 to September 13, 1971 (11 days). It reached peak winds of 92 mph (80 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 978 mb.


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Storm overview
First obs
1971-09-03
Last obs
1971-09-13
Storm number
11
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
39

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1971-09-03 12:00 TD 27.50 -87.50 25
1971-09-03 18:00 TD 27.70 -87.70 25
1971-09-04 00:00 TD 28.00 -88.00 25
1971-09-04 06:00 TD 28.20 -88.60 25
1971-09-04 12:00 TD 28.60 -89.00 25
1971-09-04 18:00 TD 29.00 -89.30 25
1971-09-05 00:00 TD 29.50 -89.50 25
1971-09-05 06:00 TD 30.10 -89.60 25
1971-09-05 12:00 TD 30.70 -89.80 25
1971-09-05 18:00 TD 30.60 -89.90 25
1971-09-06 00:00 TD 30.30 -90.00 25
1971-09-06 06:00 TD 29.90 -90.30 25
1971-09-06 12:00 TD 29.50 -90.50 25
1971-09-06 18:00 TD 29.00 -91.00 25
1971-09-07 00:00 TD 28.60 -91.30 25
1971-09-07 06:00 TD 28.10 -91.60 25
1971-09-07 12:00 TD 27.70 -92.00 30
1971-09-07 18:00 TD 27.30 -92.30 30
1971-09-08 00:00 TS 26.90 -92.60 40 1000
1971-09-08 06:00 TS 26.60 -92.80 45 1000
1971-09-08 12:00 TS 26.40 -93.10 50 1000
1971-09-08 18:00 TS 26.30 -93.40 55 995
1971-09-09 00:00 HU 26.40 -93.70 65 987
1971-09-09 06:00 HU 26.70 -94.00 80 993
1971-09-09 12:00 HU 27.10 -94.30 80 992
1971-09-09 18:00 HU 27.50 -94.50 75 992
1971-09-10 00:00 HU 28.00 -94.80 70 988
1971-09-10 06:00 HU 28.50 -95.30 65 988
1971-09-10 12:00 TS 28.50 -96.00 60 979
1971-09-10 18:00 TS 28.30 -96.50 60 979
1971-09-11 00:00 TS 28.00 -96.90 55 988
1971-09-11 06:00 TS 27.70 -97.30 55 983
1971-09-11 12:00 TS 27.50 -97.60 45 978
1971-09-11 18:00 TS 27.30 -98.00 40
1971-09-12 00:00 TS 27.10 -98.40 35
1971-09-12 06:00 TS 27.10 -98.80 35
1971-09-12 12:00 TS 27.00 -99.20 35
1971-09-12 18:00 TD 26.90 -99.70 30
1971-09-13 00:00 TD 26.90 -100.30 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.