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Mitch — 1998

Peak intensity: Cat 5 (178 mph). Active October 22–November 09, 1998 (19 days). Made 3 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
178 mph
Cat 5
Min pressure
905 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
78
6-hourly fixes
ACE
35.9
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 78 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
1998-10-22 00:00Z TD 11.6, -76.1 34 mph 1002 mb
1998-10-22 06:00Z TD 11.9, -77.1 34 mph 1002 mb
1998-10-22 12:00Z TD 12.0, -77.9 34 mph 1002 mb
1998-10-22 18:00Z TS 11.6, -77.9 40 mph 1001 mb
1998-10-23 00:00Z TS 11.8, -77.6 46 mph 1000 mb
1998-10-23 06:00Z TS 12.2, -77.6 52 mph 999 mb
1998-10-23 12:00Z TS 12.5, -77.8 52 mph 999 mb
1998-10-23 18:00Z TS 12.9, -78.0 57 mph 998 mb
1998-10-24 00:00Z TS 13.4, -77.9 63 mph 997 mb
1998-10-24 06:00Z HU 13.9, -77.8 75 mph 990 mb
1998-10-24 12:00Z HU 14.5, -77.9 86 mph 985 mb
1998-10-24 18:00Z HU 15.0, -78.1 103 mph 980 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL131998