Table 1.Proposed best track for Hurricane Andrew. Original wind speeds, where different, are given in parentheses.
Date/Time
(UTC) |
Latitude
(°N) |
Longitude
(°W) |
Pressure
(mb) |
Wind
Speed
(kt) |
Stage |
16 / 1800 | 10.8 | 35.5 | 1010 | 25 | tropical depression |
17 / 0000 | 11.2 | 37.4 | 1009 | 30 | " |
17 / 0600 | 11.7 | 39.6 | 1008 | 30 | " |
17 / 1200 | 12.3 | 42.0 | 1006 | 35 | tropical storm |
17 / 1800 | 13.1 | 44.2 | 1003 | 35 | " |
18 / 0000 | 13.6 | 46.2 | 1002 | 40 | " |
18 / 0600 | 14.1 | 48.0 | 1001 | 45 | " |
18 / 1200 | 14.6 | 49.9 | 1000 | 45 | " |
18 / 1800 | 15.4 | 51.8 | 1000 | 45 | " |
19 / 0000 | 16.3 | 53.5 | 1001 | 45 | " |
19 / 0600 | 17.2 | 55.3 | 1002 | 45 | " |
19 / 1200 | 18.0 | 56.9 | 1005 | 45 | " |
19 / 1800 | 18.8 | 58.3 | 1007 | 45 | " |
20 / 0000 | 19.8 | 59.3 | 1011 | 40 | " |
20 / 0600 | 20.7 | 60.0 | 1013 | 40 | " |
20 / 1200 | 21.7 | 60.7 | 1015 | 40 | " |
20 / 1800 | 22.5 | 61.5 | 1014 | 40 | " |
21 / 0000 | 23.2 | 62.4 | 1014 | 45 | " |
21 / 0600 | 23.9 | 63.3 | 1010 | 45 | " |
21 / 1200 | 24.4 | 64.2 | 1007 | 50 | " |
21 / 1800 | 24.8 | 64.9 | 1004 | 50 | " |
22 / 0000 | 25.3 | 65.9 | 1000 | 55 | " |
22 / 0600 | 25.6 | 67.0 | 994 | 65 (60) | hurricane |
22 / 1200 | 25.8 | 68.3 | 981 | 80 (70) | " |
22 / 1800 | 25.7 | 69.7 | 969 | 95 (80) | " |
23 / 0000 | 25.6 | 71.1 | 961 | 110 (90) | " |
23 / 0600 | 25.5 | 72.5 | 947 | 125 (105) | " |
23 / 1200 | 25.4 | 74.2 | 933 | 140 (120) | " |
23 / 1800 | 25.4 | 75.8 | 922 | 150 (135) | " |
24 / 0000 | 25.4 | 77.5 | 930 | 130 (125) | " |
24 / 0600 | 25.4 | 79.3 | 937 | 130 (120) | " |
24 / 1200 | 25.6 | 81.2 | 951 | 115 (110) | " |
24 / 1800 | 25.8 | 83.1 | 947 | 115 | " |
25 / 0000 | 26.2 | 85.0 | 943 | 115 | " |
25 / 0600 | 26.6 | 86.7 | 948 | 115 | " |
25 / 1200 | 27.2 | 88.2 | 946 | 120 (115) | " |
25 / 1800 | 27.8 | 89.6 | 941 | 125 (120) | " |
26 / 0000 | 28.5 | 90.5 | 937 | 125 (120) | " |
26 / 0600 | 29.2 | 91.3 | 955 | 120 (115) | " |
26 / 1200 | 30.1 | 91.7 | 973 | 80 | " |
26 / 1800 | 30.9 | 91.6 | 991 | 50 | tropical storm |
27 / 0000 | 31.5 | 91.1 | 995 | 35 | " |
27 / 0600 | 32.1 | 90.5 | 997 | 30 | tropical depression |
27 / 1200 | 32.8 | 89.6 | 998 | 30 | " |
27 / 1800 | 33.6 | 88.4 | 999 | 25 | " |
28 / 0000 | 34.4 | 86.7 | 1000 | 20 | " |
28 / 0600 | 35.4 | 84.0 | 1000 | 20 | " |
28 / 1200 | merge with front | ||||
23 / 2100 | 25.4 | 76.6 | 923 | 140 (130) | Eleuthera landfall |
24 / 0100 | 25.4 | 77.8 | 931 | 130 (125) | Berry Is. landfall |
24 / 0905 | 25.5 | 80.3 | 922 | 145 (125) | Homestead landfall |
26 / 0830 | 29.6 | 91.5 | 956 | 105 | Pt. Chevreuil, LA |
23 / 1800 | 25.4 | 75.8 | 922 | 150 | minimum pressure |
24 / 0905 | 25.5 | 80.3 | 922 | 145 (125) | " |
Table 2. Objective Dvorak intensity estimates for Andrew (courtesy Chris Velden).
Date/Time | Raw T number | Scene Type |
23 / 1201 | 6.5 | Clear eye |
23 / 1331 | 6.2 | Clear eye |
23 / 1431 | 6.2 | Clear eye |
23 / 1531 | 6.1 | Clear eye |
23 / 1631 | 6.1 | Clear eye |
23 / 1701 | 6.1 | Clear eye |
23 / 1801 | 6.1 | Clear eye |
23 / 1901 | 6.1 | Clear eye |
23 / 2001 | 6.2 | Clear eye |
23 / 2101 | 6.2 | Clear eye |
23 / 2201 | 5.7 | Ragged eye |
23 / 2301 | 5.2 | Ragged eye |
24 / 0131 | 4.8 | Obscured eye |
24 / 0201 | 4.8 | CDO |
24 / 0301 | 4.8 | CDO |
24 / 0401 | 4.8 | CDO |
24 / 0501 | 4.8 | CDO |
24 / 0601 | 5.0 | Obscured eye |
24 / 0701 | 5.1 | Obscured eye |
24 / 0801 | 5.4 | Obscured eye |
24 / 0901 | 6.7 | Clear eye |
24 / 1001 | 5.7 | Ragged eye |
24 / 1101 | 5.5 | Ragged eye |
24 / 1201 | 4.8 | Obscured eye |