Tables

  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