Hurricane Iris (1995)
Hurricane Iris reached Category 2 in the North Atlantic between August 22, 1995 and September 7, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 957 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Iris, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1995 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- August 22, 1995 to September 7, 1995
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 957 mb (28.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 22.7
- Fastest the center moved
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Identifier
- AL101995
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfalls
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 18:00 | Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, 15 km away | 17.0N 61.9W | 50 kt (58 mph) | 995 mb |
| Aug 27, 23:00 | Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, 66 km away | 17.7N 62.0W | 55 kt (63 mph) | 993 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 13.2N 49.3W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 13.3N 50.6W | 35 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 13.7N 51.8W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 14.0N 52.5W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 14.5N 53.0W | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 18:00 | 15.0N 53.4W | 75 kt | 991 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 24, 00:00 | 15.2N 53.8W | 70 kt | 992 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 24, 06:00 | 15.0N 54.3W | 70 kt | 992 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 24, 12:00 | 14.8N 55.1W | 65 kt | 992 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 24, 18:00 | 14.6N 56.0W | 60 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 00:00 | 14.5N 56.8W | 55 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 06:00 | 14.3N 57.8W | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 12:00 | 14.2N 58.8W | 55 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 18:00 | 14.2N 59.8W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 00:00 | 14.0N 60.3W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 06:00 | 14.2N 60.2W | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 12:00 | 14.6N 60.5W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 18:00 | 14.9N 61.0W | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 27, 00:00 | 15.0N 61.2W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 27, 06:00 | 15.6N 61.2W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 27, 12:00 | 16.2N 61.2W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 27, 18:00 landfall | 17.0N 61.9W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 27, 23:00 landfall | 17.7N 62.0W | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 28, 00:00 | 17.8N 62.0W | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 28, 06:00 | 18.6N 62.0W | 55 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 28, 12:00 | 19.4N 62.1W | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 28, 18:00 | 20.4N 62.4W | 65 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 00:00 | 21.3N 62.5W | 70 kt | 981 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 06:00 | 22.0N 62.5W | 80 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 12:00 | 22.6N 62.5W | 75 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 18:00 | 23.1N 62.3W | 70 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 00:00 | 23.6N 62.1W | 70 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 06:00 | 23.8N 61.8W | 70 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 12:00 | 24.0N 61.4W | 75 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 18:00 | 24.2N 60.8W | 75 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 00:00 | 24.5N 60.1W | 75 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 06:00 | 24.7N 59.6W | 75 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 12:00 | 24.9N 59.1W | 75 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 18:00 | 25.0N 58.9W | 85 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 1, 00:00 | 25.2N 58.8W | 90 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 1, 06:00 | 25.5N 58.8W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 1, 12:00 | 25.6N 59.0W | 90 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 1, 18:00 | 25.7N 59.7W | 85 kt | 969 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 2, 00:00 | 26.0N 60.2W | 85 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 2, 06:00 | 26.6N 60.2W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 2, 12:00 | 27.8N 59.9W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 2, 18:00 | 29.1N 59.7W | 75 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 3, 00:00 | 31.3N 59.0W | 75 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 3, 06:00 | 34.2N 58.6W | 75 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 3, 12:00 | 36.9N 57.5W | 75 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 3, 18:00 | 39.2N 55.5W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 41.0N 52.3W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 43.1N 49.4W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 45.0N 46.0W | 60 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 47.1N 42.0W | 55 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 48.7N 35.7W | 50 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 48.9N 28.1W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 48.6N 25.0W | 50 kt | 987 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 48.5N 21.5W | 55 kt | 979 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 48.3N 18.0W | 55 kt | 972 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 48.0N 14.2W | 60 kt | 967 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 48.0N 12.6W | 60 kt | 963 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 48.2N 11.1W | 65 kt | 960 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 48.4N 8.7W | 65 kt | 957 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 48.9N 6.9W | 65 kt | 962 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 49.3N 4.4W | 60 kt | 968 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1995
- Hurricane AllisonNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm BarryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm ChantalNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm DeanNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane ErinNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane FelixNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm GabrielleNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane HumbertoNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm JerryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm KarenNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane LuisNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane MarilynNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane NoelNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane OpalNorth Atlantic · 1995 · 63 deaths
- Tropical Storm PabloNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane RoxanneNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm SebastienNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane TanyaNorth Atlantic · 1995
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.