Hurricane Isidore (1996)
Hurricane Isidore reached Category 3 in the North Atlantic between September 24, 1996 and October 2, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Hurricane Isidore. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- September 24, 1996 to October 2, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb (28.35 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 828 km (514 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.9
- Fastest the center moved
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Identifier
- AL091996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 8.6N 23.3W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 9.2N 25.2W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 9.9N 26.9W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 10.3N 28.5W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 10.7N 30.0W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 11.0N 31.7W | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 11.2N 32.8W | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 11.7N 34.2W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 12.4N 35.8W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 12.8N 37.1W | 75 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 13.1N 38.6W | 80 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 13.7N 39.8W | 85 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 14.1N 41.1W | 90 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 14.9N 42.2W | 95 kt | 963 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 15.8N 42.9W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 16.7N 43.1W | 100 kt | 961 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 17.8N 43.2W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 19.0N 43.2W | 90 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 20.0N 42.9W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 20.8N 42.2W | 75 kt | 979 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 21.8N 41.3W | 70 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 22.6N 40.9W | 65 kt | 986 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 30, 00:00 | 23.8N 40.4W | 60 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 06:00 | 25.3N 40.1W | 60 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 12:00 | 26.7N 40.0W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 30, 18:00 | 28.2N 40.1W | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 00:00 | 29.9N 40.3W | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 06:00 | 31.6N 40.4W | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 12:00 | 33.6N 40.4W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 1, 18:00 | 35.8N 40.3W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 2, 00:00 | 38.1N 40.2W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 06:00 | 40.3N 39.6W | 20 kt | 1013 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 12:00 | 43.0N 36.0W | 20 kt | 1015 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1996
- Tropical Storm ArthurNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane BerthaNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane CesarNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane DollyNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane EdouardNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane FranNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Tropical Storm GustavNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane HortenseNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Tropical Storm KyleNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane LiliNorth Atlantic · 1996 · 22 deaths · $662 million
- Hurricane MarcoNorth Atlantic · 1996
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.