Hurricane Marco (1996)
Hurricane Marco reached Category 1 in the North Atlantic between November 13, 1996 and November 26, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 983 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Marco, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 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
- November 13, 1996 to November 26, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 983 mb (29.03 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 148 km (92 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.1
- Fastest the center moved
- 15 kt (17 mph)
- Identifier
- AL131996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 12:00 | 10.5N 77.5W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Nov 13, 18:00 | 11.3N 78.0W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Nov 14, 00:00 | 12.0N 78.5W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Nov 14, 06:00 | 12.8N 78.9W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Nov 14, 12:00 | 13.5N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 14, 18:00 | 14.0N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 15, 00:00 | 14.3N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 15, 06:00 | 14.7N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 15, 12:00 | 15.0N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 15, 18:00 | 15.5N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 16, 00:00 | 15.8N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 16, 06:00 | 16.2N 79.0W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Nov 16, 12:00 | 16.5N 79.0W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Nov 16, 18:00 | 17.0N 79.0W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 17, 00:00 | 16.8N 79.8W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 17, 06:00 | 16.3N 80.5W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 17, 12:00 | 15.8N 80.8W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 17, 18:00 | 15.0N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 00:00 | 14.9N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 06:00 | 14.7N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 12:00 | 14.6N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 18, 18:00 | 14.5N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 14.2N 81.0W | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 13.8N 80.9W | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 13.5N 80.7W | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 13.5N 80.2W | 55 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 13.8N 79.5W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 13.8N 78.5W | 65 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 14.2N 77.8W | 65 kt | 989 mb | Hurricane |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 14.6N 77.4W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 14.9N 77.1W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 15.1N 76.8W | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 15.3N 76.6W | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 15.6N 76.5W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 15.8N 76.3W | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 06:00 | 15.9N 76.0W | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 12:00 | 15.9N 75.4W | 60 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 18:00 | 15.9N 75.0W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 23, 00:00 | 16.0N 74.7W | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 23, 06:00 | 15.9N 74.5W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 23, 12:00 | 15.7N 74.5W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 23, 18:00 | 15.6N 74.8W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 00:00 | 15.8N 76.0W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 06:00 | 15.9N 77.0W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 24, 12:00 | 16.0N 78.0W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 24, 18:00 | 16.0N 78.9W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 00:00 | 16.7N 80.2W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 06:00 | 17.5N 81.5W | 50 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 12:00 | 18.3N 82.6W | 55 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 18:00 | 19.2N 83.5W | 45 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 00:00 | 19.7N 84.0W | 40 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 06:00 | 20.1N 84.4W | 35 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 26, 12:00 | 20.1N 84.3W | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 26, 18:00 | 19.6N 84.8W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
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
- Hurricane IsidoreNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Tropical Storm KyleNorth Atlantic · 1996
- Hurricane LiliNorth Atlantic · 1996 · 22 deaths · $662 million
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.