Hurricane Cindy (1999)
Hurricane Cindy reached Category 4 in the North Atlantic between August 19, 1999 and August 31, 1999, with a lowest pressure of 942 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Cindy, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1999 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 19, 1999 to August 31, 1999
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 942 mb (27.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 202 km (126 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.6
- Fastest the center moved
- 30 kt (35 mph)
- Identifier
- AL041999
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 13.5N 18.9W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 13.8N 20.3W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 13.9N 21.5W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 13.8N 22.5W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 13.7N 23.4W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 13.6N 24.3W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 13.5N 25.4W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 13.6N 26.6W | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 13.6N 27.7W | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 13.8N 28.8W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 12:00 | 13.9N 29.7W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 18:00 | 14.1N 30.8W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 00:00 | 14.2N 31.7W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | 14.4N 32.3W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 14.5N 32.7W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 14.6N 33.1W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 14.9N 33.9W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 15.3N 34.9W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 15.7N 35.9W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 18:00 | 16.1N 36.9W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 24, 00:00 | 16.6N 38.0W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 24, 06:00 | 16.9N 39.2W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 24, 12:00 | 17.2N 40.6W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 24, 18:00 | 17.5N 42.2W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 00:00 | 17.8N 43.6W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 06:00 | 18.4N 44.8W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 12:00 | 19.3N 45.9W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 25, 18:00 | 20.4N 47.1W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 00:00 | 21.7N 48.2W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 26, 06:00 | 22.9N 49.5W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 26, 12:00 | 24.2N 50.8W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 26, 18:00 | 25.4N 52.0W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 27, 00:00 | 26.4N 53.1W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 27, 06:00 | 27.2N 54.3W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 27, 12:00 | 27.8N 55.4W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 27, 18:00 | 28.3N 56.2W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 28, 00:00 | 28.7N 56.9W | 100 kt | 961 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 28, 06:00 | 29.3N 57.5W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 28, 12:00 | 30.1N 58.0W | 120 kt | 942 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 28, 18:00 | 30.8N 58.5W | 120 kt | 943 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 00:00 | 31.5N 58.4W | 120 kt | 944 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 06:00 | 32.3N 58.4W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 12:00 | 33.1N 58.2W | 100 kt | 961 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 29, 18:00 | 33.8N 57.4W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 00:00 | 34.3N 56.3W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 06:00 | 34.7N 55.5W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 12:00 | 35.3N 54.9W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 30, 18:00 | 36.1N 54.2W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 00:00 | 37.0N 52.6W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 31, 06:00 | 38.2N 50.6W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 31, 12:00 | 40.4N 48.2W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1999
- Tropical Storm ArleneNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane BretNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane DennisNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Tropical Storm EmilyNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane FloydNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane GertNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Tropical Storm HarveyNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane IreneNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane JoseNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Tropical Storm KatrinaNorth Atlantic · 1999
- Hurricane LennyNorth Atlantic · 1999
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.