Hurricane Isaac (2000)
Hurricane Isaac reached Category 4 in the North Atlantic between September 21, 2000 and October 4, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 943 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Isaac, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2000 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
- September 21, 2000 to October 4, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 943 mb (27.85 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 28.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Identifier
- AL132000
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 21, 12:00 | 11.5N 23.0W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 11.9N 24.5W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 12.3N 25.9W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 12.7N 27.2W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 13.1N 28.7W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 13.5N 30.1W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 13.7N 31.2W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 13.9N 32.3W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 14.3N 33.2W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 14.6N 34.2W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 14.9N 35.0W | 105 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 15.1N 35.8W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 15.5N 36.8W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 15.8N 37.8W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 16.3N 38.6W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 16.7N 39.5W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 17.2N 40.4W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 17.6N 41.2W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 17.9N 42.0W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 18.3N 42.9W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 18.6N 43.9W | 75 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 19.1N 45.0W | 75 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 19.6N 46.0W | 80 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 20.4N 47.0W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 21.0N 48.1W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 21.9N 49.5W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 22.8N 50.6W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 23.8N 52.0W | 105 kt | 955 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 25.0N 52.9W | 110 kt | 950 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 26.6N 54.2W | 120 kt | 943 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 28.0N 55.1W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 29.7N 55.9W | 110 kt | 950 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 31.2N 56.2W | 105 kt | 955 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 32.9N 55.9W | 90 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 30, 00:00 | 34.4N 55.2W | 85 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 30, 06:00 | 35.7N 54.0W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 30, 12:00 | 37.0N 51.8W | 75 kt | 979 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 30, 18:00 | 38.3N 49.8W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 1, 00:00 | 39.7N 47.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 1, 06:00 | 40.9N 45.7W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 12:00 | 42.1N 43.6W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 1, 18:00 | 43.5N 39.5W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 00:00 | 44.5N 36.5W | 55 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 06:00 | 45.7N 33.0W | 60 kt | 972 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 12:00 | 47.0N 29.0W | 60 kt | 975 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 2, 18:00 | 48.5N 25.0W | 60 kt | 976 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 3, 00:00 | 49.5N 20.5W | 60 kt | 976 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 3, 06:00 | 50.5N 16.5W | 60 kt | 978 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 3, 12:00 | 52.0N 12.0W | 55 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 3, 18:00 | 55.0N 9.0W | 45 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 4, 00:00 | 58.0N 6.0W | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 4, 06:00 | 62.0N 4.0W | 45 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane AlbertoNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Tropical Storm BerylNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Tropical Storm ChrisNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane DebbyNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Tropical Storm ErnestoNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane FlorenceNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane GordonNorth Atlantic · 2000 · 26 deaths · $11 million
- Tropical Storm HeleneNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane JoyceNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane KeithNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Tropical Storm LeslieNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Hurricane MichaelNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Tropical Storm NadineNorth Atlantic · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 2000
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.