The 2004 season

Hurricane Lisa (2004)

Hurricane Lisa reached Category 1 in the North Atlantic between September 19, 2004 and October 3, 2004, with a lowest pressure of 987 mb.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Hurricane Lisa, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2004 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin
North Atlantic
Dates
September 19, 2004 to October 3, 2004
Peak strength
Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
Lowest pressure
987 mb (29.15 inHg)
Landfall
No; closest approach 1144 km (711 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy
12.2
Tropical-storm-force wind reached
200 nmi (370 km, 230 mi) from the center at its widest
Hurricane-force wind reached
20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi) from the center at its widest
Peak gust in the best track
80 kt (92 mph)
Fastest the center moved
26 kt (30 mph)
Identifier
AL132004

Deaths and damage

No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.

Track

Time (UTC)PositionWindPressureStatus
Sep 19, 18:0013.3N 32.4W30 kt1004 mbTropical depression
Sep 20, 00:0013.3N 33.3W30 kt1004 mbTropical depression
Sep 20, 06:0013.4N 34.3W30 kt1004 mbTropical depression
Sep 20, 12:0013.5N 35.4W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 20, 18:0013.7N 36.4W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Sep 21, 00:0013.7N 37.4W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 21, 06:0013.9N 38.3W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 21, 12:0014.1N 39.1W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 21, 18:0014.3N 39.7W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 22, 00:0014.4N 40.2W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 22, 06:0014.4N 40.6W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Sep 22, 12:0014.2N 41.1W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 22, 18:0013.9N 41.5W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 23, 00:0013.2N 41.4W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 23, 06:0013.0N 40.6W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 23, 12:0013.1N 40.0W35 kt1003 mbTropical storm
Sep 23, 18:0014.3N 40.5W30 kt1005 mbTropical depression
Sep 24, 00:0014.3N 41.7W30 kt1005 mbTropical depression
Sep 24, 06:0013.8N 42.4W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 24, 12:0013.9N 43.2W35 kt1003 mbTropical storm
Sep 24, 18:0014.0N 43.8W30 kt1005 mbTropical depression
Sep 25, 00:0014.3N 44.4W30 kt1005 mbTropical depression
Sep 25, 06:0014.9N 44.9W35 kt1003 mbTropical storm
Sep 25, 12:0015.7N 45.4W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 25, 18:0016.7N 45.7W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 26, 00:0017.4N 45.8W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 26, 06:0018.0N 45.9W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Sep 26, 12:0018.7N 46.0W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 26, 18:0019.2N 46.0W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Sep 27, 00:0019.6N 46.0W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 27, 06:0020.0N 46.1W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 27, 12:0020.6N 46.2W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 27, 18:0021.3N 46.2W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 28, 00:0022.0N 46.4W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 28, 06:0023.0N 46.5W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Sep 28, 12:0024.3N 46.5W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Sep 28, 18:0025.4N 46.5W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 29, 00:0026.4N 46.4W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 29, 06:0027.5N 46.2W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 29, 12:0028.9N 45.8W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 29, 18:0030.1N 45.8W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 30, 00:0031.1N 46.1W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 30, 06:0032.0N 46.7W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 30, 12:0032.4N 47.3W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Sep 30, 18:0033.1N 47.8W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Oct 1, 00:0034.1N 47.8W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Oct 1, 06:0035.1N 47.6W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Oct 1, 12:0036.3N 47.0W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Oct 1, 18:0037.7N 45.8W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Oct 2, 00:0038.9N 43.8W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Oct 2, 06:0040.3N 41.6W65 kt987 mbHurricane
Oct 2, 12:0041.6N 39.1W65 kt987 mbHurricane
Oct 2, 18:0042.8N 36.0W55 kt994 mbTropical storm
Oct 3, 00:0043.8N 33.0W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Oct 3, 06:0044.5N 30.0W45 kt1000 mbExtratropical

Other North Atlantic storms of 2004

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.