Hurricane Epsilon (2005)
Hurricane Epsilon reached Category 1 in the North Atlantic between November 29, 2005 and December 9, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 981 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Epsilon, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2005 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 29, 2005 to December 9, 2005
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 981 mb (28.97 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1461 km (908 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 130 nmi (241 km, 150 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 35 nmi (65 km, 40 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 350 nmi (648 km, 403 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 12 kt (14 mph)
- Identifier
- AL302005
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
National Hurricane Center
0 direct deathsnone recorded in the United States
The season table in NHC’s report archive, final report. Direct deaths are those caused by the storm’s own wind, water or surge, anywhere in the world.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 06:00 | 31.5N 49.2W | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 29, 12:00 | 31.6N 50.0W | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 29, 18:00 | 31.4N 50.8W | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 30, 00:00 | 31.4N 51.5W | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 30, 06:00 | 31.1N 52.5W | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 30, 12:00 | 30.8N 53.5W | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 30, 18:00 | 30.1N 54.2W | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 1, 00:00 | 29.7N 53.8W | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 1, 06:00 | 30.0N 52.7W | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 1, 12:00 | 30.8N 51.9W | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 1, 18:00 | 31.4N 51.3W | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 00:00 | 31.9N 50.6W | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 06:00 | 32.5N 49.8W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 12:00 | 33.2N 48.9W | 60 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 18:00 | 33.9N 47.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 3, 00:00 | 34.3N 47.1W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 3, 06:00 | 34.5N 46.2W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 34.5N 45.0W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 34.5N 43.7W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 34.3N 42.3W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 34.4N 41.1W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 34.3N 39.8W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 34.3N 38.8W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 34.2N 37.8W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 34.0N 36.7W | 75 kt | 981 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 33.8N 35.5W | 75 kt | 981 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 33.7N 34.6W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 33.4N 33.8W | 65 kt | 986 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 33.1N 33.7W | 65 kt | 986 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 32.3N 33.7W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 31.6N 34.2W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 30.8N 34.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 30.1N 36.0W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 29.4N 37.1W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 28.7N 38.1W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 28.2N 38.8W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 27.4N 39.3W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 26.5N 40.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 25.9N 40.5W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Low |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 25.5N 40.6W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 25.1N 40.4W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 24.7N 40.1W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 24.7N 39.2W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2005
- Tropical Storm ArleneNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 1 death · $12 million
- Tropical Storm BretNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 1 death
- Hurricane CindyNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 1 death · $320 million
- Hurricane DennisNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 42 deaths · $2.5 billion
- Hurricane EmilyNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 6 deaths
- Tropical Storm FranklinNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm GertNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm HarveyNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane IreneNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm JoseNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 6 deaths
- Hurricane KatrinaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 520 deaths · $125 billion
- Tropical Storm LeeNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane MariaNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane NateNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane OpheliaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 1 death · $70 million
- Hurricane PhilippeNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane RitaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 7 deaths · $12 billion
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane StanNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 80 deaths
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm TammyNorth Atlantic · 2005 · $25 million
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane VinceNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Hurricane WilmaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 23 deaths · $21 billion
- Tropical Storm AlphaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 28 deaths
- Hurricane BetaNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm GammaNorth Atlantic · 2005 · 37 deaths
- Tropical Storm DeltaNorth Atlantic · 2005
- Tropical Storm ZetaNorth Atlantic · 2005
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.