Hurricane Elena (1985)
Aug 28, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 4, 6:00 PM UTC (7.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 953 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 2, 1:00 PM UTC · 30.4°N 89.2°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 959 mb
Every track point (33)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-08-28 00:00 | TD | 19.8°N 74.0°W | 30 | 1012 | |
| 1985-08-28 06:00 | TD | 20.8°N 76.0°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1985-08-28 12:00 | TD | 21.8°N 78.0°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1985-08-28 18:00 | TS | 22.6°N 80.0°W | 45 | 1006 | |
| 1985-08-29 00:00 | TS | 23.2°N 81.8°W | 50 | 1004 | |
| 1985-08-29 06:00 | TS | 24.0°N 83.5°W | 55 | 1000 | |
| 1985-08-29 12:00 | HU | 25.0°N 85.0°W | 65 | 994 | |
| 1985-08-29 18:00 | HU | 25.9°N 85.8°W | 70 | 990 | |
| 1985-08-30 00:00 | HU | 26.6°N 86.6°W | 75 | 986 | |
| 1985-08-30 06:00 | HU | 27.3°N 87.2°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1985-08-30 12:00 | HU | 27.9°N 87.3°W | 90 | 974 | |
| 1985-08-30 18:00 | HU | 28.3°N 86.8°W | 90 | 978 | |
| 1985-08-31 00:00 | HU | 28.4°N 86.0°W | 90 | 977 | |
| 1985-08-31 06:00 | HU | 28.6°N 85.3°W | 90 | 976 | |
| 1985-08-31 12:00 | HU | 28.8°N 84.4°W | 90 | 975 | |
| 1985-08-31 18:00 | HU | 28.8°N 84.0°W | 90 | 974 | |
| 1985-09-01 00:00 | HU | 28.8°N 83.8°W | 95 | 971 | |
| 1985-09-01 06:00 | HU | 28.6°N 83.9°W | 100 | 965 | |
| 1985-09-01 12:00 | HU | 28.6°N 84.2°W | 105 | 961 | |
| 1985-09-01 18:00 | HU | 28.9°N 84.8°W | 110 | 954 | |
| 1985-09-02 00:00 | HU | 29.4°N 85.9°W | 110 | 953 | |
| 1985-09-02 06:00 | HU | 29.7°N 87.3°W | 105 | 957 | |
| 1985-09-02 12:00 | HU | 30.2°N 88.8°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1985-09-02 13:00 | HU | 30.4°N 89.2°W | 100 | 959 | Landfall |
| 1985-09-02 18:00 | TS | 31.0°N 90.4°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1985-09-03 00:00 | TS | 31.9°N 91.8°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1985-09-03 06:00 | TD | 32.4°N 92.8°W | 30 | 1004 | |
| 1985-09-03 12:00 | TD | 33.2°N 93.7°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 1985-09-03 18:00 | TD | 34.5°N 94.0°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1985-09-04 00:00 | TD | 35.9°N 93.9°W | 20 | 1010 | |
| 1985-09-04 06:00 | TD | 37.0°N 93.2°W | 20 | 1010 | |
| 1985-09-04 12:00 | TD | 38.0°N 92.5°W | 20 | 1010 | |
| 1985-09-04 18:00 | TD | 38.8°N 91.4°W | 20 | 1010 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.