Hurricane Earl (1998)
Aug 31, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 8, 12:00 PM UTC (8.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 3, 6:00 AM UTC · 30.1°N 85.7°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 987 mb
Every track point (33)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-31 12:00 | TD | 21.6°N 93.5°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1998-08-31 18:00 | TS | 22.4°N 93.8°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1998-09-01 00:00 | TS | 23.2°N 93.7°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1998-09-01 06:00 | TS | 24.1°N 93.4°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1998-09-01 12:00 | TS | 25.0°N 93.1°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1998-09-01 18:00 | TS | 25.8°N 92.5°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1998-09-02 00:00 | TS | 26.8°N 91.5°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1998-09-02 06:00 | TS | 27.6°N 90.4°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1998-09-02 12:00 | HU | 28.2°N 89.0°W | 70 | 994 | |
| 1998-09-02 18:00 | HU | 28.7°N 87.9°W | 85 | 988 | |
| 1998-09-03 00:00 | HU | 29.4°N 86.8°W | 80 | 985 | |
| 1998-09-03 06:00 | HU | 30.1°N 85.7°W | 70 | 987 | Landfall |
| 1998-09-03 12:00 | TS | 31.3°N 84.0°W | 45 | 990 | |
| 1998-09-03 18:00 | EX | 32.4°N 82.4°W | 40 | 994 | |
| 1998-09-04 00:00 | EX | 33.2°N 80.5°W | 40 | 994 | |
| 1998-09-04 06:00 | EX | 34.5°N 79.0°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1998-09-04 12:00 | EX | 35.9°N 77.2°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1998-09-04 18:00 | EX | 36.5°N 75.0°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1998-09-05 00:00 | EX | 38.0°N 71.0°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1998-09-05 06:00 | EX | 40.0°N 65.5°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1998-09-05 12:00 | EX | 42.5°N 61.0°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1998-09-05 18:00 | EX | 45.0°N 56.0°W | 50 | 986 | |
| 1998-09-06 00:00 | EX | 47.0°N 54.0°W | 50 | 979 | |
| 1998-09-06 06:00 | EX | 48.0°N 53.0°W | 50 | 968 | |
| 1998-09-06 12:00 | EX | 49.0°N 52.0°W | 55 | 964 | |
| 1998-09-06 18:00 | EX | 49.5°N 50.0°W | 55 | 966 | |
| 1998-09-07 00:00 | EX | 50.0°N 48.0°W | 55 | 968 | |
| 1998-09-07 06:00 | EX | 50.5°N 45.0°W | 50 | 970 | |
| 1998-09-07 12:00 | EX | 51.0°N 41.0°W | 45 | 978 | |
| 1998-09-07 18:00 | EX | 51.0°N 37.0°W | 45 | 978 | |
| 1998-09-08 00:00 | EX | 51.0°N 32.0°W | 40 | 982 | |
| 1998-09-08 06:00 | EX | 51.5°N 28.5°W | 40 | 982 | |
| 1998-09-08 12:00 | EX | 52.0°N 25.0°W | 35 | 983 |
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.