Hurricane Ethel (1960)
Sep 12, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 17, 6:00 PM UTC (5.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 15, 9:00 PM UTC · 30.4°N 89.0°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 980 mb
Every track point (22)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-09-12 18:00 | TD | 22.0°N 93.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1960-09-13 00:00 | TD | 22.3°N 92.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1960-09-13 06:00 | TD | 22.4°N 92.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1960-09-13 12:00 | TS | 22.6°N 92.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1960-09-13 18:00 | TS | 22.8°N 91.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1960-09-14 00:00 | TS | 23.1°N 91.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1960-09-14 06:00 | TS | 23.4°N 91.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1960-09-14 12:00 | HU | 23.9°N 90.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1960-09-14 18:00 | HU | 25.6°N 90.0°W | 100 | 974 | |
| 1960-09-15 00:00 | HU | 27.1°N 89.2°W | 100 | 976 | |
| 1960-09-15 06:00 | HU | 28.4°N 88.8°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1960-09-15 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 88.7°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1960-09-15 18:00 | HU | 30.1°N 88.8°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1960-09-15 21:00 | HU | 30.4°N 89.0°W | 70 | 980 | Landfall |
| 1960-09-16 00:00 | TS | 30.6°N 89.1°W | 55 | — | |
| 1960-09-16 06:00 | TS | 31.2°N 89.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1960-09-16 12:00 | TD | 32.0°N 88.9°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1960-09-16 18:00 | TD | 32.9°N 88.7°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1960-09-17 00:00 | TD | 33.9°N 88.4°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1960-09-17 06:00 | TD | 34.9°N 88.0°W | 20 | 1012 | |
| 1960-09-17 12:00 | TD | 35.9°N 87.4°W | 20 | 1013 | |
| 1960-09-17 18:00 | TD | 36.8°N 86.6°W | 20 | 1015 |
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.