Hurricane Ernesto (2006)
Aug 24, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 4, 6:00 AM UTC (10.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 75 mph (65 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Landfalls
- 4
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 28, 11:15 AM UTC · 19.9°N 75.5°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph · 1005 mb
- Aug 30, 3:00 AM UTC · 24.9°N 80.6°W · Tropical Storm · 45 mph · 1003 mb
- Aug 30, 5:00 AM UTC · 25.2°N 80.7°W · Tropical Storm · 45 mph · 1003 mb
- Sep 1, 3:40 AM UTC · 33.9°N 78.1°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 985 mb
Every track point (47)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-24 18:00 | TD | 12.7°N 61.6°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2006-08-25 00:00 | TD | 13.0°N 63.0°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2006-08-25 06:00 | TD | 13.3°N 64.4°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 2006-08-25 12:00 | TS | 13.7°N 65.8°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2006-08-25 18:00 | TS | 14.0°N 67.1°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 2006-08-26 00:00 | TS | 14.3°N 68.3°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2006-08-26 06:00 | TS | 14.6°N 69.5°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 2006-08-26 12:00 | TS | 15.1°N 70.4°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2006-08-26 18:00 | TS | 15.7°N 71.2°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 2006-08-27 00:00 | TS | 16.3°N 72.0°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 2006-08-27 06:00 | HU | 16.9°N 72.7°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 2006-08-27 12:00 | TS | 17.4°N 73.4°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 2006-08-27 18:00 | TS | 17.8°N 74.0°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 2006-08-28 00:00 | TS | 18.3°N 74.6°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2006-08-28 06:00 | TS | 19.1°N 75.2°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 2006-08-28 11:15 | TS | 19.9°N 75.5°W | 35 | 1005 | Landfall |
| 2006-08-28 12:00 | TS | 20.0°N 75.6°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2006-08-28 18:00 | TS | 20.8°N 76.4°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 2006-08-29 00:00 | TS | 21.6°N 77.4°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 2006-08-29 06:00 | TS | 22.4°N 78.5°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 2006-08-29 12:00 | TS | 23.2°N 79.3°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 2006-08-29 18:00 | TS | 23.9°N 79.9°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 2006-08-30 00:00 | TS | 24.7°N 80.4°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 2006-08-30 03:00 | TS | 24.9°N 80.6°W | 40 | 1003 | Landfall |
| 2006-08-30 05:00 | TS | 25.2°N 80.7°W | 40 | 1003 | Landfall |
| 2006-08-30 06:00 | TS | 25.3°N 80.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2006-08-30 12:00 | TS | 26.1°N 81.0°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 2006-08-30 18:00 | TS | 27.0°N 80.9°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 2006-08-31 00:00 | TS | 28.1°N 80.7°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 2006-08-31 06:00 | TS | 29.4°N 80.4°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 2006-08-31 12:00 | TS | 30.6°N 79.9°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 2006-08-31 18:00 | TS | 31.9°N 79.2°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 2006-09-01 00:00 | TS | 33.2°N 78.4°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 2006-09-01 03:40 | TS | 33.9°N 78.1°W | 60 | 985 | Landfall |
| 2006-09-01 06:00 | TS | 34.5°N 78.0°W | 50 | 985 | |
| 2006-09-01 12:00 | TD | 35.8°N 77.6°W | 30 | 991 | |
| 2006-09-01 18:00 | EX | 36.6°N 77.2°W | 40 | 997 | |
| 2006-09-02 00:00 | EX | 37.1°N 77.0°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2006-09-02 06:00 | EX | 37.6°N 76.8°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 2006-09-02 12:00 | EX | 38.2°N 76.7°W | 40 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-02 18:00 | EX | 38.9°N 76.7°W | 40 | 1010 | |
| 2006-09-03 00:00 | EX | 39.9°N 76.7°W | 35 | 1012 | |
| 2006-09-03 06:00 | EX | 41.3°N 77.1°W | 25 | 1014 | |
| 2006-09-03 12:00 | EX | 43.1°N 77.5°W | 20 | 1014 | |
| 2006-09-03 18:00 | EX | 44.5°N 77.0°W | 20 | 1015 | |
| 2006-09-04 00:00 | EX | 45.6°N 75.8°W | 20 | 1015 | |
| 2006-09-04 06:00 | EX | 46.5°N 74.4°W | 20 | 1014 |
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.