Hurricane Florence (2018)
Aug 30, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 18, 12:00 PM UTC (19.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 150 mph (130 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 14, 11:15 AM UTC · 34.2°N 77.8°W · Hurricane · 90 mph · 956 mb
Every track point (79)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-30 06:00 | LO | 12.8°N 16.9°W | 20 | 1008 | |
| 2018-08-30 12:00 | LO | 12.8°N 17.9°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-08-30 18:00 | LO | 12.8°N 19.0°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-08-31 00:00 | LO | 13.1°N 20.2°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-08-31 06:00 | LO | 13.4°N 21.4°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-08-31 12:00 | LO | 13.6°N 22.6°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-08-31 18:00 | TD | 13.8°N 23.8°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-09-01 00:00 | TD | 14.0°N 24.9°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-09-01 06:00 | TS | 14.3°N 26.1°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2018-09-01 12:00 | TS | 14.8°N 27.2°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 2018-09-01 18:00 | TS | 15.4°N 28.3°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2018-09-02 00:00 | TS | 15.9°N 29.6°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 2018-09-02 06:00 | TS | 16.4°N 30.9°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 2018-09-02 12:00 | TS | 16.8°N 32.4°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 2018-09-02 18:00 | TS | 17.1°N 33.8°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 2018-09-03 00:00 | TS | 17.6°N 35.2°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2018-09-03 06:00 | TS | 17.9°N 36.6°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2018-09-03 12:00 | TS | 18.2°N 38.0°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2018-09-03 18:00 | TS | 18.4°N 39.2°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 2018-09-04 00:00 | HU | 18.7°N 40.2°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 2018-09-04 06:00 | HU | 19.1°N 41.2°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 2018-09-04 12:00 | HU | 19.5°N 42.0°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 2018-09-04 18:00 | HU | 20.0°N 42.7°W | 75 | 982 | |
| 2018-09-05 00:00 | HU | 20.4°N 43.4°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 2018-09-05 06:00 | HU | 21.1°N 44.3°W | 95 | 968 | |
| 2018-09-05 12:00 | HU | 21.7°N 45.2°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 2018-09-05 18:00 | HU | 22.4°N 46.2°W | 115 | 950 | |
| 2018-09-06 00:00 | HU | 23.1°N 46.9°W | 115 | 950 | |
| 2018-09-06 06:00 | HU | 23.8°N 47.6°W | 105 | 958 | |
| 2018-09-06 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 48.2°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 2018-09-06 18:00 | HU | 24.8°N 49.0°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 2018-09-07 00:00 | TS | 25.0°N 49.6°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 2018-09-07 06:00 | TS | 25.0°N 50.3°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 2018-09-07 12:00 | TS | 24.9°N 51.1°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 2018-09-07 18:00 | TS | 24.8°N 52.0°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 2018-09-08 00:00 | TS | 24.7°N 52.9°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 2018-09-08 06:00 | TS | 24.6°N 53.6°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 2018-09-08 12:00 | TS | 24.6°N 54.1°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 2018-09-08 18:00 | TS | 24.6°N 54.5°W | 60 | 989 | |
| 2018-09-09 00:00 | TS | 24.5°N 55.0°W | 60 | 989 | |
| 2018-09-09 06:00 | TS | 24.4°N 55.5°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 2018-09-09 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 56.1°W | 65 | 984 | |
| 2018-09-09 18:00 | HU | 24.4°N 56.7°W | 70 | 979 | |
| 2018-09-10 00:00 | HU | 24.5°N 57.3°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 2018-09-10 06:00 | HU | 24.7°N 58.4°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 2018-09-10 12:00 | HU | 24.9°N 59.5°W | 105 | 954 | |
| 2018-09-10 18:00 | HU | 25.2°N 60.6°W | 120 | 940 | |
| 2018-09-11 00:00 | HU | 25.6°N 61.8°W | 115 | 944 | |
| 2018-09-11 06:00 | HU | 26.0°N 63.2°W | 115 | 950 | |
| 2018-09-11 12:00 | HU | 26.5°N 64.7°W | 125 | 947 | |
| 2018-09-11 18:00 | HU | 27.2°N 66.4°W | 130 | 937 | |
| 2018-09-12 00:00 | HU | 27.9°N 68.1°W | 120 | 943 | |
| 2018-09-12 06:00 | HU | 28.7°N 69.5°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 2018-09-12 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 70.7°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 2018-09-12 18:00 | HU | 30.4°N 71.9°W | 110 | 949 | |
| 2018-09-13 00:00 | HU | 31.5°N 73.2°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 2018-09-13 06:00 | HU | 32.4°N 74.2°W | 100 | 955 | |
| 2018-09-13 12:00 | HU | 33.1°N 75.1°W | 95 | 954 | |
| 2018-09-13 18:00 | HU | 33.6°N 76.0°W | 90 | 953 | |
| 2018-09-14 00:00 | HU | 34.0°N 76.5°W | 90 | 952 | |
| 2018-09-14 06:00 | HU | 34.2°N 77.2°W | 85 | 952 | |
| 2018-09-14 11:15 | HU | 34.2°N 77.8°W | 80 | 956 | Landfall |
| 2018-09-14 12:00 | HU | 34.1°N 77.9°W | 80 | 957 | |
| 2018-09-14 18:00 | HU | 34.0°N 78.4°W | 65 | 969 | |
| 2018-09-15 00:00 | TS | 33.9°N 78.8°W | 60 | 978 | |
| 2018-09-15 06:00 | TS | 33.7°N 79.3°W | 55 | 986 | |
| 2018-09-15 12:00 | TS | 33.6°N 79.5°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 2018-09-15 18:00 | TS | 33.6°N 79.8°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2018-09-16 00:00 | TS | 33.6°N 80.2°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 2018-09-16 06:00 | TS | 33.6°N 80.8°W | 40 | 999 | |
| 2018-09-16 12:00 | TS | 33.6°N 81.5°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 2018-09-16 18:00 | TD | 34.1°N 82.1°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-09-17 00:00 | TD | 35.0°N 82.2°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-17 06:00 | TD | 36.4°N 82.6°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-17 12:00 | EX | 37.8°N 82.2°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-17 18:00 | EX | 38.8°N 82.0°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-18 00:00 | EX | 39.5°N 80.5°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-18 06:00 | EX | 41.3°N 76.8°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-18 12:00 | EX | 42.2°N 73.3°W | 25 | 1006 |
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.