Hurricane Brenda (1973)
Aug 18, 6:00 AM UTC – Aug 22, 12:00 AM UTC (3.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 90 mph (80 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 19, 12:00 AM UTC · 21.2°N 86.8°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 992 mb
- Aug 21, 10:00 AM UTC · 18.7°N 92.2°W · Hurricane · 90 mph
Every track point (17)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-08-18 06:00 | TS | 20.6°N 84.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-08-18 12:00 | TS | 21.0°N 85.2°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 1973-08-18 18:00 | TS | 21.2°N 86.1°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1973-08-19 00:00 | TS | 21.2°N 86.8°W | 60 | 992 | Landfall |
| 1973-08-19 06:00 | TS | 21.2°N 87.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-08-19 12:00 | TS | 21.1°N 88.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-08-19 18:00 | TS | 21.1°N 89.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-08-20 00:00 | TS | 21.1°N 89.5°W | 45 | 993 | |
| 1973-08-20 06:00 | TS | 20.7°N 90.3°W | 50 | 994 | |
| 1973-08-20 12:00 | TS | 20.2°N 91.1°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-08-20 18:00 | HU | 19.8°N 91.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-08-21 00:00 | HU | 19.5°N 91.8°W | 80 | 977 | |
| 1973-08-21 06:00 | HU | 19.1°N 92.0°W | 80 | — | |
| 1973-08-21 10:00 | HU | 18.7°N 92.2°W | 80 | — | Landfall |
| 1973-08-21 12:00 | TS | 18.5°N 92.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1973-08-21 18:00 | TS | 17.7°N 91.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-08-22 00:00 | TD | 17.2°N 91.3°W | 30 | — |
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.