Hurricane Helene (1988)
Sep 19, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 30, 12:00 PM UTC (10.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 145 mph (125 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 938 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (44)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-09-19 18:00 | TD | 13.4°N 31.6°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1988-09-20 00:00 | TD | 13.3°N 32.7°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1988-09-20 06:00 | TS | 13.2°N 33.8°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1988-09-20 12:00 | TS | 13.0°N 34.8°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1988-09-20 18:00 | TS | 12.4°N 35.7°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1988-09-21 00:00 | TS | 12.2°N 36.7°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1988-09-21 06:00 | TS | 12.0°N 37.7°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1988-09-21 12:00 | HU | 12.1°N 38.8°W | 70 | 998 | |
| 1988-09-21 18:00 | HU | 12.4°N 39.9°W | 75 | 983 | |
| 1988-09-22 00:00 | HU | 12.7°N 40.6°W | 80 | 978 | |
| 1988-09-22 06:00 | HU | 13.0°N 41.5°W | 90 | 972 | |
| 1988-09-22 12:00 | HU | 13.2°N 42.3°W | 95 | 965 | |
| 1988-09-22 18:00 | HU | 13.5°N 43.1°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1988-09-23 00:00 | HU | 13.9°N 44.0°W | 110 | 953 | |
| 1988-09-23 06:00 | HU | 14.1°N 44.9°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 1988-09-23 12:00 | HU | 14.7°N 45.5°W | 120 | 939 | |
| 1988-09-23 18:00 | HU | 15.3°N 46.1°W | 125 | 938 | |
| 1988-09-24 00:00 | HU | 15.9°N 46.9°W | 120 | 940 | |
| 1988-09-24 06:00 | HU | 16.6°N 47.5°W | 120 | 944 | |
| 1988-09-24 12:00 | HU | 17.4°N 48.0°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1988-09-24 18:00 | HU | 18.1°N 48.5°W | 110 | 954 | |
| 1988-09-25 00:00 | HU | 18.7°N 48.9°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1988-09-25 06:00 | HU | 19.4°N 49.0°W | 100 | 963 | |
| 1988-09-25 12:00 | HU | 20.0°N 49.1°W | 95 | 966 | |
| 1988-09-25 18:00 | HU | 20.9°N 49.3°W | 90 | 968 | |
| 1988-09-26 00:00 | HU | 22.2°N 49.5°W | 85 | 971 | |
| 1988-09-26 06:00 | HU | 23.4°N 49.7°W | 85 | 973 | |
| 1988-09-26 12:00 | HU | 24.5°N 49.9°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1988-09-26 18:00 | HU | 25.8°N 50.3°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 1988-09-27 00:00 | HU | 27.1°N 51.1°W | 75 | 977 | |
| 1988-09-27 06:00 | HU | 28.2°N 51.9°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1988-09-27 12:00 | HU | 29.8°N 52.0°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1988-09-27 18:00 | HU | 30.9°N 51.9°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1988-09-28 00:00 | HU | 31.9°N 51.5°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1988-09-28 06:00 | HU | 32.8°N 51.0°W | 80 | 977 | |
| 1988-09-28 12:00 | HU | 33.5°N 50.3°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1988-09-28 18:00 | HU | 34.7°N 49.5°W | 85 | 972 | |
| 1988-09-29 00:00 | HU | 36.1°N 48.5°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1988-09-29 06:00 | HU | 38.0°N 46.5°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1988-09-29 12:00 | HU | 40.2°N 44.4°W | 85 | 973 | |
| 1988-09-29 18:00 | HU | 42.9°N 42.0°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1988-09-30 00:00 | HU | 46.2°N 38.8°W | 65 | 985 | |
| 1988-09-30 06:00 | HU | 50.2°N 34.5°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1988-09-30 12:00 | EX | 55.0°N 30.0°W | 60 | 992 |
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.