Hurricane Helene (2006)
Sep 12, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 27, 6:00 PM UTC (15.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 120 mph (105 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (62)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-12 12:00 | TD | 11.9°N 22.0°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-12 18:00 | TD | 11.9°N 23.2°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-13 00:00 | TD | 11.9°N 24.6°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-13 06:00 | TD | 12.0°N 26.1°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-13 12:00 | TD | 12.2°N 28.0°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2006-09-13 18:00 | TD | 12.5°N 30.0°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2006-09-14 00:00 | TS | 12.9°N 31.9°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2006-09-14 06:00 | TS | 13.2°N 33.8°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2006-09-14 12:00 | TS | 13.6°N 35.6°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2006-09-14 18:00 | TS | 14.0°N 37.0°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2006-09-15 00:00 | TS | 14.4°N 38.3°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2006-09-15 06:00 | TS | 14.8°N 39.6°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 2006-09-15 12:00 | TS | 15.5°N 40.8°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2006-09-15 18:00 | TS | 16.2°N 42.1°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 2006-09-16 00:00 | TS | 17.0°N 43.3°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 2006-09-16 06:00 | TS | 17.7°N 44.3°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 2006-09-16 12:00 | HU | 18.4°N 45.3°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 2006-09-16 18:00 | HU | 18.9°N 46.2°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 2006-09-17 00:00 | HU | 19.4°N 47.1°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 2006-09-17 06:00 | HU | 19.9°N 47.9°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 2006-09-17 12:00 | HU | 20.3°N 48.4°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 2006-09-17 18:00 | HU | 20.8°N 48.8°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 2006-09-18 00:00 | HU | 21.4°N 49.1°W | 100 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-18 06:00 | HU | 22.0°N 49.4°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 2006-09-18 12:00 | HU | 22.7°N 49.7°W | 105 | 958 | |
| 2006-09-18 18:00 | HU | 23.6°N 50.4°W | 95 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-19 00:00 | HU | 24.0°N 51.0°W | 95 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-19 06:00 | HU | 24.3°N 51.7°W | 95 | 960 | |
| 2006-09-19 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 52.5°W | 95 | 958 | |
| 2006-09-19 18:00 | HU | 24.4°N 53.5°W | 90 | 956 | |
| 2006-09-20 00:00 | HU | 24.5°N 54.4°W | 90 | 958 | |
| 2006-09-20 06:00 | HU | 24.9°N 55.2°W | 90 | 958 | |
| 2006-09-20 12:00 | HU | 25.4°N 56.0°W | 90 | 959 | |
| 2006-09-20 18:00 | HU | 25.9°N 56.7°W | 80 | 960 | |
| 2006-09-21 00:00 | HU | 26.8°N 57.0°W | 80 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-21 06:00 | HU | 27.8°N 57.0°W | 75 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-21 12:00 | HU | 29.0°N 57.0°W | 75 | 968 | |
| 2006-09-21 18:00 | HU | 30.2°N 57.0°W | 75 | 970 | |
| 2006-09-22 00:00 | HU | 31.4°N 56.6°W | 75 | 970 | |
| 2006-09-22 06:00 | HU | 32.5°N 55.9°W | 70 | 970 | |
| 2006-09-22 12:00 | HU | 33.6°N 55.1°W | 70 | 970 | |
| 2006-09-22 18:00 | HU | 34.9°N 53.7°W | 70 | 968 | |
| 2006-09-23 00:00 | HU | 35.7°N 51.7°W | 75 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-23 06:00 | HU | 36.4°N 49.6°W | 80 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-23 12:00 | HU | 37.1°N 47.5°W | 80 | 962 | |
| 2006-09-23 18:00 | HU | 37.7°N 45.4°W | 75 | 963 | |
| 2006-09-24 00:00 | HU | 38.6°N 43.2°W | 70 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-24 06:00 | HU | 39.5°N 40.9°W | 65 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-24 12:00 | HU | 40.6°N 38.2°W | 65 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-24 18:00 | EX | 42.0°N 35.9°W | 65 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-25 00:00 | EX | 43.2°N 34.7°W | 65 | 964 | |
| 2006-09-25 06:00 | EX | 44.1°N 33.3°W | 65 | 966 | |
| 2006-09-25 12:00 | EX | 44.7°N 31.7°W | 60 | 968 | |
| 2006-09-25 18:00 | EX | 44.9°N 29.8°W | 55 | 972 | |
| 2006-09-26 00:00 | EX | 45.0°N 27.6°W | 50 | 977 | |
| 2006-09-26 06:00 | EX | 45.5°N 25.2°W | 50 | 980 | |
| 2006-09-26 12:00 | EX | 46.0°N 22.7°W | 50 | 984 | |
| 2006-09-26 18:00 | EX | 47.2°N 20.1°W | 45 | 986 | |
| 2006-09-27 00:00 | EX | 49.0°N 17.0°W | 45 | 988 | |
| 2006-09-27 06:00 | EX | 51.3°N 13.3°W | 45 | 988 | |
| 2006-09-27 12:00 | EX | 53.9°N 10.1°W | 40 | 988 | |
| 2006-09-27 18:00 | EX | 56.3°N 7.6°W | 40 | 988 |
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.