Hurricane Isaac (2012)
Aug 20, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 1, 6:00 AM UTC (11.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 80 mph (70 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Landfalls
- 4
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 25, 6:00 AM UTC · 18.3°N 72.7°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph · 991 mb
- Aug 25, 3:00 PM UTC · 20.1°N 74.5°W · Tropical Storm · 60 mph · 997 mb
- Aug 29, 12:00 AM UTC · 28.9°N 89.4°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 967 mb
- Aug 29, 8:00 AM UTC · 29.2°N 90.2°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 966 mb
Every track point (51)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-20 12:00 | LO | 15.7°N 44.8°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 2012-08-20 18:00 | LO | 15.6°N 46.8°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 2012-08-21 00:00 | LO | 15.2°N 48.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2012-08-21 06:00 | TD | 14.9°N 50.1°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2012-08-21 12:00 | TD | 15.0°N 51.6°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2012-08-21 18:00 | TS | 15.2°N 53.1°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2012-08-22 00:00 | TS | 15.4°N 54.8°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 2012-08-22 06:00 | TS | 15.7°N 56.6°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 2012-08-22 12:00 | TS | 15.9°N 58.6°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2012-08-22 18:00 | TS | 16.1°N 60.4°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2012-08-23 00:00 | TS | 15.7°N 62.0°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2012-08-23 06:00 | TS | 15.0°N 63.4°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2012-08-23 12:00 | TS | 15.1°N 65.0°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 2012-08-23 18:00 | TS | 15.6°N 66.4°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 2012-08-24 00:00 | TS | 15.7°N 67.8°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 2012-08-24 06:00 | TS | 15.4°N 69.1°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 2012-08-24 12:00 | TS | 15.7°N 70.4°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 2012-08-24 18:00 | TS | 16.6°N 71.2°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 2012-08-25 00:00 | TS | 17.3°N 71.8°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 2012-08-25 06:00 | TS | 18.3°N 72.7°W | 55 | 991 | Landfall |
| 2012-08-25 12:00 | TS | 19.6°N 73.9°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2012-08-25 15:00 | TS | 20.1°N 74.5°W | 50 | 997 | Landfall |
| 2012-08-25 18:00 | TS | 20.8°N 75.2°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2012-08-26 00:00 | TS | 21.8°N 76.7°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2012-08-26 06:00 | TS | 22.7°N 78.3°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 2012-08-26 12:00 | TS | 23.4°N 80.0°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 2012-08-26 18:00 | TS | 23.7°N 81.4°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 2012-08-27 00:00 | TS | 24.2°N 82.6°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 2012-08-27 06:00 | TS | 25.0°N 83.6°W | 50 | 989 | |
| 2012-08-27 12:00 | TS | 25.7°N 84.7°W | 55 | 987 | |
| 2012-08-27 18:00 | TS | 26.3°N 85.7°W | 60 | 982 | |
| 2012-08-28 00:00 | TS | 26.8°N 86.7°W | 60 | 979 | |
| 2012-08-28 06:00 | TS | 27.4°N 87.6°W | 60 | 978 | |
| 2012-08-28 12:00 | HU | 28.0°N 88.3°W | 65 | 975 | |
| 2012-08-28 18:00 | HU | 28.6°N 88.8°W | 70 | 972 | |
| 2012-08-29 00:00 | HU | 28.9°N 89.4°W | 70 | 967 | Landfall |
| 2012-08-29 03:00 | HU | 29.0°N 89.7°W | 70 | 965 | T |
| 2012-08-29 06:00 | HU | 29.1°N 90.0°W | 70 | 966 | |
| 2012-08-29 08:00 | HU | 29.2°N 90.2°W | 70 | 966 | Landfall |
| 2012-08-29 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 90.5°W | 65 | 968 | |
| 2012-08-29 18:00 | TS | 29.7°N 90.8°W | 60 | 973 | |
| 2012-08-30 00:00 | TS | 30.1°N 91.1°W | 55 | 977 | |
| 2012-08-30 06:00 | TS | 30.6°N 91.5°W | 55 | 982 | |
| 2012-08-30 12:00 | TS | 31.3°N 91.9°W | 45 | 987 | |
| 2012-08-30 18:00 | TS | 32.1°N 92.4°W | 35 | 993 | |
| 2012-08-31 00:00 | TD | 33.1°N 92.9°W | 30 | 998 | |
| 2012-08-31 06:00 | TD | 34.3°N 93.5°W | 25 | 1000 | |
| 2012-08-31 12:00 | TD | 35.6°N 94.0°W | 20 | 1001 | |
| 2012-08-31 18:00 | TD | 36.8°N 94.1°W | 20 | 1003 | |
| 2012-09-01 00:00 | TD | 37.8°N 93.9°W | 20 | 1004 | |
| 2012-09-01 06:00 | TD | 38.4°N 93.3°W | 20 | 1005 |
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.