Hurricane King (1950)
Oct 13, 6:00 AM UTC – Oct 20, 6:00 AM UTC (7.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 16, 10:00 PM UTC · 20.9°N 78.3°W · Hurricane · 90 mph
- Oct 18, 5:00 AM UTC · 25.7°N 80.2°W · Hurricane · 130 mph · 955 mb
Every track point (31)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-10-13 06:00 | TD | 16.0°N 84.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1950-10-13 12:00 | TD | 16.0°N 83.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1950-10-13 18:00 | TD | 16.0°N 83.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1950-10-14 00:00 | TD | 16.0°N 83.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-10-14 06:00 | TD | 16.1°N 83.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-10-14 12:00 | TD | 16.2°N 83.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-10-14 18:00 | TS | 16.3°N 83.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-10-15 00:00 | TS | 16.6°N 82.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1950-10-15 06:00 | TS | 16.9°N 82.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1950-10-15 12:00 | TS | 17.2°N 81.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1950-10-15 18:00 | TS | 17.7°N 80.0°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1950-10-16 00:00 | HU | 18.4°N 79.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1950-10-16 06:00 | HU | 18.9°N 79.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1950-10-16 12:00 | HU | 19.3°N 78.7°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1950-10-16 18:00 | HU | 20.0°N 78.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1950-10-16 22:00 | HU | 20.9°N 78.3°W | 80 | — | Landfall |
| 1950-10-17 00:00 | HU | 21.1°N 78.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1950-10-17 06:00 | HU | 22.2°N 78.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1950-10-17 12:00 | HU | 23.2°N 79.0°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1950-10-17 18:00 | HU | 24.0°N 79.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1950-10-18 00:00 | HU | 24.7°N 79.8°W | 105 | — | |
| 1950-10-18 05:00 | HU | 25.7°N 80.2°W | 115 | 955 | Landfall |
| 1950-10-18 06:00 | HU | 25.9°N 80.3°W | 115 | 955 | |
| 1950-10-18 12:00 | HU | 27.1°N 81.0°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1950-10-18 18:00 | HU | 28.6°N 81.5°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1950-10-19 00:00 | HU | 30.0°N 82.4°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1950-10-19 06:00 | TS | 31.1°N 83.5°W | 45 | 992 | |
| 1950-10-19 12:00 | TS | 31.7°N 84.5°W | 35 | 996 | |
| 1950-10-19 18:00 | TD | 32.1°N 85.3°W | 25 | 999 | |
| 1950-10-20 00:00 | TD | 32.5°N 86.0°W | 20 | 1000 | |
| 1950-10-20 06:00 | TD | 32.9°N 86.5°W | 20 | 1002 |
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.