Hurricane Ellen (1973)
Sep 13, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 27, 6:00 AM UTC (13.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (55)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-09-13 18:00 | TD | 10.5°N 18.7°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1973-09-14 00:00 | TD | 10.8°N 19.8°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1973-09-14 06:00 | TS | 11.2°N 20.9°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1973-09-14 12:00 | TS | 11.5°N 22.0°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1973-09-14 18:00 | TS | 11.9°N 23.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-15 00:00 | TS | 12.4°N 24.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-15 06:00 | TS | 13.1°N 25.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-15 12:00 | TS | 14.0°N 25.9°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1973-09-15 18:00 | TS | 15.1°N 26.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-09-16 00:00 | TS | 16.2°N 28.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-16 06:00 | TS | 17.2°N 29.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-16 12:00 | TS | 18.2°N 30.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-16 18:00 | TS | 19.2°N 32.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-17 00:00 | TS | 20.2°N 33.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-09-17 06:00 | TS | 21.1°N 35.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-09-17 12:00 | TS | 22.6°N 36.8°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1973-09-17 18:00 | TS | 24.3°N 38.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-18 00:00 | TS | 25.3°N 39.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-18 06:00 | TS | 26.0°N 41.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-09-18 12:00 | TS | 26.5°N 43.5°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1973-09-18 18:00 | TS | 26.7°N 45.2°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1973-09-19 00:00 | HU | 26.9°N 47.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-19 06:00 | HU | 27.1°N 48.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-19 12:00 | HU | 27.1°N 50.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1973-09-19 18:00 | HU | 27.2°N 51.5°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 1973-09-20 00:00 | HU | 27.8°N 52.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1973-09-20 06:00 | HU | 28.7°N 53.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1973-09-20 12:00 | HU | 29.6°N 53.5°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1973-09-20 18:00 | HU | 30.8°N 53.9°W | 85 | 976 | |
| 1973-09-21 00:00 | HU | 32.0°N 54.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1973-09-21 06:00 | HU | 33.3°N 53.9°W | 95 | — | |
| 1973-09-21 12:00 | HU | 34.5°N 53.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1973-09-21 18:00 | HU | 35.8°N 52.5°W | 100 | 962 | |
| 1973-09-22 00:00 | HU | 37.3°N 50.9°W | 100 | — | |
| 1973-09-22 06:00 | HU | 39.3°N 48.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1973-09-22 12:00 | HU | 42.1°N 45.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1973-09-22 18:00 | HU | 44.4°N 41.5°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1973-09-23 00:00 | EX | 48.6°N 37.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1973-09-23 06:00 | EX | 52.3°N 31.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-23 12:00 | EX | 56.0°N 26.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-23 18:00 | EX | 60.1°N 26.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-24 00:00 | EX | 63.0°N 28.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-24 06:00 | EX | 65.0°N 30.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-24 12:00 | EX | 63.0°N 34.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1973-09-24 18:00 | EX | 62.0°N 39.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1973-09-25 00:00 | EX | 61.0°N 42.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-09-25 06:00 | EX | 60.0°N 40.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-09-25 12:00 | EX | 60.0°N 37.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-09-25 18:00 | EX | 60.5°N 34.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-09-26 00:00 | EX | 61.5°N 32.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-26 06:00 | EX | 62.5°N 30.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-09-26 12:00 | EX | 63.5°N 28.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-09-26 18:00 | EX | 64.0°N 26.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-09-27 00:00 | EX | 64.5°N 24.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1973-09-27 06:00 | EX | 65.0°N 21.5°W | 25 | — |
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.