Hurricane Flossie (1978)
Sep 4, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 16, 6:00 AM UTC (12.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (50)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-09-04 00:00 | TD | 12.0°N 39.0°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 1978-09-04 06:00 | TD | 13.0°N 40.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 12:00 | TS | 14.2°N 41.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-04 18:00 | TS | 15.5°N 42.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 00:00 | TS | 16.7°N 44.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 06:00 | TS | 17.8°N 46.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 12:00 | TS | 18.9°N 47.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-05 18:00 | TS | 20.3°N 49.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 00:00 | TS | 21.2°N 51.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 06:00 | TS | 22.0°N 53.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 12:00 | TS | 22.1°N 55.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-06 18:00 | TS | 21.8°N 56.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1978-09-07 00:00 | TS | 21.7°N 58.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-07 06:00 | TS | 21.8°N 59.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-07 12:00 | TS | 22.2°N 60.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1978-09-07 18:00 | TS | 22.3°N 61.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-08 00:00 | TS | 22.6°N 62.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-08 06:00 | TS | 23.5°N 62.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1978-09-08 12:00 | TS | 24.3°N 61.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-08 18:00 | TD | 25.0°N 60.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1978-09-09 00:00 | TD | 25.7°N 59.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-09 06:00 | TD | 26.4°N 59.2°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1978-09-09 12:00 | TD | 27.2°N 58.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-09 18:00 | TD | 27.7°N 57.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-10 00:00 | TD | 28.2°N 56.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-10 06:00 | TD | 28.6°N 54.8°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1978-09-10 12:00 | TD | 28.7°N 53.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-10 18:00 | TD | 29.1°N 52.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-11 00:00 | TS | 29.2°N 50.5°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1978-09-11 06:00 | TS | 29.9°N 49.1°W | 45 | 1001 | |
| 1978-09-11 12:00 | TS | 30.7°N 47.5°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1978-09-11 18:00 | TS | 31.0°N 45.7°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-09-12 00:00 | TS | 31.3°N 44.7°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1978-09-12 06:00 | HU | 31.4°N 44.0°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1978-09-12 12:00 | HU | 31.6°N 43.5°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1978-09-12 18:00 | HU | 31.7°N 43.0°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1978-09-13 00:00 | HU | 31.8°N 42.9°W | 85 | 976 | |
| 1978-09-13 06:00 | HU | 32.1°N 43.0°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-09-13 12:00 | HU | 32.6°N 43.0°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-09-13 18:00 | HU | 33.6°N 43.1°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1978-09-14 00:00 | HU | 34.6°N 43.1°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 06:00 | HU | 35.9°N 42.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 12:00 | HU | 37.4°N 41.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 18:00 | HU | 39.3°N 40.6°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-15 00:00 | HU | 40.9°N 38.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-15 06:00 | HU | 43.1°N 35.9°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1978-09-15 12:00 | TS | 45.7°N 32.8°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1978-09-15 18:00 | TS | 47.7°N 29.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-09-16 00:00 | EX | 49.8°N 24.3°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1978-09-16 06:00 | EX | 51.5°N 19.0°W | 45 | — |
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.