1999 season

Hurricane Irene (1999)

Oct 12, 12:00 PM UTC – Oct 19, 6:00 PM UTC (7.3 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 2
Max sustained wind
110 mph (95 kt)
Lowest pressure
958 mb
Landfalls
4

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall

Landfalls

  • Oct 14, 12:00 PM UTC · 21.3°N 82.9°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 997 mb
  • Oct 14, 7:00 PM UTC · 22.7°N 82.5°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 986 mb
  • Oct 15, 1:00 PM UTC · 24.6°N 81.6°W · Hurricane · 75 mph · 987 mb
  • Oct 15, 8:00 PM UTC · 25.3°N 81.1°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 987 mb
Every track point (34)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1999-10-12 12:00LO15.9°N 82.0°W201006
1999-10-12 18:00LO16.4°N 83.0°W201006
1999-10-13 00:00LO16.7°N 83.2°W201005
1999-10-13 06:00TD17.3°N 83.3°W301004
1999-10-13 12:00TS18.5°N 83.4°W351003
1999-10-13 18:00TS19.8°N 83.6°W451001
1999-10-14 00:00TS20.7°N 83.6°W55999
1999-10-14 06:00TS21.0°N 83.6°W60999
1999-10-14 12:00TS21.3°N 82.9°W60997Landfall
1999-10-14 18:00TS22.4°N 82.4°W60995
1999-10-14 19:00TS22.7°N 82.5°W60986Landfall
1999-10-15 00:00TS23.1°N 82.6°W60988
1999-10-15 06:00HU23.8°N 82.2°W65988
1999-10-15 12:00HU24.4°N 81.8°W65987
1999-10-15 13:00HU24.6°N 81.6°W65987Landfall
1999-10-15 18:00HU25.1°N 81.3°W65986
1999-10-15 20:00HU25.3°N 81.1°W70987Landfall
1999-10-16 00:00HU26.1°N 80.6°W65986
1999-10-16 06:00HU27.0°N 80.2°W65985
1999-10-16 12:00HU27.8°N 80.1°W65982
1999-10-16 18:00HU28.6°N 79.9°W65984
1999-10-17 00:00HU29.4°N 79.8°W65984
1999-10-17 06:00HU30.2°N 79.8°W65985
1999-10-17 12:00HU31.2°N 79.7°W65984
1999-10-17 18:00HU32.2°N 79.0°W70978
1999-10-18 00:00HU33.4°N 77.4°W80976
1999-10-18 06:00HU34.8°N 75.2°W95964
1999-10-18 07:56HU35.4°N 74.4°W95958Peak intensity
1999-10-18 12:00HU36.8°N 71.6°W90960
1999-10-18 18:00HU39.0°N 67.4°W80968
1999-10-19 00:00HU41.5°N 61.0°W80968
1999-10-19 06:00EX44.9°N 51.5°W80968
1999-10-19 12:00EX48.0°N 48.0°W80968
1999-10-19 18:00EX51.0°N 45.0°W80968

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.