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Hurricane Emily (2005)

Hurricane Emily was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with 161 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 929 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 62 mph.

Peak strength161 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 5
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst July 14, 2005
3
Lowest pressure
929 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Emily’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. July 14, 2005, Category 1 at 86 mph, in Grenada
  2. July 18, 2005, Category 4 at 132 mph, in Mexico
  3. July 20, 2005, Category 3 at 127 mph, in Mexico

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX62 mph51 mph82 milesJul 20, 2005, 7:30 AM CDT
McAllen, TX51 mph42 mph89 milesJul 20, 2005, 12:30 PM CDT
Edinburg, TX49 mph40 mph96 milesJul 20, 2005, 12:15 PM CDT

Best track (45 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 11, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1010 mb10.7°N, 42.4°W
Jul 11, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1009 mb10.8°N, 43.4°W
Jul 11, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1009 mb10.9°N, 44.4°W
Jul 11, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb11.0°N, 45.4°W
Jul 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1006 mb11.0°N, 46.8°W
Jul 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1005 mb11.0°N, 48.5°W
Jul 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1004 mb11.0°N, 50.2°W
Jul 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1004 mb11.0°N, 52.0°W
Jul 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1003 mb11.0°N, 53.7°W
Jul 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1003 mb11.1°N, 55.4°W
Jul 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1003 mb11.2°N, 57.2°W
Jul 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1003 mb11.4°N, 58.9°W
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