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Hurricane Ernesto (2006)

Hurricane Ernesto was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 985 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 63 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst August 28, 2006
4
Lowest pressure
985 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 Ernesto’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. August 28, 2006, tropical storm at 40 mph, in Cuba
  2. August 30, 2006, tropical storm at 46 mph, 24.9°N, 80.6°W
  3. August 30, 2006, tropical storm at 46 mph, 25.2°N, 80.7°W
  4. September 1, 2006, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 25 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC63 mph51 mph9 milesAug 31, 2006, 11:15 PM EDT

Best track (47 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1008 mb12.7°N, 61.6°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb13.0°N, 63.0°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1005 mb13.3°N, 64.4°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb13.7°N, 65.8°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1004 mb14.0°N, 67.1°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1002 mb14.3°N, 68.3°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph999 mb14.6°N, 69.5°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph997 mb15.1°N, 70.4°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph997 mb15.7°N, 71.2°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb16.3°N, 72.0°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph992 mb16.9°N, 72.7°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph997 mb17.4°N, 73.4°W
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