Hurricane Arthur (2014)

Name: Hurricane Arthur (2014): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Arthur was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 973 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 60 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute): Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 1
LandfallsFirst July 4, 2014: 2
Lowest pressure: 973 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 Arthur’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

July 4, 2014, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 81 miles from Wilmington, NC
July 4, 2014, Category 2 at 98 mph, 35.8°N, 75.5°W

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Wilmington, NC	60 mph	49 mph	36 miles	Jul 3, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT

What happened

Arthur formed east of Florida and made landfall on Shackleford Banks, just west of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, at 11:15 p.m. EDT on July 3, 2014, as a Category 2 hurricane with 85-knot (98 mph) winds.¹ It crossed Pamlico Sound and then the Outer Banks just north of Oregon Inlet around 4 a.m. EDT on July 4.¹ Category 2 winds stayed over Pamlico Sound and offshore waters, while parts of the Outer Banks had Category 1 winds, and Cape Lookout measured the highest gust, 88 knots (101 mph).¹

The highest surge at a National Ocean Service tide gauge was 4.48 feet at Oregon Inlet Marina.¹ An NWS survey found water 5.2 feet above ground in Rodanthe, 3 feet in Salvo, 2.5 feet in Nags Head and 2 feet in Buxton.¹ Dare County reported 16 structures with major damage and 145 with minor damage, mostly from sound-side surge, with wind also damaging shingles, siding and roofs.¹ The worst damage was on Hatteras Island in Rodanthe, Salvo and Waves, and sound-side flooding reached businesses in downtown Manteo.¹ Dare County put property damage in the county at just under $2 million.¹ An EF1 tornado near Rose Hill in Duplin County damaged two structures.¹ In southeastern Massachusetts, rain of 6 to 8 inches, with 8.00 inches in New Bedford, left many roads under up to a foot of water.¹ NHC reported no casualties from Arthur.¹

Sources

1. NOAA National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Arthur (AL012014)

Best track (47 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Jun 28, 18:00 UTC	Low	23 mph	1017 mb	32.0°N, 78.2°W
Jun 29, 00:00 UTC	Low	23 mph	1017 mb	31.2°N, 77.8°W
Jun 29, 06:00 UTC	Low	23 mph	1017 mb	30.5°N, 77.4°W
Jun 29, 12:00 UTC	Low	23 mph	1016 mb	30.0°N, 77.2°W
Jun 29, 18:00 UTC	Low	29 mph	1015 mb	29.7°N, 77.2°W
Jun 30, 00:00 UTC	Low	29 mph	1014 mb	29.5°N, 77.5°W
Jun 30, 06:00 UTC	Low	29 mph	1013 mb	29.2°N, 78.0°W
Jun 30, 12:00 UTC	Low	29 mph	1011 mb	28.7°N, 78.4°W
Jun 30, 18:00 UTC	Low	35 mph	1010 mb	28.1°N, 78.7°W
Jul 1, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph	1008 mb	27.7°N, 78.9°W
Jul 1, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph	1007 mb	27.5°N, 79.1°W
Jul 1, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph	1005 mb	27.5°N, 79.2°W
Jul 1, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph	1003 mb	27.7°N, 79.3°W
Jul 2, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph	999 mb	27.9°N, 79.2°W
Jul 2, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	995 mb	28.2°N, 79.1°W
Jul 2, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph	995 mb	28.7°N, 79.0°W
Jul 2, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	994 mb	29.4°N, 79.1°W
Jul 3, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph	987 mb	30.1°N, 79.2°W
Jul 3, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	984 mb	30.9°N, 79.1°W
Jul 3, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	981 mb	31.8°N, 78.8°W
Jul 3, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	978 mb	32.9°N, 78.3°W
Jul 4, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	975 mb	34.0°N, 77.3°W
Jul 4, 03:15 UTC (landfall)	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	974 mb	34.7°N, 76.6°W
Jul 4, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	973 mb	35.3°N, 76.0°W
Jul 4, 08:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	973 mb	35.8°N, 75.5°W
Jul 4, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	976 mb	36.8°N, 74.4°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	978 mb	38.4°N, 72.4°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph	976 mb	40.2°N, 69.7°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	981 mb	42.3°N, 67.6°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	69 mph	982 mb	44.1°N, 66.5°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	63 mph	980 mb	45.9°N, 65.3°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	58 mph	981 mb	47.1°N, 64.0°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph	982 mb	47.6°N, 62.4°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph	986 mb	48.5°N, 60.2°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph	989 mb	50.3°N, 58.1°W
Jul 7, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph	988 mb	52.3°N, 56.4°W
Jul 7, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph	985 mb	54.2°N, 55.4°W
Jul 7, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph	984 mb	56.0°N, 54.7°W
Jul 7, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph	985 mb	57.3°N, 54.2°W
Jul 8, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph	988 mb	58.1°N, 54.1°W
Jul 8, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph	991 mb	58.9°N, 54.7°W
Jul 8, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph	993 mb	59.4°N, 56.1°W
Jul 8, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph	995 mb	60.0°N, 57.0°W
Jul 9, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph	997 mb	60.3°N, 56.7°W
Jul 9, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1001 mb	60.1°N, 56.2°W
Jul 9, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1005 mb	59.8°N, 55.7°W
Jul 9, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1008 mb	59.5°N, 55.0°W

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