Tropical Storm Claudette (2021)
Tropical Storm Claudette was a tropical storm at its peak, with 46 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1003 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 50 mph.
- Peak strength46 mph winds (1-minute)
- Tropical storm
- Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
- 1
- LandfallsFirst June 19, 2021
- 1
- Lowest pressure
- 1003 mb
Track, wind field and cities
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- 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+)
The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Claudette’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
- June 19, 2021, tropical storm at 46 mph, 29.2°N, 91.0°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 | 50 mph | 41 mph | 79 miles | Jun 21, 2021, 2:30 AM EDT |
Best track (23 positions)
| Time | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 18:00 UTC | Disturbance | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N, 92.2°W |
| Jun 18, 00:00 UTC | Disturbance | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N, 91.8°W |
| Jun 18, 06:00 UTC | Disturbance | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 24.6°N, 91.4°W |
| Jun 18, 12:00 UTC | Disturbance | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 25.9°N, 91.2°W |
| Jun 18, 18:00 UTC | Disturbance | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 27.2°N, 91.1°W |
| Jun 19, 00:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 28.4°N, 91.2°W |
| Jun 19, 04:30 UTC (landfall) | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.2°N, 91.0°W |
| Jun 19, 06:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.5°N, 90.8°W |
| Jun 19, 12:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 30.6°N, 89.9°W |
| Jun 19, 18:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 31.5°N, 88.8°W |
| Jun 20, 00:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 32.4°N, 87.8°W |
| Jun 20, 06:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 33.1°N, 86.5°W |