Tropical Storm Wanda (2021)
Tropical Storm Wanda was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 973 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Boston, MA, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.
- Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
- Tropical storm
- Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
- 6
- Landfalls
- 0
- Lowest pressure
- 973 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 Wanda’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
Modeled winds at cities (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | 67 mph | 55 mph | 106 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT |
| Providence, RI | 62 mph | 50 mph | 108 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 4:30 AM EDT |
| Norwich, CT | 54 mph | 44 mph | 135 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 7:30 AM EDT |
| Portland, ME | 54 mph | 44 mph | 159 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT |
| Worcester, MA | 52 mph | 42 mph | 138 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 4:45 AM EDT |
| Manchester, NH | 51 mph | 42 mph | 152 miles | Oct 27, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT |
Best track (54 positions)
| Time | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 18:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 32.5°N, 76.3°W |
| Oct 26, 00:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 34.2°N, 74.1°W |
| Oct 26, 06:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 52 mph | 996 mb | 35.9°N, 71.3°W |
| Oct 26, 12:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 37.7°N, 69.1°W |
| Oct 26, 18:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 63 mph | 984 mb | 39.5°N, 68.2°W |
| Oct 27, 00:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 69 mph | 979 mb | 40.8°N, 67.6°W |
| Oct 27, 06:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 69 mph | 973 mb | 41.4°N, 69.4°W |
| Oct 27, 12:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 63 mph | 976 mb | 39.9°N, 70.1°W |
| Oct 27, 18:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 58 mph | 980 mb | 38.7°N, 68.5°W |
| Oct 28, 00:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 52 mph | 981 mb | 39.0°N, 65.9°W |
| Oct 28, 06:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 52 mph | 982 mb | 39.4°N, 63.9°W |
| Oct 28, 12:00 UTC | Post-tropical | 52 mph | 982 mb | 39.8°N, 61.9°W |