Tropical Cyclone Track Probability
Historical probability of a tropical cyclone crossing various locations around the world
Robert Hart, Florida State University Meteorology, rhart@fsu.edu
Page created July 2009.
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and the Florida Catastrophic Risk Managment Center.
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Climatologically most likely landfall region(s) for current storms, and
mean time from latest position to that landfall if it were to occur*:
Storm | Rank | Landfall/Crossing at Any Intensity | Landfall/Crossing at Hurricane Intensity | Landfall/Crossing at Major Hurricane Intensity |
07L-GABRIELLE | 1 | Europe (24% △) @ 10 days | North Carolina (8%) @ 6.6 days | Bahamas Islands (3%) @ 3.7 days |
2 | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (11% △) @ 3.0 days | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (7% △) @ 3.0 days | North Carolina (2%) @ 6.6 days |
3 | North Carolina (10% △) @ 6.6 days | South Carolina (3%) | Cuba (2%) @ 3.8 days |
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23W-MITAG | 1 | Hong Kong (25% ▽) @ 5 hr | Hong Kong (10%) @ 5 hr | Hong Kong (1%) @ 5 hr |
2 | Vietnam (3% ▽) | | |
3 | Taiwan (1% ▽) | | |
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24W-RAGASA | 1 | Philippines (39% △) @ 59 hr | Philippines (25%) @ 59 hr | Philippines (13%) @ 59 hr |
2 | China (30%) @ 4.6 days | China (13%) @ 4.6 days | Taiwan (3%) @ 3.7 days |
3 | Vietnam (12%) @ 5.8 days | Taiwan (5%) @ 3.7 days | China (2%) @ 4.6 days |
|
25W-NEOGURI | 1 | Taiwan (4%) | Taiwan (1%) | Taiwan (1%) |
2 | Japan (2% △) | Japan (1%) | |
3 | China (1%) | | |
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96E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (10% ▽) @ 69 hr | Mexico (2% ▽) @ 69 hr | Mexico (1%) @ 69 hr |
2 | California (2%) @ 3.3 days | | |
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97E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (30%) @ 3.9 days | Mexico (16%) @ 3.9 days | Mexico (4%) @ 3.9 days |
2 | Texas (2%) @ 5.0 days | | |
3 | California (2%) | | |
*Important note: These statistics ignore completely the current intensity or motion of the storm
and are based solely on a climatology based on the current position. They are prone to large forecast error.
Users should use only official forecasts for decisions, such as those provided by NHC, JTWC, and CHC.