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.
Funding provided by Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI) of the Bermuda Institute of Oceanic Sciences (BIOS),
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 |
| 09L-INVEST | 1 | Georgia (47%) @ 17 hr | Florida (5%) @ 42 hr | Mississippi (1%) @ 10 hr |
| 2 | Tennessee (40%) @ 27 hr | Mississippi (2%) @ 10 hr | Florida (1%) @ 42 hr |
| 3 | Mississippi (33%) @ 10 hr | | |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (3%) | Japan (2%) | |
| 2 | China (1%) | | |
|
| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (5% △) @ 32 hr | | |
| 2 | Mexico (4% △) @ 28 hr | | |
|
| 20E-SIMON | 1 | California (1%) | | |
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| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (13% ▼) @ 5.3 days | Japan (2% ▽) @ 5.3 days | |
| 2 | China (5%) @ 8.5 days | China (2%) @ 8.5 days | |
| 3 | South Korea (3%) @ 6.7 days | Taiwan (1%) | |
|
| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (15% ▽) @ 5.9 days | Philippines (12% ▽) @ 5.9 days | Philippines (5% ▽) @ 5.9 days |
| 2 | Guam or w/i 1deg (14% ▼) @ 23 hr | Japan (5% ▽) @ 7.8 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (2%) @ 23 hr |
| 3 | Japan (10% ▽) @ 7.8 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (4% ▽) @ 23 hr | Japan (1%) @ 7.8 days |
*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.