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 |
12L-LORENZO | 1 | Europe (14% ▼) @ 14 days | North Carolina (4%) @ 8.5 days | Cuba (1%) |
2 | Massachusetts (5%) @ 13 days | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (4% ▽) | Bahamas Islands (1% ▽) |
3 | Greenland (5% △) @ 13 days | Cuba (1%) | |
|
91E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (44% ▲) @ 3.0 days | Mexico (16% △) @ 3.0 days | Mexico (4% △) @ 3.0 days |
2 | Texas (2%) @ 5.3 days | Louisiana (1%) @ 3.5 days | |
3 | Mississippi (1%) @ 3.7 days | | |
|
96W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (27%) @ 4.4 days | Philippines (19% ▽) @ 4.4 days | Philippines (13%) @ 4.4 days |
2 | China (19%) @ 6.6 days | China (10%) @ 6.6 days | Taiwan (3%) @ 4.7 days |
3 | Japan (15% △) @ 7.3 days | Japan (8% △) @ 7.3 days | China (2%) @ 6.6 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.