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-ISAIAS | 1 | Louisiana (32%) @ 60 hr | Texas (16% ▽) @ 53 hr | Texas (7%) @ 53 hr |
| 2 | Texas (30% ▽) @ 53 hr | Louisiana (14% △) @ 60 hr | Florida (3%) @ 66 hr |
| 3 | Mississippi (27%) @ 3.1 days | Florida (6%) @ 66 hr | Louisiana (2%) @ 60 hr |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (5% △) @ 5.2 days | Japan (2% △) @ 5.2 days | |
| 2 | Taiwan (1%) | | |
|
| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (1%) | | |
| 2 | California (1%) | | |
| 3 | California (1%) @ 67 hr | | |
|
| 20E-SIMON | 1 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 2 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 3 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
|
| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (7% ▼) | South Korea (4%) @ 8.1 days | |
| 2 | South Korea (4%) @ 8.1 days | Japan (4% ▽) | |
| 3 | Philippines (4% △) @ 4.1 days | Taiwan (3% △) @ 6.4 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.