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 | Florida (42% ▲▲) @ 31 hr | Louisiana (17% ▽) @ 43 hr | Louisiana (8%) @ 43 hr |
| 2 | Louisiana (33%) @ 43 hr | Texas (11% ▼) @ 62 hr | Texas (4% ▼) @ 62 hr |
| 3 | Alabama (33% ▲) @ 43 hr | Florida (11% △) @ 31 hr | Mississippi (4% △) @ 43 hr |
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| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (7%) @ 5.7 days | Japan (4%) @ 5.7 days | |
| 2 | Taiwan (1%) | | |
| 3 | North Korea (1%) | | |
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| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (2%) @ 55 hr | | |
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| 20E-SIMON | 1 | California (1%) | | |
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| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (15% ▲) @ 6.5 days | Japan (6% △) @ 6.5 days | Taiwan (2%) |
| 2 | China (6%) @ 9.6 days | Taiwan (2% ▽) | Philippines (2% △) @ 5.7 days |
| 3 | South Korea (4%) @ 7.6 days | South Korea (2%) @ 7.6 days | |
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| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (19% ▼) @ 5.2 days | Philippines (14% ▽) @ 5.2 days | Philippines (8% ▽) @ 5.2 days |
| 2 | China (15%) @ 7.4 days | Japan (7%) @ 7.1 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 6.4 days |
| 3 | Japan (13%) @ 7.1 days | China (6% ▽) @ 7.4 days | China (2%) @ 7.4 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.