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 (35% △) @ 48 hr | Louisiana (19% ▲) @ 48 hr | Texas (9% △) @ 59 hr |
| 2 | Texas (33% △) @ 59 hr | Texas (18% △) @ 59 hr | Louisiana (7% ▲) @ 48 hr |
| 3 | Mississippi (23% ▽) @ 57 hr | Florida (6%) @ 52 hr | Florida (3%) @ 52 hr |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (5%) @ 5.4 days | Japan (3%) @ 5.4 days | |
| 2 | Taiwan (1%) | | |
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| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (2%) @ 61 hr | | |
| 2 | California (2%) @ 61 hr | | |
| 3 | California (2%) @ 61 hr | | |
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| 20E-SIMON | 1 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 2 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 3 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
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| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (9% △) @ 7.4 days | Taiwan (4%) @ 6.9 days | Taiwan (1%) @ 6.9 days |
| 2 | South Korea (5%) | South Korea (3%) | |
| 3 | Taiwan (4%) @ 6.9 days | Japan (3%) @ 7.4 days | |
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| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (24%) @ 4.9 days | Philippines (18%) @ 4.9 days | Philippines (12%) @ 4.9 days |
| 2 | China (17%) @ 6.8 days | China (9%) @ 6.8 days | Taiwan (3%) @ 5.5 days |
| 3 | Japan (15%) @ 7.6 days | Japan (8%) @ 7.6 days | China (2%) @ 6.8 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.