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 |
02A-INVEST | 1 | India (12%) @ 54 hr | | |
|
10L-JERRY | 1 | North Carolina (16% △) @ 8.3 days | Mexico (9%) @ 6.2 days | Puerto Rico (4%) @ 3.2 days |
2 | Guadeloupe (15% ▲) @ 39 hr | Guadeloupe (9% △) @ 39 hr | Mexico (4%) @ 6.2 days |
3 | Dominican Republic (14% △) @ 3.5 days | Bahamas Islands (9%) @ 5.4 days | Jamaica (4% △) @ 3.6 days |
|
15E-OCTAVE | 1 | Mexico (3% △) | | |
2 | Hawaii (1%) @ 8.8 days | | |
3 | California (1%) | | |
|
16E-PRISCILLA | 1 | Mexico (20%) @ 35 hr | Mexico (5%) @ 35 hr | Mexico (1%) @ 35 hr |
2 | California (3%) @ 51 hr | | |
|
28W-HALONG | 1 | Japan (20% ▽) @ 24 hr | Japan (10%) @ 24 hr | Japan (1%) @ 24 hr |
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29W-NAKRI | 1 | Japan (27%) @ 4.3 days | Japan (14%) @ 4.3 days | Taiwan (4%) @ 3.5 days |
2 | China (14%) @ 4.5 days | Taiwan (5%) @ 3.5 days | Japan (3%) @ 4.3 days |
3 | South Korea (7%) @ 6.1 days | China (5%) @ 4.5 days | China (2%) @ 4.5 days |
|
90E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (60% ▽) @ 34 hr | Mexico (17% ▲) @ 34 hr | Mexico (3% △) @ 34 hr |
2 | Mississippi (2%) | Louisiana (2%) | |
3 | Louisiana (2%) | | |
*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.