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 (33%) @ 51 hr | Louisiana (19% △) @ 51 hr | Texas (9%) @ 62 hr |
| 2 | Florida (31% ▲▲) @ 45 hr | Texas (17%) @ 62 hr | Louisiana (9% ▲) @ 51 hr |
| 3 | Texas (30%) @ 62 hr | Florida (8%) @ 45 hr | Florida (3%) @ 45 hr |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (6%) @ 5.5 days | Japan (4% △) @ 5.5 days | |
| 2 | Taiwan (1%) | | |
|
| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (2%) @ 55 hr | | |
| 2 | California (2%) @ 55 hr | | |
| 3 | California (2%) @ 55 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) |
|
| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (10% △) @ 7.1 days | Taiwan (5% △) @ 7.4 days | Taiwan (2% △) @ 7.4 days |
| 2 | Taiwan (5% △) @ 7.4 days | Japan (3%) @ 7.1 days | |
| 3 | China (5% △) @ 8.3 days | South Korea (2% ▽) | |
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| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (24%) @ 5.1 days | Philippines (18%) @ 5.1 days | Philippines (11%) @ 5.1 days |
| 2 | China (16%) @ 7.1 days | China (9%) @ 7.1 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 5.9 days |
| 3 | Japan (14%) @ 7.3 days | Japan (7%) @ 7.3 days | China (2%) @ 7.1 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.