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-SHAKHTI | 1 | India (10%) | | |
|
10L-JERRY | 1 | Mexico (14% △) @ 6.0 days | Mexico (8%) @ 6.0 days | Mexico (4%) @ 6.0 days |
2 | St. Lucia (13% ▲) @ 37 hr | Cuba (8%) @ 5.7 days | Texas (3%) @ 9.2 days |
3 | North Carolina (12% ▽) @ 8.9 days | Bahamas Islands (7% ▽) @ 6.3 days | Puerto Rico (3%) |
|
15E-OCTAVE | 1 | Mexico (1%) | | |
2 | Hawaii (1%) @ 8.2 days | | |
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16E-PRISCILLA | 1 | Mexico (21% ▽) @ 46 hr | Mexico (6%) @ 46 hr | Mexico (1%) @ 46 hr |
2 | California (2%) @ 55 hr | | |
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28W-HALONG | 1 | Japan (16% ▼▼) @ 38 hr | Japan (8% ▽) @ 38 hr | Japan (1%) @ 38 hr |
2 | China (1% ▽) | | |
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29W-NAKRI | 1 | Japan (26%) @ 4.5 days | Japan (12%) @ 4.5 days | Taiwan (4%) @ 3.8 days |
2 | China (17%) @ 4.6 days | Taiwan (7%) @ 3.8 days | Japan (3%) @ 4.5 days |
3 | Taiwan (7%) @ 3.8 days | China (6%) @ 4.6 days | China (2%) @ 4.6 days |
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90E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (63% ▼) @ 31 hr | Mexico (11% △) @ 31 hr | Mexico (1%) @ 31 hr |
2 | Mississippi (2% ▽) @ 3.3 days | Louisiana (2% ▽) @ 3.1 days | |
3 | Louisiana (2% ▽) @ 3.1 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.