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 |
12L-LORENZO | 1 | Europe (19% ▼) @ 8.9 days | Azores (4% △) @ 4.6 days | |
2 | Azores (4%) @ 4.6 days | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (2% ▼) | |
3 | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (2% ▼) | North Carolina (1% ▽) | |
|
91E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (37% ▽) @ 3.6 days | Mexico (15% △) @ 3.6 days | Mexico (4% △) @ 3.6 days |
2 | Texas (2%) @ 5.3 days | Louisiana (1%) | |
3 | Mississippi (1%) | | |
|
96W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (42% ▲▲) @ 3.7 days | Philippines (30% ▲▲) @ 3.7 days | Philippines (18% ▲) @ 3.7 days |
2 | China (24% ▲) @ 6.2 days | China (14% ▲) @ 6.2 days | China (3%) @ 6.2 days |
3 | Vietnam (10% △) @ 7.5 days | Japan (4% ▽) @ 7.7 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 4.8 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.