Hurricane Emily path, 1987

What the record says

Emily was a hurricane in the North Atlantic basin that lasted about 6 days, from 20 September 1987 to 26 September 1987. Its peak was Category 3 (110 kt) on 22 September 1987, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 110 kt (127 mph, 204 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 958 hPa.

• Category 3peak intensity
• 110 ktpeak wind (127 mph)
• 958 hPalowest pressure
• 6 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

It has its own page because it reached category 3 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

• 23 September 1987: Dominican Republic (70 kt)

A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Dominican Republic
• Haiti
• Bermuda
• The Bahamas
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Turks and Caicos Islands

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.