Hurricane Fabian path, 2003

What the record says

Fabian was a hurricane in the North Atlantic basin that lasted about 13 days, from 27 August 2003 to 9 September 2003. Its peak was Category 4 (125 kt) on 1 September 2003, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 125 kt (144 mph, 232 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 939 hPa.

• Category 4peak intensity
• 125 ktpeak wind (144 mph)
• 939 hPalowest pressure
• 13 dayslifetime

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

It has its own page because it reached category 4 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

The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Bermuda

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.