The

2021 Atlantic hurricane season The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, producing 21 named storms and the second season in a row (third overall) in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted. ...

was the third most active

Atlantic hurricane season The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year from June through November when tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean, referred to in North American countries as hurricanes, tropical storms, or tropical depressions. In addition ...

on record with 21 named storms, and the sixth consecutive year in which there was above-average

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

activity The season officially began on June 1, 2021, and ended on November 30, 2021. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most Northern Atlantic tropical cyclones form. However, tropical cyclone formation is possible at any time of the year, as was the case this season, when Tropical Storm Ana formed on May 22. The season's final system, Tropical Storm Wanda, dissipated on November 7. Of the season's 21 named storms, seven became hurricanes, and four further intensified into major hurricanes. The season's most devastating storm was

Hurricane Ida Hurricane Ida was a deadly and extremely destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2021 that became the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 200 ...

. It made landfall in

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

with maximum sustained winds of , destroying coastal communities in its path; parts of the New Orleans metropolitan area were left without power for several weeks. The storm caused an estimated $75 billion (2021 USD) in damages in the U.S. and it was responsible for 87 deaths. Over half of those deaths occurred in

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and

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, as the hurricane's remnants brought rains that triggered widespread flooding throughout that region. Additionally, heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

as Ida's precursor

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passed though the southeastern

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

, resulting in at least 20 deaths. In April 2022, the name ''Ida'' was retired from reuse in the North Atlantic by the

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due to the extraordinary amount of damage and number of fatalities it caused. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the

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, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included. By convention, meteorologists use one

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when issuing forecasts and making observations:

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(UTC), and also use the

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(where 00:00 = midnight UTC). The National Hurricane Center uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) are: Greenwich,

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, Eastern, and

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. In this timeline, all information is listed by UTC first, with the respective regional time zone included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for

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s and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (

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, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest

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and nearest hundredth of an

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Timeline

May

May 22 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at

Subtropical Storm A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of both tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were uncertain whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical cyclo ...

Ana forms from an

extratropical cyclone Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth. Extratropical cyclones are capable of ...

about 200 mi (325 km) northeast of

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. May 23 * 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, May 23) at Subtropical Storm Ana transitions to a

tropical storm A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

about 235 mi (280 km) northeast of Bermuda. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Ana reaches peak intensity with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of , about 295 mi (470 km) northeast of Bermuda. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Ana transitions to a

post-tropical cyclone A post-tropical cyclone is a former tropical cyclone that no longer possesses enough tropical qualities to be considered a tropical cyclone. The word may refer to a former tropical cyclone undergoing extratropical transition or a tropical cyclone ...

about 455 mi (730 km) northeast of Bermuda, and subsequently opens up into a

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June

June 1 * The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins. June 14 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Two forms from a

stationary front A stationary front (or quasi-stationary front) is a weather front or transition zone between two air masses when both air mass is advancing into the other at speeds exceeding 5 knots (about 6 miles per hour or about 9 kilometers per hour) at the g ...

about east-southeast of Cape Fear,

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

. * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Two strengthens into Tropical Storm Bill about east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. June 15 * 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Bill reaches its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about east-southeast of

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. June 16 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, June 15) at Tropical Storm Bill transitions into a post-tropical cyclone about east-southeast of Halifax,

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, and later degenerates into a trough of low pressure. June 19 * 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, June 18) at Tropical Storm Claudette forms from an area of low pressure about south of Morgan City,

. * 04:30 UTC (11:30 p.m. CDT, June 18) at Tropical Storm Claudette makes landfall in

Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 111,860, and 110,461 in 2019. In 2020, its population declined to 109,58 ...

, about south-southwest of Houma. * 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Claudette reaches its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about south-southwest of Houma. * 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Claudette weakens into a tropical depression over eastern

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

, about northeast of Houma. Claudette 2021-06-21 1740Z

June 21 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Claudette re-strengthens into a tropical storm just off the North Carolina coast. June 22 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Claudette transitions to an extratropical low, and subsequently dissipates southeast of the coast of Nova Scotia. June 27 * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Four forms from a non-tropical low about east-southeast of

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

. June 28 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Four strengthens into Tropical Storm Danny about southeast of Charleston. * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Danny reaches peak intensity with winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about south-southeast of Charleston. * 23:20 UTC (7:20 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Danny makes landfall on Pritchards Island, north of Hilton Head, South Carolina, with sustained winds of . June 29 * 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, June 28) at Tropical Storm Danny weakens into a tropical depression inland over eastern South Carolina, and later dissipates over eastern Georgia. June 30 * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Five forms from a tropical wave about east-southeast of

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

July

July 1 * 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, June 30) at Tropical Depression Five strengthens into Tropical Storm Elsa about east-southeast of Barbados. Elsa 2021-07-02 1725Z

July 2 * 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Elsa strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about south of Barbados. * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Elsa reaches peak intensity with winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about west-northwest of Saint Vincent. July 3 * 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Elsa weakens into a tropical storm about south of the southern coast of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. July 5 * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall on the south coast of

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

in Cienaga de Zapata National Park with maximum winds of about . July 7 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, July 6) at Tropical Storm Elsa re-strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about west of Englewood, Florida. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Elsa weakens again into a tropical storm about west of

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

. *14:30 UTC (10:30 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall in

Taylor County, Florida Taylor County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,796. Its county seat is Perry. The county hosts the annual Florida Forest Festival and h ...

with maximum winds of about . July 9 *15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall near

East Hampton, New York The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York. At the time of the 2020 United States census, it had a total ...

with maximum winds of about . *16:30 UTC (12:30 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall near Westerly, Rhode Island with maximum winds of about . *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Elsa transitions into an extratropical cyclone over southeastern New England, and later dissipates.

August

August 11 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, August 10) at Tropical Storm Fred forms as the result of interaction between a series of

s about south-southeast of Ponce,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. *17:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall near San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, with maximum sustained winds of . August 12 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 11) at Tropical Storm Fred weakens to a tropical depression over central Hispaniola, southeast of Cap-Haïtien,

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. August 13 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 12) at Tropical Depression Fred re-strengthens to a tropical storm about east-northeast of

Holguín Holguín () is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba. History Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...

, Cuba. *06:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Seven forms from a tropical wave about east of the

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. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Fred again weakens into a tropical depression as it simultaneously makes landfall on

Cayo Romano Cayo Romano is an island on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey. It is the largest cay of the Jardines del Rey archipelago with . Overview Administratively is part of Nuevitas, but the closest municipality on Cuban Mainland ...

, on the northern coast of Cuba. August 14 *00:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT, August 13) at Tropical Depression Fred degenerates into an open trough over central Cuba. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Seven strengthens into Tropical Storm Grace about east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. August 15 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, August 14) at Tropical Storm Grace weakens into a tropical depression about north of

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Remnants of Fred re-develop into a tropical storm about west of

Naples, Florida Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the historical city (i.e. in the immediate vicinity of downtown Naples) was 19,115. Naples is a principal city of the Naples-Marco Island, Flori ...

. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eight forms from a surface low pressure system about northeast of Bermuda. Fred 2021-08-16 1620Z

August 16 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Grace re-strengthens into a tropical storm about east of

Beata Island Beata Island ( es, Isla Beata) is a small island on the Caribbean Sea, located southwest from Cape Beata. Some southwest of it lies the smaller Alto Velo Island. It is politically part of the Dominican Republic, and is roughly triangle-shaped a ...

, Dominican Republic. *16:30 UTC (12:30 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Grace makes landfall just south of

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, Dominican Republic, with sustained winds of . *18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Fred reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about southwest of Apalachicola, Florida. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eight strengthens into Tropical Storm Henri southeast of Bermuda. *19:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall at peak intensity on the

St. Joseph Peninsula The St. Joseph Peninsula is located in Gulf County, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle, at coordinates . It is a 15-mile long Spit (landform), spit, extending northward from Cape San Blas between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and St. Joseph Bay to ...

, just northwest of Cape San Blas, in the

Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle (also West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a Salient (geography), salient roughly long and wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia (U. ...

. August 17 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Fred weakens to a tropical depression over eastern Alabama. *14:00 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Grace makes landfall on the northeastern coast of

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

near Black Hill, with sustained winds of . August 18 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 17) at Tropical Storm Fred becomes a post-tropical low over eastern Tennessee. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Grace strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about west-southwest of Grand Cayman. August 19 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 18) at Post-Tropical Cyclone Fred becomes an extratropical low over central Pennsylvania, and subsequently dissipates. *09:45 UTC (4:45 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Grace makes landfall about south of Tulum, Quintana Roo, with sustained winds of . *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Grace weakens into a tropical storm inland over the Yucatán Peninsula. Grace 2021-08-20 1800Z - 2021-08-21 0200Z

Grace 2021-08-20 1800Z - 2021-08-21 0200Z

August 20 *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Grace re-strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about east-southeast of

Tuxpan Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 78,523 and of the municipality was 134,394 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census o ...

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

. *18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Hurricane Grace intensifies to Category 2 strength about east-southeast of Tuxpan. August 21 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, August 20) at Hurricane Grace intensifies to Category 3 strength about east of Tuxpan, and simultaneously reaches peak intensity with winds of and a minimum central pressure of . *05:30 UTC (12:30 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Grace makes landfall near

Tecolutla Tecolutla is a town and municipality located on the Tecolutla River on the eastern coast of the state of Veracruz in Mexico. It has the closest beaches to Mexico City, and much of its economy is based on tourism, as it is only a four- or five-hour ...

, Veracruz, at peak intensity. *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Grace weakens to a tropical storm about southwest of Tuxpan, and the surface circulation later dissipates. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Henri strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. August 22 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Henri reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about south-southeast of

Block Island Block Island is an island in the U.S. state of Rhode Island located in Block Island Sound approximately south of the mainland and east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. It is part of Washingt ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Henri weakens into a tropical storm, about south-southeast of Block Island. *15:20 UTC (11:20 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall on Block Island with sustained winds of . *16:15 UTC (12:15 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall near Westerly, Rhode Island with sustained winds of . August 23 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 22) at Tropical Storm Henri weakens into a tropical depression about northwest of Westerly. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Henri degenerates into a remnant low about northwest of Westerly, and subsequently dissipates. August 26 *15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Nine forms from a combination of multiple low-latitude weather systems, starting with a tropical wave, about southwest of

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

. *18:00 UTC (6:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Nine strengthens into Tropical Storm Ida about west of Kingston. August 27 * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Ida strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it makes landfall on

Isla de la Juventud Isla de la Juventud (; en, Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Islan ...

, Cuba. * 23:25 UTC (7:25 p.m. EDT) at Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Playa Dayaniguas, in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba, with sustained winds of . August 28 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Ten forms from a tropical wave about east of the Leeward Islands. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eleven forms from a tropical wave about east of Bermuda. Ida 2021-08-29 1400Z

August 29 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, August 28) at Hurricane Ida intensifies to Category 2 strength about southeast of

Houma, Louisiana Houma ( ) is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is also the largest principal city of the Houma– Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. The city's government ...

. *06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Ida intensifies to Category 4 strength about southeast of Houma. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eleven strengthens into Tropical Storm Julian about east of Bermuda. *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Ida reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about 50 mi (85 km) southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River. *16:55 UTC (11:55 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Ida makes landfall at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with sustained winds of . August 30 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, August 29) at Hurricane Ida weakens to Category 2 strength inland, about west-southwest of

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, Louisiana. *06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Ida weakens to Category 1 strength about 20 mi (30 km) south-southwest of Greensburg, Louisiana. *06:00 UTC (6:00 a.m. GMT) at Tropical Storm Julian reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of . *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Ten strengthens into Tropical Storm Kate. *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Ida weakens into a tropical storm about south-southwest of Jackson,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. *12:00 UTC (12:00 a.m. GMT) at Tropical Storm Julian completes extratropical transition and merges with a frontal system about east-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Kate reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. August 31 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, August 30) at Tropical Storm Ida weakens into a tropical depression about north of Jackson. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Kate weakens into a tropical depression. *18:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. CVT) at Tropical Depression Twelve forms from a tropical wave about south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands.

September

September 1 *00:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. CVT, August 31) at Tropical Depression Twelve strengthens into Tropical Storm Larry about south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Ida transitions into an extratropical low over southern West Virginia, and subsequently degenerates to a trough. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Kate degenerates into an elongated trough about northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, and subsequently dissipates. September 2 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Larry strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about west-southwest of the westernmost Cabo Verde Islands. September 3 *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Larry intensifies to Category 2 strength about east of the Leeward Islands. September 4 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 3) at Hurricane Larry intensifies to Category 3 strength about east of the Leeward Islands. Larry 2021-09-05 1200Z

September 5 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Larry reaches peak intensity with winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about east of the Leeward Islands. September 7 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Larry weakens to Category 2 strength about southeast of Bermuda. September 8 *18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Mindy forms from a tropical wave about southwest of Apalachicola, Florida. September 9 *01:15 UTC (8:15 p.m. CDT, September 8) at Tropical Storm Mindy reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , while simultaneously making landfall on

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, about west-southwest of Apalachicola. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Larry weakens to Category 1 strength about southeast of Bermuda. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Mindy weakens into a tropical depression over southeast Georgia. September 10 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, September 9) at Tropical Depression Mindy transitions into a post-tropical cyclone offshore over Atlantic Ocean, about southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, and later dissipates. September 11 *03:30 UTC (11:30 p.m. AST, September 10) at Hurricane Larry makes landfall near Great Bona Cove, along the south shore of Newfoundland's

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, with sustained winds of . *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Larry becomes an extratropical cyclone about north-northeast of

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, and is later absorbed by larger extratropical low. September 12 *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Nicholas forms from a tropical wave about northeast of

September 14 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, September 13) at Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about south-southwest of Matagorda, Texas, and simultaneously reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of . *05:30 UTC (12:30 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall on the eastern portion of the Matagorda Peninsula, less than west-southwest of Sargent Beach, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of . *12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Nicholas weakens into a tropical storm about south-southwest of

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. September 15 *00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, September 14) at Tropical Storm Nicholas weakens into a tropical depression about west of

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. *18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Depression Nicholas degenerates into a remnant low about west of

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, and subsequently dissipates. September 17 *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Odette forms from a surface trough associated with a mid- to upper-level low about east of the North Carolina–

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border. September 18 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Odette reaches peak intensity with maximum winds of and a minimum central pressure of . *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Odette transitions into an extratropical cyclone about east-southeast of

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, and subsequently opens up into a trough. 2021 CIMSS 16L Sixteen visible infrared satellite loop

September 19 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 18) at Tropical Depression Sixteen forms about from a tropical wave about east of the northern Leeward Islands. *00:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. CVT, September 18) at Tropical Depression Seventeen forms from a tropical wave about south-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Sixteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Peter about east of the Leeward Islands. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Peter attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about east of the northern Leeward Islands. *18:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. CVT) at Tropical Depression Seventeen strengthens into Tropical Storm Rose about west of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. September 21 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 20) at Tropical Storm Rose attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Peter weakens to a tropical depression, about north of Saint Thomas,

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, and later degenerates into a surface trough. September 22 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Rose weakens into a tropical depression west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Rose degenerates into a remnant low about west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, and subsequently opens up into a trough of low pressure. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eighteen forms from a tropical wave about west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. Sam 2021 track

September 23 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eighteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Sam. September 24 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Sam strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about east of the Windward Islands. *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at A subtropical depression forms from a non-tropical area of disturbed weather about east-southeast of Bermuda. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at The subtropical depression strengthens into Subtropical Storm Teresa about 110 mi (175 km) east of Bermuda. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Subtropical Storm Teresa reaches its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of about 90 mi (145 km) north of Bermuda. September 25 *00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 24) at Hurricane Sam intensifies to Category 2 strength. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam intensifies to Category 3 strength. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Subtropical Storm Teresa weakens into a subtropical depression about 135 mi (220 km) north of Bermuda. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam intensifies to Category 4 strength. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Subtropical Depression Teresa degenerates into a remnant low about 135 mi (215 km) north of Bermuda, and subsequently dissipates. September 26 *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam reaches its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about east of the Lesser Antilles. September 27 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam weakens to Category 3 strength. September 28 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam re-intensifies to Category 4 strength. September 29 *12:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. CVT) at Tropical Depression Twenty forms from a tropical wave about south of the Cabo Verde Islands. *18:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. CVT) at Tropical Depression Twenty strengthens into Tropical Storm Victor south of the Cabo Verde Islands.

October

October 1 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam reaches a secondary peak intensity, with winds of and a minimum central pressure of about south-southeast of Bermuda. *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Victor reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. October 2 *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam weakens to Category 3 strength about east-northeast of Bermuda. *18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Victor weakens to a tropical depression about west of the Cabo Verde Islands. October 3 *06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Sam weakens to Category 2 strength about northeast of Bermuda. October 4 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Victor degenerates into a trough more than west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and later dissipates. *18:00 UTC (6:00 p.m. GMT) at Hurricane Sam weakens to Category 1 strength about southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. October 5 *06:00 UTC (6:00 a.m. GMT) at Hurricane Sam transitions to a post-tropical cyclone about east of Cape Race, and subsequently merges with another extratropical low. October 30 *12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Subtropical Storm Wanda forms from a

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about south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Wanda 2021-10-31 1500Z

October 31 *12:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. GMT) at Subtropical Storm Wanda attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about west of the Azores.

November

November 1 *12:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. GMT) at Subtropical Storm Wanda transitions to a tropical storm about west-southwest of the Azores. November 7 *12:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. GMT) at Tropical Storm Wanda transitions to a post-tropical cyclone about west-northwest of the Azores, and later dissipates. November 30 * The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.

Notes

References

External links

2021 Tropical Cyclone Advisory Archive
National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center, NOAA
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms – Annual 2021
National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA {{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline Of The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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