Hurricane: 1851–2026 maps every Atlantic tropical storm and
hurricane in the NOAA HURDAT2 best-track record, plus the current season from
NHC operational best tracks until HURDAT2 includes it. Storms not yet in HURDAT2
are labeled preliminary.
What You Can Do
- Active now — live NHC storms, with the current wind field, forecast track, cone, and tropical-storm-force wind arrival times. Positions refresh about every 2 minutes. Click a storm to zoom to it.
- Overview — explore storms on an interactive timeline.
- 3D Globe — watch storms draw across the globe, one at a time.
- Regional — compare landfall activity by U.S. state.
- Intelligence — trends, records, and the deadliest storms.
- Query & Database — build custom searches and browse the full catalog.
- Beta Lab — analogs, draw-a-path matching, forecast analyzer, and a voice narrator.
The Other Two Hurricane Sites
- 3D Map — every track since 1851 in deck.gl: density, impact on land, wind profile. Same live feed.
- H-120 Operations — replay Ian, Helene and Milton through the Red Cross H-120 decision window with time-safe forecasts and alerts.
Press Alt+1, 2 or 3 on any of the three to switch.
For more information, if interested, explore the companion
U.S. Tornado History platform.
Data: NOAA/NHC HURDAT2 Best Track and operational ATCF b-decks · Live positions: NHC CurrentStorms via /api/nhc-current · Built for American Red Cross Disaster Services.