Hurricane Douglas

Jul 20, 2020 to Jul 30, 2020Peak 132 mph954 mb

Hurricane Douglas passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in HI. It was strongest near Kauai County, HI, as a Category 1 on July 27, 2020.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Douglas · 2020

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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From space

Hurricane Douglas on July 28, 2020, about an hour before its closest pass to Honolulu County, HI.

Hurricane Douglas on July 28, 2020, about an hour before its closest pass to Honolulu County, HI.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 00:21 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
4
HI
Counties within 100 miles
5
HI
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Kauai County, HI, 27.1 mi, Jul 27, 2020
Landfalls recorded
0
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Honolulu CountyHI6.7Tropical stormJul 28, 2020
Kauai CountyHI27.1Category 1Jul 27, 2020
Maui CountyHI37.3Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Kalawao CountyHI41.0Category 1Jul 27, 2020
Hawaii CountyHI66.1Category 1Jul 26, 2020

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.