page_title: Timeline of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season
section_title: September
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season / Timeline / September
caption_attribution_description: English: Hurricane Luis near peak intensity on September 3 near the Leeward Islands
context_page_description: The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic hurricane season saw a near-record number of named tropical storms. This extremely active season followed four consecutive years in which there was below normal activity. The season officially began on June 1, 1995 and ended on November 30, 1995. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form. The season's first system, Hurricane Allison, developed on June 3; its last, Hurricane Tanya, became extratropical on November 2.
  The season produced 21 tropical cyclones, of which 19 intensified into tropical storms, 11 of which became hurricanes, and five became major hurricanes. The four most notable storms during the season were hurricanes Luis, Marilyn, Opal and Roxanne. Luis caused extensive damage in the northern Leeward Islands in excess of $2.5 billion. Marilyn affected the same area a few days later, causing eight deaths and damages in excess of $2 billion in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
context_section_description: September 1
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, August 31) – Hurricane Luis intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane.
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Humberto becomes absorbed within a larger extratropical low.
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Iris reaches its peak intensity several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda with winds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 965 mbar (28.5 inHg).
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane about 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) east of the Lesser Antilles.
  September 2
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Iris weakens to a Category 1 hurricane several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Karen weakens to a tropical depression while located east of Bermuda.
  September 3
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Karen is absorbed by Hurricane Iris.
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis attains its maximum sustained wind speed of 140 mph (220 km/h).
  September 4
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Iris weakens to a tropical storm.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Iris transitions into an extratropical cyclone while centered southeast of Newfoundland.
  September 5
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis makes landfall on Barbuda with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).
  September 7
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis weakens to a Category 3 hurricane.
  September 8
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 7) – Hurricane Luis attains its minimum barometric pressure of 935 mbar (27.6 inHg).
  September 9
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 8) – Hurricane Luis weakens to a Category 2 hurricane west of Bermuda.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fourteen develops from a tropical wave about halfway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles.
  September 10
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.
  September 11
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis makes landfall on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Luis transitions into an extratropical cyclone while located northeast of Newfoundland and is subsequently absorbed by a trough near the southern coast of Greenland.
  September 12
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fifteen develops from a tropical wave while situated roughly 585 miles (941 km) east-southeast of Barbados.
  September 13
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 12) – Tropical Depression Fifteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Marilyn.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fourteen dissipates about 495 mi (795 km) south-southeast of Bermuda.
  September 14
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 13) – Tropical Storm Marilyn strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane.
  21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn makes landfall on Dominica with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
  23:00–00:00 UTC (7:00–8:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn's eyewall strikes the islands of Guadeloupe with winds of with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
  September 15
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane.
  21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn's eyewall strikes Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands with winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
  September 16
  04:30 UTC (00:30 a.m. AST) –  Hurricane Marilyn's eyewall strikes Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with winds of  100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) –  Hurricane Marilyn strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane.
  September 17
  03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST, September 16) – Hurricane Marilyn attains its peak intensity 180 mi (290 km) north-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 949 mbar (28.0 inHg).
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn weakens to a Category 2 hurricane.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Marilyn weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.
  September 18
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 17) – Hurricane Marilyn re-streng
caption: Hurricane Luis at peak intensity
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