Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 30 – June 7, 1970
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Adele (1970) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1970 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 30, 1970, 345 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on June 1, 1970, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on June 1, 1970). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,241 miles (3,606 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.1°N 98.6°W | open ocean |
| May 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.1°N 99.3°W | open ocean |
| May 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| May 31 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.9°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| May 31 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.9°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| May 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.9°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.9°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.9°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.9°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.8°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.7°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.6°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.6°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.7°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.8°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.0°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.3°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 11.7°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.8°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.3°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.6°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.6°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.5°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.5°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.5°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.6°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.8°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.1°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.9°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Adele.
At its peak on June 1, 1970, Adele was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
7.5 days, from May 30, 1970 to June 7, 1970, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,241 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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