Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 29 – September 3, 1977
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 Anita (1977) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1977 Atlantic season. It formed on August 29, 1977, 234 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana, reached its peak of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb on September 2, 1977, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 173 mph on September 2, 1977). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 994 miles (1,599 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 10 deaths.
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 37 mi | Sep 2 · 16:00 UTC | Cat 2 100 mph |
| San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 24 mi | Sep 3 · 00:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 22 mi | Sep 3 · 00:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | 20 mi | Sep 3 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 26.9°N 88.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.0°N 88.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 26.9°N 89.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 26.8°N 89.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 26.7°N 90.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 997 mb | 26.5°N 90.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 991 mb | 26.4°N 91.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 988 mb | 26.3°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 26.2°N 91.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 985 mb | 26.1°N 92.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 25.9°N 92.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 25.8°N 93.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 963 mb | 25.5°N 94.7°W | 177 mi E of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 945 mb | 25.2°N 95.5°W | 134 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 931 mb | 24.6°N 96.2°W | 120 mi SE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | 926 mb | 24.2°N 97.1°W | 76 mi ENE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 23.7°N 98.0°W | 14 mi ESE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 23.1°N 99.2°W | 29 mi NNW of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 22.5°N 101.0°W | 22 mi N of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 22.0°N 103.0°W | 19 mi ESE of Colotlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Anita. Its closest approach to a major city was 20 miles from Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
At its peak on September 2, 1977, Anita was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a central pressure of 926 mb.
4.8 days, from August 29, 1977 to September 3, 1977, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 994 miles.
Wikidata records 10 deaths for Hurricane Anita. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.
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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