Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 1–8, 1972
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 Annette (1972) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1972 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 1, 1972, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb on June 4, 1972, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 767 miles (1,234 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| León de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico | 64 mi | Jun 8 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | 48 mi | Jun 8 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico | 39 mi | Jun 8 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | 62 mi | Jun 8 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.3°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.4°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.5°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.6°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 12.7°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.9°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.0°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.2°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.3°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.4°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.5°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.6°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.7°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.8°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.9°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.3°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.7°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.3°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.8°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 16.2°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.7°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.3°N 105.5°W | 147 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jun 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.9°N 105.2°W | 101 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jun 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 18.4°N 104.5°W | 51 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jun 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.0°N 103.6°W | 18 mi SSE of Colima, Colima, Mexico |
| Jun 8 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.6°N 102.7°W | 15 mi W of Los Reyes de Salgado, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jun 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.2°N 101.7°W | 14 mi WNW of Puruándiro, Michoacán, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Annette. Its closest approach to a major city was 39 miles from Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
At its peak on June 4, 1972, Annette was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 993 mb.
7.5 days, from June 1, 1972 to June 8, 1972, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 767 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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