Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 29 – June 2, 2007
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Barbara (2007) was a tropical storm of the 2007 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 29, 2007, 118 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on June 1, 2007, and made landfall near Puerto Madero, Chiapas, Mexico on June 2, 2007 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 469 miles (754 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2007 · 13:00 UTC | near Puerto Madero, Chiapas, Mexico | TS 52 mph | 1000 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | 10 mi | Jun 2 · 16:00 UTC | TD 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.2°N 97.5°W | 118 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.2°N 97.5°W | 118 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.2°N 97.4°W | 117 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.0°N 97.3°W | 130 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.6°N 97.2°W | 157 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 31 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.2°N 96.9°W | 178 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 31 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.1°N 96.5°W | 183 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| May 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 96.1°W | open ocean |
| May 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.9°N 95.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 95.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 94.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 13.2°N 94.4°W | 173 mi WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.4°N 93.8°W | 132 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 2 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 93.3°W | 92 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 2 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 92.8°W | 49 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 2 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 92.5°W | 27 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 2 13:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.7°N 92.5°W | 21 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.2°N 92.3°W | 12 mi ENE of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Barbara made landfall once: near Puerto Madero, Chiapas, Mexico on June 2, 2007 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on June 1, 2007, Barbara was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
4.0 days, from May 29, 2007 to June 2, 2007. It travelled about 469 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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