Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 14–20, 1971
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 Bridget (1971) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1971 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 14, 1971, 139 mi S of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on June 16, 1971, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on June 16, 1971). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,607 miles (2,586 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 15 mi | Jun 17 · 02:00 UTC | Cat 1 86 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 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.6°N 89.6°W | 132 mi S of La Libertad, El Salvador |
| Jun 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.9°N 89.6°W | 111 mi S of La Libertad, El Salvador |
| Jun 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.1°N 91.8°W | 142 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Jun 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.4°N 93.3°W | 164 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 15 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 94.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.3°N 95.1°W | 184 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 16 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.9°N 95.3°W | 141 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.5°N 96.2°W | 88 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.1°N 97.1°W | 53 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.8°N 98.2°W | 39 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.5°N 99.4°W | 20 mi S of San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.9°N 100.9°W | 29 mi SW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.3°N 102.4°W | 48 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jun 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.6°N 103.6°W | 28 mi SE of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.5°N 104.8°W | 24 mi NW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.2°N 105.4°W | 55 mi W of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.7°N 105.9°W | 95 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jun 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.6°N 106.8°W | 153 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jun 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.8°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.1°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.6°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.1°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bridget. Its closest approach to a major city was 15 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
At its peak on June 16, 1971, Bridget was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h).
5.5 days, from June 14, 1971 to June 20, 1971, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,607 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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