Tropical Storm Carlos (2003)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 26–28, 2003

Peak wind

63 mph

102 km/h · Jun 27

Peak category

Lowest pressure

996 mb

Landfalls

Oaxaca, Mexico

Lifetime

2.8 d

Jun 26 – Jun 28

Distance

495 mi

797 km

ACE

0.8

storm energy

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

What happened with Carlos

Tropical Storm Carlos (2003) was a tropical storm of the 2003 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 26, 2003, 136 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on June 27, 2003, and made landfall 20 mi S of Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico on June 27, 2003 as a tropical storm (63 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on June 27, 2003). The storm lasted 2.8 days and travelled about 495 miles (797 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
June 27, 2003 · 03:00 UTC	20 mi S of Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico	TS 63 mph	996 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico	17 mi	Jun 28 · 00:00 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

Every official fix 13 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jun 26 00:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	13.9°N 97.2°W	136 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 26 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	14.1°N 97.8°W	131 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 26 12:00	TS	40 mph	1003 mb	14.7°N 97.8°W	94 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 26 18:00	TS	52 mph	998 mb	15.0°N 97.3°W	62 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 27 00:00	TS	63 mph	996 mb	15.7°N 97.6°W	24 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 27 03:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	996 mb	16.0°N 97.8°W	20 mi S of Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 27 06:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	16.3°N 98.1°W	near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jun 27 12:00	TD	35 mph	1001 mb	16.5°N 98.6°W	12 mi W of Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico
Jun 27 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1005 mb	16.7°N 99.3°W	near San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico
Jun 28 00:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1008 mb	16.6°N 99.9°W	17 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
Jun 28 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1008 mb	16.4°N 100.6°W	55 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
Jun 28 12:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1008 mb	16.1°N 101.2°W	86 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico
Jun 28 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1008 mb	15.7°N 101.8°W	131 mi SW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Carlos make landfall?

Carlos made landfall once: 20 mi S of Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico on June 27, 2003 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Carlos?

At its peak on June 27, 2003, Carlos was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Carlos last?

2.8 days, from June 26, 2003 to June 28, 2003. It travelled about 495 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Carlos?

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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Every storm named Carlos

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1979	Tropical Storm Carlos Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—	→
1985	Tropical Storm Carlos Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—	→
1991	Hurricane Carlos Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1997	Tropical Storm Carlos Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—	→
2003	Tropical Storm Carlos · this page Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	Oaxaca, Mexico
2009	Hurricane Carlos Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2015	Hurricane Carlos Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 92 mph	Jalisco, Mexico	→
2021	Tropical Storm Carlos Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2003

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2003	Hurricane Isabel Atlantic	Cat 5 167 mph	North Carolina	→
2003	Hurricane Fabian Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Kate Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Juan Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada	→
2003	Hurricane Ignacio Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2003	Hurricane Jimena Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Nora Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico	→
2003	Hurricane Marty Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→

See every 2003 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Carlos on Wikipedia.

← Previous Eastern Pacific stormHurricane Kenna (2002)Next Eastern Pacific storm →Hurricane Ignacio (2003)

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