Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 18–23, 1989
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 Cosme (1989) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1989 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 18, 1989, 207 mi S of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on June 22, 1989, and made landfall 10 mi ENE of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico on June 22, 1989 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,397 miles (2,247 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 1989 · 04:00 UTC | 10 mi ENE of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico | Cat 1 81 mph | 980 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 60 mi | Jun 22 · 04:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
| Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | 45 mi | Jun 22 · 13:00 UTC | TS 45 mph |
| Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico | 19 mi | Jun 22 · 14:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico | 13 mi | Jun 22 · 14:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, México, Mexico | 12 mi | Jun 22 · 14:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Naucalpan de Juárez, México, Mexico | 27 mi | Jun 22 · 14:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico | 22 mi | Jun 22 · 14:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Ecatepec de Morelos, México, Mexico | 14 mi | Jun 22 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico City, Mexico | 20 mi | Jun 22 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico | 24 mi | Jun 22 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 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 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.2°N 94.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.4°N 95.1°W | 178 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.6°N 96.1°W | 150 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.5°N 97.4°W | 165 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.0°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.0°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 13.0°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 13.1°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 13.1°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 13.1°N 100.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 13.0°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 13.2°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 13.3°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 14.5°N 99.5°W | 165 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.6°N 99.3°W | 79 mi S of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 22 04:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 81 mph | 980 mb | 16.8°N 99.0°W | 10 mi ENE of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 16.9°N 98.9°W | 14 mi ESE of Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 98.9°W | near Tepalcingo, Morelos, Mexico |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.7°N 98.8°W | 10 mi WNW of Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, Mexico |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.9°N 98.7°W | 20 mi ENE of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Jun 23 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 24.7°N 98.6°W | 30 mi WSW of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Jun 23 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 25.9°N 98.0°W | near Ciudad Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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Questions
Cosme made landfall once: 10 mi ENE of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico on June 22, 1989 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.
At its peak on June 22, 1989, Cosme was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
5.5 days, from June 18, 1989 to June 23, 1989, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,397 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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