Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 1–3, 1996
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
Tropical Storm Cristina (1996) was a tropical storm of the 1996 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 1, 1996, 277 mi SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb on July 3, 1996, and made landfall near Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 3, 1996 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 2.3 days and travelled about 789 miles (1,269 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 1996 · 09:00 UTC | near Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico | TS 69 mph | 991 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 8.9°N 89.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.5°N 90.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.2°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.0°N 92.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.0°N 93.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.3°N 94.1°W | 152 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.5°N 95.0°W | 117 mi S of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 15.3°N 95.9°W | 36 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 3 09:00 | TS LANDFALL | 69 mph | 991 mb | 15.7°N 96.2°W | near Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 96.8°W | 18 mi E of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.1°N 97.8°W | 13 mi S of Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Cristina made landfall once: near Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 3, 1996 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.
At its peak on July 3, 1996, Cristina was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 991 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.3 days, from July 1, 1996 to July 3, 1996. It travelled about 789 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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