Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–23, 1999
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 Dora (1999) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 1999, 335 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on August 12, 1999, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on August 9, 1999). The storm lasted 17.8 days and travelled about 6,518 miles (10,488 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.8°N 103.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.6°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 14.0°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 14.5°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 15.0°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 15.2°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 15.2°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.1°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 15.0°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 14.9°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.7°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 14.6°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 14.5°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 14.4°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 14.4°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 14.4°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.5°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.5°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.6°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.7°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 14.9°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 15.0°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.2°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 945 mb | 15.4°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 15.5°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 15.5°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 15.5°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 15.5°N 137.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.5°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 15.5°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.4°N 143.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.3°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.3°N 147.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 982 mb | 15.4°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 978 mb | 15.5°N 150.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 15.6°N 152.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 15.7°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 15.7°N 155.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 15.6°N 157.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 15.5°N 159.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 15.5°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 15.5°N 162.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 15.5°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 15.5°N 166.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 15.6°N 167.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 15.7°N 169.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 15.9°N 171.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 16.1°N 173.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 16.3°N 174.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 16.6°N 176.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 16.9°N 177.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 17.3°N 179.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 17.9°N 179.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.4°N 178.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.0°N 177.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.6°N 176.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.4°N 175.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.9°N 174.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 21.3°N 173.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.8°N 171.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.5°N 170.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.5°N 169.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 24.1°N 169.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 24.7°N 168.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.7°N 167.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.6°N 167.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.5°N 167.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 28.3°N 167.6°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dora.
At its peak on August 12, 1999, Dora was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
17.8 days, from August 6, 1999 to August 23, 1999, including 276 hours at hurricane strength (108 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,518 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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