Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 18–26, 2011
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Dora (2011) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2011 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 18, 2011, 210 mi SW of Chinandega, Nicaragua, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 929 mb on July 21, 2011, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 21, 2011). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,166 miles (3,484 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.2°N 89.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.3°N 90.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.4°N 91.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 10.6°N 92.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 10.9°N 93.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 11.3°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 11.8°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 12.4°N 97.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 13.1°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 13.8°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.5°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 15.1°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.7°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 939 mb | 16.3°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 929 mb | 16.9°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 932 mb | 17.4°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.0°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 18.6°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 19.1°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 19.6°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 20.1°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 20.5°N 111.0°W | 179 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.9°N 111.7°W | 179 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.4°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.9°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.4°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.9°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.6°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.3°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 24.9°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 25.5°N 114.8°W | 176 mi SSW of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.0°N 114.8°W | 143 mi SSW of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.3°N 114.8°W | 124 mi SSW of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
⬇ 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 July 21, 2011, Dora was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 929 mb.
8.0 days, from July 18, 2011 to July 26, 2011, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,166 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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