Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 31 – September 2, 2011
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01 · The story
Tropical Depression Eight (2011) was a tropical depression of the 2011 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 31, 2011, 72 mi S of Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on August 31, 2011, and made landfall 31 mi W of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico on August 31, 2011 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 415 miles (668 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2011 · 17:00 UTC | 31 mi W of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico | TD 35 mph | 1002 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 16.5°N 101.4°W | 72 mi S of Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 17.1°N 101.9°W | 44 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 17.7°N 102.4°W | 22 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 31 17:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 18.1°N 102.8°W | 31 mi W of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 18.2°N 102.9°W | 39 mi WNW of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 18.6°N 103.3°W | 15 mi SW of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 18.9°N 103.9°W | near Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 19.1°N 104.7°W | 13 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 19.2°N 105.6°W | 68 mi W of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 19.3°N 106.6°W | 127 mi SW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Eight made landfall once: 31 mi W of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico on August 31, 2011 at 17:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on August 31, 2011, Eight was a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
2.0 days, from August 31, 2011 to September 2, 2011. It travelled about 415 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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