Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 23–31, 2002
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 Elida (2002) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 23, 2002, 296 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb on July 25, 2002, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 87 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on July 24, 2002). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,952 miles (4,750 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.6°N 96.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.9°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.2°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.1°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 12.3°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 12.7°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 13.2°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 931 mb | 13.8°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 14.3°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 931 mb | 14.7°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.0°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 15.1°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 15.2°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 15.5°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 16.0°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 16.4°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 16.8°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.3°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.8°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.4°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.0°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.8°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.6°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.5°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 22.6°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.7°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.8°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 26.2°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 27.5°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 28.6°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 29.6°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 30.6°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 31.5°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1015 mb | 32.4°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1016 mb | 33.0°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Elida.
At its peak on July 25, 2002, Elida was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 921 mb.
8.5 days, from July 23, 2002 to July 31, 2002, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,952 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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