Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 8–14, 2020
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 Elida (2020) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2020 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 8, 2020, 232 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb on August 11, 2020, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 11, 2020). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,843 miles (2,965 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.6°N 97.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.9°N 99.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.4°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.1°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.9°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.6°N 103.4°W | 182 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 16.3°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.9°N 105.9°W | 184 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 17.5°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.1°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 18.7°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 19.2°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 19.8°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 20.4°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 21.1°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 21.7°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 22.2°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 22.7°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 23.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.5°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 24.1°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 24.8°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 25.4°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 26.0°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 26.6°N 120.9°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 August 11, 2020, Elida was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 971 mb.
6.0 days, from August 8, 2020 to August 14, 2020, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,843 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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