Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 16–25, 1994
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 Emilia (1994) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1994 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 16, 1994, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb on July 19, 1994, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on July 17, 1994). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,592 miles (4,171 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 8.5°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 8.5°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 8.8°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 9.2°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 9.6°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 9.9°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 10.1°N 138.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 10.3°N 140.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 10.4°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 958 mb | 10.6°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 953 mb | 10.7°N 143.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 10.8°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 930 mb | 11.0°N 145.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 928 mb | 11.3°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 926 mb | 11.5°N 148.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 926 mb | 11.7°N 149.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 926 mb | 11.9°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 929 mb | 12.3°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 936 mb | 12.6°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 935 mb | 13.0°N 153.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 932 mb | 13.5°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 936 mb | 14.1°N 154.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 945 mb | 14.7°N 155.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 955 mb | 15.4°N 156.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 965 mb | 16.2°N 156.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 980 mb | 16.9°N 157.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 990 mb | 17.4°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 995 mb | 17.9°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 999 mb | 18.3°N 159.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1002 mb | 18.8°N 160.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 19.2°N 161.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 19.7°N 162.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 20.2°N 162.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.5°N 163.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 20.7°N 164.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.0°N 165.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.3°N 166.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Emilia.
At its peak on July 19, 1994, Emilia was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 926 mb.
9.0 days, from July 16, 1994 to July 25, 1994, including 138 hours at hurricane strength (108 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,592 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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