Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 7–18, 2012
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 Emilia (2012) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 7, 2012, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb on July 10, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 64 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on July 10, 2012). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 3,757 miles (6,044 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.6°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.8°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 10.0°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 10.3°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 10.6°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.9°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.2°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.0°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 12.4°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 12.8°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 13.2°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 945 mb | 13.6°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.9°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 953 mb | 14.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 14.4°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.5°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 14.6°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.7°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 14.8°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.9°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.0°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 15.1°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.2°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 15.3°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 15.4°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.5°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 15.6°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 15.6°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 15.6°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.6°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.5°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.3°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.2°N 141.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.0°N 143.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.9°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N 146.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N 148.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N 151.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.7°N 153.7°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 10, 2012, Emilia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 945 mb.
10.8 days, from July 7, 2012 to July 18, 2012, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,757 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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