Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 21–28, 1973
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 Emily (1973) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1973 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 21, 1973, 177 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb on July 23, 1973, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 22, 1973). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 1,888 miles (3,038 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.3°N 97.0°W | 173 mi SSW of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 98.5°W | 156 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.6°N 100.0°W | 156 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 101.4°W | 162 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.3°N 102.7°W | 179 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 982 mb | 15.8°N 103.9°W | 186 mi SW of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.2°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.5°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.7°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 972 mb | 17.0°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.2°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.3°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.3°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.4°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 17.5°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.6°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.7°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 17.8°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.9°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.0°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.1°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.0°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.3°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 22.0°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 22.0°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 22.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Emily.
At its peak on July 23, 1973, Emily was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 972 mb.
7.0 days, from July 21, 1973 to July 28, 1973, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,888 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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