Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 25–26, 2013
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
Tropical Storm Fernand (2013) was a tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic season. It formed on August 25, 2013, 41 mi NNE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on August 26, 2013, and made landfall near Villa Zempoala, Veracruz, Mexico on August 26, 2013 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 1.3 days and travelled about 292 miles (469 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2013 · 05:00 UTC | near Villa Zempoala, Veracruz, Mexico | TS 58 mph | 1001 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico | 41 mi | Aug 25 · 13:00 UTC | TD 37 mph |
| Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 11 mi | Aug 26 · 02:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico | 21 mi | Aug 26 · 07:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.7°N 94.2°W | 41 mi NNE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 18.9°N 95.1°W | 32 mi NNE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 19.2°N 95.9°W | 16 mi E of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 26 05:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 19.5°N 96.3°W | 10 mi NNE of José Cardel, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 19.7°N 96.6°W | 24 mi ENE of Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 20.1°N 97.3°W | 11 mi NNW of Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 20.5°N 98.2°W | 22 mi NW of Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Fernand made landfall once: near Villa Zempoala, Veracruz, Mexico on August 26, 2013 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on August 26, 2013, Fernand was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.3 days, from August 25, 2013 to August 26, 2013. It travelled about 292 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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