Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 26 – September 2, 2001
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 Flossie (2001) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2001 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 26, 2001, 237 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb on August 29, 2001, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on August 27, 2001). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,090 miles (1,753 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 19.1°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 19.7°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 20.0°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.1°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.2°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.1°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.9°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.5°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.2°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 19.1°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 19.4°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 19.8°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 20.1°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 20.6°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 20.9°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 21.5°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 21.9°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 22.4°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 22.9°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 23.4°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 23.6°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 23.9°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 24.3°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 24.8°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 25.2°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 25.6°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 26.0°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 26.6°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Flossie.
At its peak on August 29, 2001, Flossie was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 972 mb.
6.8 days, from August 26, 2001 to September 2, 2001, including 84 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,090 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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