Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 16–22, 2020
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 Genevieve (2020) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2020 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 16, 2020, 318 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on August 18, 2020, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 18, 2020). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 1,799 miles (2,894 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.8°N 98.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.3°N 99.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.9°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 13.9°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 14.9°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 16.0°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.0°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.7°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 18.3°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 953 mb | 19.1°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 959 mb | 19.9°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 20.6°N 109.6°W | 160 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 21.1°N 109.9°W | 124 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 21.7°N 110.0°W | 82 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 22.3°N 110.5°W | 55 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 22.9°N 111.2°W | 82 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 23.4°N 112.0°W | 118 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 23.7°N 112.9°W | 121 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 24.1°N 113.8°W | 149 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 24.7°N 114.5°W | 179 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 25.4°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 26.2°N 116.2°W | 179 mi SW of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 27.0°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Genevieve.
At its peak on August 18, 2020, Genevieve was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
5.8 days, from August 16, 2020 to August 22, 2020, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,799 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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