Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 17–21, 1974
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 Gretchen (1974) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 17, 1974, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on July 19, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on July 19, 1974). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 1,396 miles (2,247 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.3°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.9°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.6°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.3°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.8°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.7°N 111.2°W | 172 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.3°N 112.6°W | 176 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.8°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 23.0°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.0°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.0°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.9°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.0°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.2°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gretchen.
At its peak on July 19, 1974, Gretchen was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h).
4.0 days, from July 17, 1974 to July 21, 1974, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,396 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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