Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 10, 2014
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 Iselle (2014) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 2014, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 947 mb on August 4, 2014, and made landfall 42 mi SSW of Hilo, Hawaii on August 8, 2014 as a tropical storm (58 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on August 3, 2014). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 3,284 miles (5,285 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2014 · 13:00 UTC | 42 mi SSW of Hilo, Hawaii | TS 58 mph | 1001 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 11.3°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.6°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.9°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 12.8°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 13.2°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 13.6°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.9°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 14.2°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 14.6°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 14.8°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 14.9°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.0°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 15.1°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 15.2°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 15.4°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 15.7°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 15.9°N 134.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 958 mb | 16.0°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 16.1°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 16.1°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 16.0°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 15.9°N 138.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 15.9°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 16.2°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 16.5°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 16.7°N 142.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 16.9°N 143.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 17.0°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 17.4°N 146.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 17.9°N 148.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 18.2°N 149.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 18.7°N 151.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 992 mb | 18.9°N 153.1°W | 131 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 18.9°N 154.4°W | 61 mi SE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 19.2°N 155.3°W | 35 mi SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 8 13:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 19.2°N 155.4°W | 42 mi SSW of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 19.4°N 157.3°W | 86 mi W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 19.8°N 158.9°W | 118 mi SSW of Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 20.3°N 160.1°W | 133 mi SSW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 20.7°N 161.2°W | 154 mi SW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 20.8°N 162.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 20.7°N 163.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 20.2°N 164.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 19.7°N 165.8°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Iselle made landfall once: 42 mi SSW of Hilo, Hawaii on August 8, 2014 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on August 4, 2014, Iselle was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 947 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
11.0 days, from July 30, 2014 to August 10, 2014, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,284 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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