Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 12–15, 1995
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 Ismael (1995) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1995 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 12, 1995, 337 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on September 14, 1995, and made landfall near Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 15, 1995 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 1,111 miles (1,788 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1995 · 04:00 UTC | near Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico | Cat 1 81 mph | 988 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 48 mi | Sep 15 · 10:00 UTC | TS 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.8°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.0°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.5°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 17.4°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.3°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 19.4°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 20.8°N 108.5°W | 171 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 22.6°N 108.8°W | 66 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 24.4°N 109.0°W | 85 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 15 04:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 81 mph | 988 mb | 25.6°N 109.1°W | 15 mi SSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 26.2°N 109.1°W | 20 mi NNE of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 28.3°N 109.2°W | 72 mi NE of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 30.5°N 109.0°W | 39 mi E of Nacozari Viejo, Sonora, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Ismael made landfall once: near Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 15, 1995 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.
At its peak on September 14, 1995, Ismael was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
3.0 days, from September 12, 1995 to September 15, 1995, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,111 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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