Hurricane Lane (2006)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 13–17, 2006

Peak wind

127 mph

204 km/h · Sep 16

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

952 mb

Landfalls

Sinaloa, Mexico

Lifetime

3.8 d

Sep 13 – Sep 17

Distance

897 mi

1,443 km

ACE

6.8

storm energy

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

What happened with Lane

Hurricane Lane (2006) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2006 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 13, 2006, 107 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on September 16, 2006, and made landfall 11 mi S of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 16, 2006 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 16, 2006). The storm lasted 3.8 days and travelled about 897 miles (1,443 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 16, 2006 · 19:00 UTC	11 mi S of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico	Cat 3 127 mph	954 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	44 mi	Sep 16 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 3 127 mph
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico	direct hit	Sep 17 · 01:00 UTC	TS 69 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

Every official fix 17 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 13 18:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	15.7°N 101.0°W	107 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
Sep 14 00:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	16.2°N 101.7°W	97 mi SSW of Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico
Sep 14 06:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	16.7°N 102.6°W	91 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 14 12:00	TS	46 mph	999 mb	17.2°N 103.6°W	106 mi WSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 14 18:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	17.6°N 104.4°W	97 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico
Sep 15 00:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	18.0°N 105.0°W	88 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Sep 15 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	18.5°N 105.6°W	85 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 15 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	19.3°N 106.0°W	94 mi W of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 15 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	985 mb	20.3°N 106.3°W	73 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 16 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	975 mb	21.3°N 106.6°W	86 mi W of San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico
Sep 16 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	22.2°N 106.9°W	77 mi SSW of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 16 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	952 mb	23.1°N 107.1°W	44 mi W of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 16 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	954 mb	24.0°N 107.2°W	18 mi S of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 16 19:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	954 mb	24.1°N 107.2°W	11 mi S of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 17 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	978 mb	24.7°N 107.3°W	near Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 17 06:00	TS	40 mph	990 mb	25.4°N 107.4°W	41 mi N of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 17 12:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	26.0°N 107.5°W	52 mi NE of Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Lane make landfall?

Lane made landfall once: 11 mi S of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 16, 2006 at 19:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.

What category was Lane?

At its peak on September 16, 2006, Lane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Lane last?

3.8 days, from September 13, 2006 to September 17, 2006, including 42 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 897 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Lane?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Lane

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1978	Tropical Storm Lane Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—
1982	Tropical Storm Lane Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
1988	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1994	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Lane · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico
2012	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
2018	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2024	Tropical Storm Lane Eastern Pacific	TS 46 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2006

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2006	Hurricane Ioke Central Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Daniel Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane John Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2006	Hurricane Bud Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Gordon Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Helene Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Ileana Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2006	Hurricane Hector Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→

See every 2006 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Lane on Wikipedia.

← Previous Eastern Pacific stormHurricane Kristy (2006)Next Eastern Pacific storm →Tropical Storm Norman (2006)

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