Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 15–17, 2022
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
Tropical Storm Lester (2022) was a tropical storm of the 2022 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 15, 2022, 258 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb on September 16, 2022, and made landfall near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico on September 17, 2022 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 320 miles (515 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2022 · 12:00 UTC | near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | TD 35 mph | 1006 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.4°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.6°N 95.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.8°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.1°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.5°N 96.1°W | 157 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.0°N 96.8°W | 123 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.4°N 97.3°W | 102 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.1°N 97.4°W | 57 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 97.0°W | near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
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Questions
Lester made landfall once: near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico on September 17, 2022 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on September 16, 2022, Lester was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1005 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
2.0 days, from September 15, 2022 to September 17, 2022. It travelled about 320 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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