Hurricane Lidia (1993)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 8–14, 1993

Peak wind

150 mph

241 km/h · Sep 11

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

930 mb

Landfalls

Sinaloa, Mexico

Lifetime

5.8 d

Sep 8 – Sep 14

Distance

2,257 mi

3,631 km

ACE

14.3

storm energy

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

What happened with Lidia

Hurricane Lidia (1993) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1993 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 8, 1993, 343 mi SSW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb on September 11, 1993, and made landfall near Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 13, 1993 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on September 11, 1993). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 2,257 miles (3,631 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 13, 1993 · 08:00 UTC	near Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico	Cat 2 98 mph	975 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico	14 mi	Sep 13 · 09:00 UTC	Cat 1 86 mph
San Antonio, Texas	68 mi	Sep 14 · 05:00 UTC	TD 30 mph
Austin, Texas	48 mi	Sep 14 · 06:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Killeen, Texas	63 mi	Sep 14 · 06:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Round Rock, Texas	49 mi	Sep 14 · 06:00 UTC	TD 29 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 25 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 8 12:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	10.6°N 94.8°W	open ocean
Sep 8 18:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	11.3°N 95.0°W	open ocean
Sep 9 00:00	TS	46 mph	1003 mb	11.8°N 95.7°W	open ocean
Sep 9 06:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	12.2°N 96.5°W	open ocean
Sep 9 12:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	12.6°N 97.3°W	open ocean
Sep 9 18:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	13.0°N 98.1°W	open ocean
Sep 10 00:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	13.5°N 99.1°W	open ocean
Sep 10 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	14.1°N 100.1°W	open ocean
Sep 10 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	977 mb	14.8°N 101.3°W	169 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
Sep 10 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	968 mb	15.6°N 102.8°W	164 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
Sep 11 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	948 mb	16.2°N 104.2°W	180 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 11 06:00	Cat 4	150 mph	930 mb	16.7°N 105.4°W	181 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Sep 11 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	938 mb	17.5°N 106.6°W	179 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 11 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	948 mb	18.2°N 107.6°W	open ocean
Sep 12 00:00	Cat 3	127 mph	955 mb	19.0°N 108.5°W	open ocean
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	19.5°N 109.3°W	open ocean
Sep 12 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	20.4°N 109.8°W	172 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Sep 12 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	975 mb	21.6°N 109.5°W	93 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Sep 13 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	975 mb	22.5°N 108.7°W	75 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Sep 13 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	975 mb	23.9°N 107.8°W	40 mi SW of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 13 08:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	975 mb	24.3°N 107.5°W	near Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 13 12:00	TS	52 mph	998 mb	25.9°N 106.3°W	81 mi SSW of Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sep 13 18:00	TS	40 mph	1001 mb	27.9°N 104.2°W	61 mi ENE of Santa Rosalía de Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sep 14 00:00	TD	35 mph	1003 mb	29.5°N 101.0°W	13 mi NNW of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico
Sep 14 06:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	30.5°N 98.5°W	27 mi NE of Fredericksburg, Texas

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Lidia make landfall?

Lidia made landfall once: near Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 13, 1993 at 08:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.

What category was Lidia?

At its peak on September 11, 1993, Lidia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 930 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Lidia last?

5.8 days, from September 8, 1993 to September 14, 1993, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,257 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Lidia?

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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Every storm named Lidia

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1981	Tropical Storm Lidia Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—	→
1987	Hurricane Lidia Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Lidia · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico
2005	Tropical Storm Lidia Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—
2017	Tropical Storm Lidia Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
2023	Hurricane Lidia Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	Jalisco, Mexico	→

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

Strongest storms of 1993

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1993	Hurricane Kenneth Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Fernanda Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Dora Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Keoni Central Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Greg Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Jova Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Eugene Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
1993	Hurricane Hilary Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico	→

See every 1993 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Lidia on Wikipedia.

← Previous Eastern Pacific stormHurricane Kenneth (1993)Next Eastern Pacific storm →Hurricane Carlotta (1994)

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