Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 5–9, 1973
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 Lillian (1973) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1973 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 5, 1973, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on October 8, 1973, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,178 miles (1,895 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.7°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.3°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.6°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.2°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.7°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.0°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.3°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.5°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.7°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.0°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.1°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 990 mb | 17.1°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.0°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.0°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lillian.
At its peak on October 8, 1973, Lillian was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb.
4.5 days, from October 5, 1973 to October 9, 1973, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,178 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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