Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 6–15, 2009
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
Hurricane Linda (2009) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2009 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 6, 2009, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 10, 2009, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 1,261 miles (2,029 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.5°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.6°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.7°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.9°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.2°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.3°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.3°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.2°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.1°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.0°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.0°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.1°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.3°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.5°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 15.8°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.3°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 16.8°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.4°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 18.0°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.6°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.2°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.7°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.1°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.5°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 21:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.6°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 20.7°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 20.9°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 20.9°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 20.7°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 20.4°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 20.1°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 20.0°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Linda.
At its peak on September 10, 2009, Linda was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
9.0 days, from September 6, 2009 to September 15, 2009, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,261 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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