Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 9–24, 2021
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 (2021) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2021 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 9, 2021, 271 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb on August 14, 2021, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 13, 2021). The storm lasted 14.8 days and travelled about 4,149 miles (6,676 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 21 mi | Aug 24 · 02:00 UTC | TD 33 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 98.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.3°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.5°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.9°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.4°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.9°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.1°N 103.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.8°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 13.7°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 13.8°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 14.1°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 14.5°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 15.0°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 15.5°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.0°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 16.6°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 966 mb | 17.2°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 964 mb | 17.7°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 18.2°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 18.6°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 18.9°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 19.2°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 19.2°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 19.1°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 18.9°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 18.7°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 18.3°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 18.0°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.8°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 17.7°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.6°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 17.5°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 17.6°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 17.7°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.9°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 18.1°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 18.5°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 19.0°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 19.4°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 19.6°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 19.6°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 19.8°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 19.9°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 20.0°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.9°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.9°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.9°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 20.0°N 148.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 20.3°N 148.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 20.6°N 149.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 20.7°N 150.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 20.9°N 151.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 152.7°W | 178 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 153.8°W | 121 mi NE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 154.8°W | 90 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 21.0°N 155.5°W | 63 mi E of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 21.2°N 156.2°W | 28 mi NE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 21.1°N 157.4°W | 24 mi ESE of East Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 20.8°N 158.7°W | 54 mi SW of Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Linda. Its closest approach to a major city was 21 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
At its peak on August 14, 2021, Linda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 953 mb.
14.8 days, from August 9, 2021 to August 24, 2021, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,149 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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