Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 25 – October 2, 1976
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 Liza (1976) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1976 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 25, 1976, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on September 29, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 28, 1976). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,214 miles (1,953 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 45 mi | Oct 1 · 17:00 UTC | Cat 1 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.1°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.6°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.4°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.8°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.2°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.6°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.9°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.3°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.9°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.5°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.0°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.5°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.8°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 19.0°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 971 mb | 19.3°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 19.8°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 20.4°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 21.4°N 108.7°W | 129 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 971 mb | 22.6°N 108.9°W | 60 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 23.8°N 109.2°W | 61 mi NNE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 25.0°N 109.4°W | 60 mi SSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 26.3°N 109.4°W | 30 mi NNW of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 27.5°N 109.2°W | 33 mi NNE of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 28.8°N 108.6°W | 39 mi SW of Madera, Chihuahua, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Liza. Its closest approach to a major city was 45 miles from Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico.
At its peak on September 29, 1976, Liza was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
6.3 days, from September 25, 1976 to October 2, 1976, including 90 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,214 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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