Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 17–28, 2014
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 Lowell (2014) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 17, 2014, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on August 21, 2014, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 2,215 miles (3,564 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.0°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.1°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.2°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.3°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 16.5°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 16.7°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 17.1°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 17.6°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 18.0°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 18.4°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 18.6°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 18.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 18.9°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 986 mb | 19.1°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 19.4°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 19.8°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 20.2°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 20.7°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 21.2°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 21.7°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 22.1°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 22.6°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 23.1°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 23.5°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 23.9°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 24.4°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 24.8°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.2°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.5°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.6°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.7°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.8°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.9°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 26.0°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 26.3°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 26.7°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 27.3°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 28.0°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 28.6°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 29.2°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.8°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.3°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.6°N 141.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.8°N 142.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 31.0°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lowell.
At its peak on August 21, 2014, Lowell was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
11.8 days, from August 17, 2014 to August 28, 2014, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,215 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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