Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 6–12, 2011
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 Nate (2011) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on September 6, 2011, 139 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on September 8, 2011, and made landfall near Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico on September 11, 2011 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 533 miles (857 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2011 · 16:00 UTC | near Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 1006 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 69 mi | Sep 11 · 09:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico | 61 mi | Sep 11 · 13:00 UTC | TS 46 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 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.3°N 93.9°W | 139 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.3°N 93.7°W | 135 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 20.3°N 93.3°W | 131 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.3°N 92.9°W | 123 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 20.3°N 92.6°W | 125 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 20.2°N 92.5°W | 116 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 92.4°W | 107 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 19.9°N 92.3°W | 92 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 19.7°N 92.3°W | 79 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 19.7°N 92.1°W | 75 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 19.9°N 92.2°W | 90 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 20.0°N 92.4°W | 101 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 20.0°N 92.7°W | 101 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.0°N 93.0°W | 103 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.0°N 93.4°W | 111 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 93.8°W | 123 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 94.2°W | 136 mi N of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 94.7°W | 113 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 20.0°N 95.4°W | 74 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 20.3°N 96.4°W | 39 mi NE of Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 11 16:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 20.5°N 97.0°W | near Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 20.5°N 97.2°W | near Papantla de Olarte, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 20.5°N 97.8°W | near Villa Lázaro Cárdenas, Puebla, Mexico |
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Questions
Nate made landfall once: near Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico on September 11, 2011 at 16:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on September 8, 2011, Nate was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
5.3 days, from September 6, 2011 to September 12, 2011, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 533 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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