Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 14–26, 1984
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 Norbert (1984) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1984 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 14, 1984, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on September 21, 1984, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 17, 1984). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 2,158 miles (3,472 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.5°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.1°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.9°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.5°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.2°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.1°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.1°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.4°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.7°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.9°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.3°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.6°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.9°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.1°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.4°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.5°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.6°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.5°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.4°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.9°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.3°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 17.8°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.3°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.9°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.6°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.5°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.5°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.5°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.6°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.0°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.4°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 17.8°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.3°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.8°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 19.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 19.9°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 20.7°N 110.3°W | 153 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 21.5°N 111.1°W | 123 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 22.3°N 112.0°W | 139 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.1°N 112.6°W | 146 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 24.1°N 113.1°W | 111 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 25.1°N 113.5°W | 115 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 26.1°N 113.6°W | 119 mi SW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 27.1°N 113.5°W | 69 mi SSE of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Norbert.
At its peak on September 21, 1984, Norbert was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
11.5 days, from September 14, 1984 to September 26, 1984, including 228 hours at hurricane strength (180 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,158 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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