Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 2–11, 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 Norbert (2014) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 2, 2014, 204 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on September 6, 2014, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on September 6, 2014). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 1,417 miles (2,279 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 17.0°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.0°N 106.4°W | 147 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 18.9°N 106.7°W | 141 mi W of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 19.4°N 107.3°W | 159 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.5°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 19.5°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 19.7°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 20.1°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 20.4°N 110.2°W | 173 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 20.9°N 110.6°W | 144 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 21.5°N 110.8°W | 112 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 22.1°N 111.1°W | 93 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 22.8°N 111.6°W | 108 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 966 mb | 23.5°N 112.0°W | 108 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 961 mb | 24.0°N 112.6°W | 93 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 24.4°N 113.1°W | 100 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 24.8°N 113.8°W | 135 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 25.1°N 114.5°W | 178 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 25.3°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 25.6°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 25.9°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 26.3°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 26.8°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 27.2°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 27.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 27.9°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 28.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 29.0°N 118.4°W | 182 mi SW of Lázaro Cárdenas, Baja California, Mexico |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 28.8°N 118.2°W | 181 mi SW of Lázaro Cárdenas, Baja California, Mexico |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 28.4°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 28.1°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 27.9°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 27.6°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 27.2°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.9°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ 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 6, 2014, Norbert was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
8.5 days, from September 2, 2014 to September 11, 2014, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,417 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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