Tropical Storm Norman (2000)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 20–22, 2000

Peak wind
52 mph
83 km/h · Sep 20
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
998 mb
Landfalls
2
Michoacán, Mexico · Sinaloa, Mexico
Lifetime
2.8 d
Sep 20 – Sep 22
Distance
569 mi
915 km

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

What happened with Norman

Tropical Storm Norman (2000) was a tropical storm of the 2000 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 20, 2000, 113 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on September 20, 2000, and made landfall 2 times — first 26 mi S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico on September 20, 2000 as a tropical storm (52 mph). Later landfalls: 11 mi SE of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 22, 2000 as a tropical depression (29 mph). The storm lasted 2.8 days and travelled about 569 miles (915 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 20, 2000 · 20:00 UTC26 mi S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, MexicoTS 52 mph1000 mb
September 22, 2000 · 15:00 UTC11 mi SE of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, MexicoTD 29 mph1006 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico72 miSep 22 · 03:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexicodirect hitSep 22 · 16:00 UTCTD 29 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

Every official fix 14 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 20 00:00TD 29 mph1008 mb16.8°N 103.4°W113 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 20 06:00TD 35 mph1007 mb17.2°N 103.2°W84 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 20 12:00TS 46 mph1005 mb17.8°N 102.9°W47 mi WSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 20 18:00TS 52 mph998 mb18.3°N 103.1°W33 mi S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 20 20:00TS LANDFALL 52 mph1000 mb18.4°N 103.2°W26 mi S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 21 00:00TS 40 mph1000 mb18.6°N 103.5°W25 mi WSW of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico
Sep 21 06:00TD 35 mph1004 mb19.5°N 104.2°W17 mi ESE of La Resolana, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 21 12:00TD 35 mph1005 mb20.0°N 105.0°W45 mi SSE of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 21 18:00TD 29 mph1005 mb20.2°N 105.3°W29 mi S of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 22 00:00TD 29 mph1005 mb20.7°N 105.7°W31 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 22 06:00TD 29 mph1005 mb21.4°N 106.1°W53 mi W of San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico
Sep 22 12:00TD 29 mph1005 mb22.6°N 106.3°W44 mi S of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 22 15:00TD LANDFALL 29 mph1006 mb23.1°N 106.3°W11 mi SE of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Sep 22 18:00TD 29 mph1006 mb23.7°N 106.3°W34 mi NNE of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Norman make landfall?

Norman made landfall 2 times: 26 mi S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico on September 20, 2000 at 20:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; 11 mi SE of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 22, 2000 at 15:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 29 mph winds.

What category was Norman?

At its peak on September 20, 2000, Norman was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Norman last?

2.8 days, from September 20, 2000 to September 22, 2000. It travelled about 569 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Norman?

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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