Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 28–30, 2012
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
Tropical Storm Norman (2012) was a tropical storm of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 28, 2012, 124 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on September 28, 2012, and made landfall 20 mi WSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 29, 2012 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 464 miles (746 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2012 · 05:00 UTC | 20 mi WSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | TD 35 mph | 1003 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 21.5°N 108.7°W | 124 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 22.7°N 108.6°W | 74 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 23.9°N 108.6°W | 83 mi SW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 24.9°N 108.9°W | 53 mi SSW of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 29 05:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 25.7°N 109.3°W | 20 mi WSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 25.8°N 109.4°W | 16 mi WSW of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 26.1°N 110.2°W | 61 mi SW of Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 25.9°N 110.8°W | 35 mi ESE of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 25.7°N 111.3°W | 22 mi S of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 25.5°N 111.7°W | 32 mi N of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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Questions
Norman made landfall once: 20 mi WSW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 29, 2012 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on September 28, 2012, Norman was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
2.0 days, from September 28, 2012 to September 30, 2012. It travelled about 464 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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