Hurricane Orlene (2022)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 28 – October 3, 2022

Peak wind

132 mph

213 km/h · Oct 2

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

954 mb

Landfalls

Sinaloa, Mexico

Lifetime

5.0 d

Sep 28 – Oct 3

Distance

865 mi

1,391 km

ACE

9.9

storm energy

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

What happened with Orlene

Hurricane Orlene (2022) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2022 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 28, 2022, 264 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb on October 2, 2022, and made landfall 17 mi WSW of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico on October 3, 2022 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on October 2, 2022). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 865 miles (1,391 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 3, 2022 · 15:00 UTC	17 mi WSW of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico	Cat 1 81 mph	990 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	26 mi	Oct 3 · 17:00 UTC	TS 61 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 22 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 28 18:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	13.8°N 102.3°W	open ocean
Sep 29 00:00	TS	40 mph	1006 mb	14.1°N 103.2°W	open ocean
Sep 29 06:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	14.5°N 104.4°W	open ocean
Sep 29 12:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	14.9°N 105.4°W	open ocean
Sep 29 18:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	15.1°N 106.0°W	open ocean
Sep 30 00:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	15.3°N 106.5°W	open ocean
Sep 30 06:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	15.6°N 106.7°W	open ocean
Sep 30 12:00	TS	58 mph	998 mb	15.9°N 106.8°W	open ocean
Sep 30 18:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	16.3°N 106.9°W	open ocean
Oct 1 00:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	16.7°N 107.0°W	open ocean
Oct 1 06:00	TS	69 mph	991 mb	17.1°N 107.0°W	open ocean
Oct 1 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	17.4°N 107.0°W	open ocean
Oct 1 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	17.7°N 107.1°W	open ocean
Oct 2 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	18.1°N 107.0°W	178 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 2 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	961 mb	18.6°N 106.9°W	159 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	954 mb	19.3°N 106.9°W	142 mi SW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	972 mb	20.0°N 107.0°W	122 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 3 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	974 mb	20.8°N 106.8°W	95 mi W of Bucerías, Nayarit, Mexico
Oct 3 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	976 mb	21.7°N 106.6°W	85 mi W of Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico
Oct 3 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	983 mb	22.6°N 106.2°W	31 mi WSW of Escuinapa de Hidalgo, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oct 3 15:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	990 mb	22.9°N 106.1°W	17 mi WSW of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oct 3 18:00	TS	52 mph	998 mb	23.2°N 106.0°W	14 mi E of Villa Unión, Sinaloa, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Orlene make landfall?

Orlene made landfall once: 17 mi WSW of El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico on October 3, 2022 at 15:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.

What category was Orlene?

At its peak on October 2, 2022, Orlene was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 954 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Orlene last?

5.0 days, from September 28, 2022 to October 3, 2022, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 865 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Orlene?

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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Every storm named Orlene

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1970	Tropical Storm Orlene Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
1974	Hurricane Orlene Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1986	Hurricane Orlene Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Orlene Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Orlene Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
2022	Hurricane Orlene · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2022

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2022	Hurricane Ian Atlantic	Cat 5 161 mph	Florida, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
2022	Hurricane Fiona Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada, Dominican Republic	→
2022	Hurricane Darby Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2022	Hurricane Roslyn Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Nayarit, Mexico	→
2022	Hurricane Bonnie Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Costa Rica	→
2022	Hurricane Bonnie Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 115 mph	Costa Rica	→
2022	Hurricane Earl Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
2022	Hurricane Agatha Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 109 mph	Oaxaca, Mexico	→

See every 2022 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Orlene on Wikipedia.

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