Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 18–30, 1982
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 Paul (1982) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 18, 1982, 131 mi S of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) on September 29, 1982, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 2,277 miles (3,663 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 68 mi | Sep 19 · 21:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Soyapango, El Salvador | 71 mi | Sep 19 · 22:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | 30 mi | Sep 20 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Villa Nueva, Guatemala | 22 mi | Sep 20 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Mixco, Guatemala | 30 mi | Sep 20 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | 68 mi | Sep 20 · 23:00 UTC | TD 35 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.7°N 90.0°W | 131 mi S of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.2°N 90.3°W | 101 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.6°N 90.1°W | 71 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 90.1°W | 45 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.4°N 90.2°W | 28 mi WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 90.2°W | 18 mi SE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.2°N 90.5°W | 12 mi SW of Barberena, Guatemala |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.2°N 91.0°W | 9 mi S of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 91.4°W | 15 mi SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 92.4°W | 45 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.1°N 93.4°W | 84 mi WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.4°N 94.5°W | 124 mi SW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.5°N 95.7°W | 92 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.3°N 96.7°W | 101 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 14.1°N 97.7°W | 129 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 14.0°N 98.6°W | 159 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 13.8°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 13.6°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 13.5°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 13.4°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 13.3°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.3°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.5°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.8°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.2°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.4°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.6°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.7°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.7°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.8°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.0°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.4°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.8°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.0°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.1°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.4°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.8°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.0°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.6°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.2°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.8°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 20.5°N 110.3°W | 167 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 21.5°N 110.2°W | 98 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 22.5°N 109.6°W | 34 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 24.3°N 109.3°W | 65 mi E of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 25.7°N 109.0°W | near Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Paul. Its closest approach to a major city was 22 miles from Villa Nueva, Guatemala.
At its peak on September 29, 1982, Paul was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h).
11.5 days, from September 18, 1982 to September 30, 1982, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,277 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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