Hurricane Roxanne (1995)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 7–21, 1995

Peak wind

115 mph

185 km/h · Oct 10

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

956 mb

Landfalls

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Lifetime

13.3 d

Oct 7 – Oct 21

Distance

1,968 mi

3,166 km

ACE

16.2

storm energy

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 Roxanne

Hurricane Roxanne (1995) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic season. It formed on October 7, 1995, 86 mi E of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 956 mb on October 10, 1995, and made landfall 17 mi SSW of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 11, 1995 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on October 10, 1995). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 1,968 miles (3,166 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 11, 1995 · 02:00 UTC	17 mi SSW of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Cat 3 115 mph	958 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	24 mi	Oct 21 · 00:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico	60 mi	Oct 21 · 00:00 UTC	TD 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 56 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 7 18:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	14.0°N 82.1°W	86 mi E of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 8 00:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	14.2°N 82.7°W	48 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 8 06:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	14.8°N 83.0°W	59 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 8 12:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	15.0°N 83.2°W	68 mi N of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Oct 8 18:00	TD	35 mph	1004 mb	15.7°N 83.2°W	85 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 9 00:00	TS	40 mph	1002 mb	16.5°N 83.1°W	105 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 9 06:00	TS	46 mph	1001 mb	17.2°N 83.0°W	140 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 9 12:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	17.9°N 82.9°W	138 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 9 18:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	18.4°N 82.9°W	117 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 10 00:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	18.9°N 83.7°W	154 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 10 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	19.2°N 84.3°W	open ocean
Oct 10 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	972 mb	19.4°N 85.0°W	147 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 10 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	966 mb	19.9°N 86.0°W	74 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 10 22:00	Cat 3	115 mph	956 mb	20.0°N 86.7°W	38 mi SSE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 11 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	958 mb	20.0°N 87.0°W	35 mi S of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 11 02:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	115 mph	958 mb	20.0°N 87.6°W	17 mi SSW of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 11 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	20.0°N 88.1°W	29 mi N of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 11 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	983 mb	19.9°N 89.1°W	19 mi SW of Peto, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 11 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	987 mb	19.7°N 90.0°W	35 mi ESE of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 12 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	990 mb	19.5°N 90.8°W	12 mi NNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 12 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	19.5°N 91.5°W	52 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 12 12:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	19.5°N 92.2°W	64 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 12 18:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	19.7°N 92.6°W	80 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 13 00:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	20.1°N 92.8°W	108 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 13 06:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	20.5°N 93.1°W	138 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 13 12:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	21.0°N 93.6°W	181 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 13 18:00	TS	63 mph	988 mb	21.4°N 93.9°W	open ocean
Oct 14 00:00	TS	63 mph	982 mb	21.8°N 93.9°W	open ocean
Oct 14 06:00	TS	69 mph	981 mb	22.2°N 93.9°W	open ocean
Oct 14 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	980 mb	22.3°N 93.8°W	open ocean
Oct 14 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	980 mb	22.3°N 93.3°W	open ocean
Oct 15 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	979 mb	21.8°N 92.9°W	open ocean
Oct 15 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	21.4°N 92.4°W	163 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 15 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	21.0°N 91.9°W	120 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 15 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	20.6°N 91.6°W	88 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 16 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	981 mb	20.4°N 91.5°W	75 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 16 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	984 mb	20.3°N 91.7°W	83 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 16 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	20.3°N 92.0°W	101 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 16 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	20.4°N 92.2°W	116 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 17 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	991 mb	20.6°N 92.4°W	133 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 17 06:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	20.9°N 92.6°W	154 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 17 12:00	TS	63 mph	998 mb	21.2°N 92.9°W	181 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 17 18:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	21.3°N 93.1°W	open ocean
Oct 18 00:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	21.5°N 93.3°W	open ocean
Oct 18 06:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	21.8°N 93.6°W	open ocean
Oct 18 12:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	22.2°N 94.2°W	open ocean
Oct 18 18:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	22.3°N 94.7°W	open ocean
Oct 19 00:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.3°N 95.1°W	175 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 19 06:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.4°N 95.4°W	156 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 19 12:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.3°N 95.5°W	149 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 19 18:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.3°N 95.6°W	143 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 20 00:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.4°N 95.6°W	143 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 20 06:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	22.0°N 95.5°W	142 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 20 12:00	TD	29 mph	1009 mb	21.5°N 95.5°W	128 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 20 18:00	TD	29 mph	1010 mb	20.5°N 95.5°W	100 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 21 00:00	TD	29 mph	1011 mb	19.5°N 96.0°W	24 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Roxanne make landfall?

Roxanne made landfall once: 17 mi SSW of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 11, 1995 at 02:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was Roxanne?

At its peak on October 10, 1995, Roxanne was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 956 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Roxanne last?

13.3 days, from October 7, 1995 to October 21, 1995, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (8 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,968 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Roxanne?

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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