Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 14–23, 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 Sergio (1982) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 14, 1982, 331 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) on October 17, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 15, 1982). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 2,917 miles (4,694 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 9.1°N 91.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 9.3°N 92.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 9.6°N 93.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 9.8°N 94.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 10.0°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 10.1°N 96.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 10.3°N 97.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 10.5°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 10.8°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 11.2°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 11.7°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.0°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.4°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.9°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.3°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 13.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 14.3°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 14.7°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.3°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.9°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.3°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.6°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.7°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.7°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.7°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.7°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.8°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.4°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.6°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.9°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.3°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.6°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.8°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Sergio.
At its peak on October 17, 1982, Sergio was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h).
9.8 days, from October 14, 1982 to October 23, 1982, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,917 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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