Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · November 1–4, 2013
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 Sonia (2013) was a tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on November 1, 2013, 313 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on November 3, 2013, and made landfall 16 mi WNW of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico on November 4, 2013 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 706 miles (1,137 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2013 · 05:00 UTC | 16 mi WNW of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico | TS 40 mph | 1004 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | 15 mi | Nov 4 · 06:00 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.3°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.6°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.9°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.1°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.3°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.4°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.5°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 19.5°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.9°N 109.3°W | 143 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Nov 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 22.7°N 108.4°W | 87 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Nov 4 05:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 24.4°N 107.6°W | 16 mi WNW of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Nov 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 24.6°N 107.5°W | near Licenciado Benito Juárez, Sinaloa, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Sonia made landfall once: 16 mi WNW of Eldorado, Sinaloa, Mexico on November 4, 2013 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on November 3, 2013, Sonia was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.0 days, from November 1, 2013 to November 4, 2013. It travelled about 706 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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