Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 6–13, 2011
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
Tropical Depression Twelve (2011) was a tropical depression of the 2011 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 6, 2011, 297 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb on October 11, 2011, and made landfall near Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico on October 12, 2011 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 892 miles (1,435 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2011 · 16:00 UTC | near Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico | TD 35 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico | 53 mi | Oct 13 · 00:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 9.7°N 91.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 10.1°N 92.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 10.6°N 93.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 10.9°N 94.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 11.1°N 95.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 95.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 11.1°N 96.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 10.9°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 10.8°N 96.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 10.8°N 96.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 10.8°N 95.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 10.9°N 95.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 11.1°N 95.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 11.2°N 95.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 95.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 11.5°N 94.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 11.7°N 94.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 11.9°N 94.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 12.2°N 94.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 12.6°N 93.9°W | 175 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.1°N 93.8°W | 145 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.9°N 93.8°W | 114 mi WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.8°N 93.9°W | 77 mi SW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.7°N 94.1°W | 35 mi SW of Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 12 16:00 | TD LANDFALL | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.2°N 94.1°W | near Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.4°N 94.1°W | 10 mi NE of Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.9°N 93.9°W | 19 mi NW of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapas, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Twelve made landfall once: near Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico on October 12, 2011 at 16:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.
At its peak on October 11, 2011, Twelve was a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
6.3 days, from October 6, 2011 to October 13, 2011. It travelled about 892 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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