Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 29 – November 5, 2014
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
Hurricane Vance (2014) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 29, 2014, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on November 3, 2014, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on November 3, 2014). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,551 miles (2,495 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.7°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.8°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.0°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.2°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.1°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 10.8°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 10.4°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 9.9°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 9.6°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 9.4°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 9.4°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 9.6°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 9.8°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 10.2°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 10.7°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 11.4°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 12.2°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 13.1°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 14.0°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 14.9°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 15.9°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 16.9°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 17.9°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 18.9°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 19.9°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.7°N 108.0°W | 179 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 21.5°N 107.3°W | 132 mi SSW of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Vance.
At its peak on November 3, 2014, Vance was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
6.5 days, from October 29, 2014 to November 5, 2014, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,551 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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