Hurricane Carlotta (1994)
Hurricane Carlotta reached Category 2 in the Eastern Pacific between June 28, 1994 and July 5, 1994, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- June 28, 1994 to July 5, 1994
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 671 km (417 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 14 kt (16 mph)
- Identifier
- EP031994
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 12:00 | 11.8N 105.2W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 28, 18:00 | 12.2N 106.0W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 29, 00:00 | 13.1N 106.9W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 06:00 | 14.0N 108.0W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 12:00 | 14.6N 109.0W | 55 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 18:00 | 15.2N 110.1W | 65 kt | 990 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 30, 00:00 | 15.7N 111.1W | 75 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 30, 06:00 | 16.1N 112.0W | 85 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 30, 12:00 | 16.6N 112.9W | 90 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 30, 18:00 | 17.2N 114.0W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 1, 00:00 | 17.7N 115.2W | 90 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 1, 06:00 | 18.1N 116.4W | 90 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 1, 12:00 | 18.5N 117.6W | 90 kt | 969 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 1, 18:00 | 18.8N 118.6W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 2, 00:00 | 19.0N 119.7W | 90 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 2, 06:00 | 19.2N 120.7W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 2, 12:00 | 19.4N 121.8W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 2, 18:00 | 19.6N 123.0W | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 00:00 | 19.7N 124.0W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 06:00 | 19.9N 124.9W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 12:00 | 20.1N 125.7W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 18:00 | 20.3N 126.5W | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 00:00 | 20.5N 127.3W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 06:00 | 20.7N 128.3W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 4, 12:00 | 20.8N 129.4W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 4, 18:00 | 20.8N 130.2W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 5, 00:00 | 20.9N 131.0W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 5, 06:00 | 20.9N 131.7W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 5, 12:00 | 21.0N 132.6W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1994
- Tropical Storm AlettaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm BudEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm DanielEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane EmiliaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm FabioEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane GilmaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane LiEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm HectorEastern Pacific · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane JohnEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane IleanaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane KristyEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane LaneEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm MeleEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Depression LaneEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm MiriamEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm NormanEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane OliviaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm PaulEastern Pacific · 1994
- Hurricane RosaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm NonaEastern Pacific · 1994
- Tropical Storm YuriEastern Pacific · 1994
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.