Hurricane Ismael (1995)
Hurricane Ismael reached Category 1 in the Eastern Pacific between September 12, 1995 and September 15, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 983 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Ismael, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1995 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- September 12, 1995 to September 15, 1995
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 983 mb (29.03 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 22 kt (25 mph)
- Identifier
- EP101995
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 04:00 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, 24 km away | 25.6N 109.1W | 70 kt (81 mph) | 988 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 1,229 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 8.53 inches (217 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| HOBBS | 8.53 in (217 mm) | 32.73N 103.13W |
| OCHOA | 7.75 in (197 mm) | 32.17N 103.43W |
| RANSOM CANYON | 6.57 in (167 mm) | 33.53N 101.68W |
| BROWNFIELD 2 | 6.01 in (153 mm) | 33.18N 102.27W |
| SEMINOLE | 5.40 in (137 mm) | 32.72N 102.55W |
| CROSBYTON | 5.34 in (136 mm) | 33.65N 101.25W |
| LUBBOCK | 4.97 in (126 mm) | 33.67N 101.82W |
| WEATHERFORD | 4.97 in (126 mm) | 35.52N 98.70W |
| LEVELLAND | 4.54 in (115 mm) | 33.58N 102.38W |
| ABERNATHY | 4.40 in (112 mm) | 33.83N 101.85W |
| FLOYDADA 9 SE | 4.37 in (111 mm) | 33.88N 101.25W |
| FLOYDADA | 4.33 in (110 mm) | 33.98N 101.33W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 14.8N 106.7W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 15.4N 107.1W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 16.0N 107.4W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 16.5N 107.7W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 17.4N 108.0W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 18.3N 108.1W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 19.4N 108.2W | 65 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 12:00 | 20.8N 108.5W | 70 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 18:00 | 22.6N 108.8W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 00:00 | 24.4N 109.0W | 70 kt | 986 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 04:00 landfall | 25.6N 109.1W | 70 kt | 988 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 06:00 | 26.2N 109.1W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 12:00 | 28.3N 109.2W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 18:00 | 30.5N 109.0W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane AdolphEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane BarbaraEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane CosmeEastern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm DalilaEastern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm ErickEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane FlossieEastern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm GilEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane HenrietteEastern Pacific · 1995
- Hurricane JulietteEastern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm ColleenEastern Pacific · 1995
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.