Tropical Storm Celia (1998)
Tropical Storm Celia peaked at 50 kt in the Eastern Pacific between July 16, 1998 and July 21, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Celia, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 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
- July 16, 1998 to July 21, 1998
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 195 km (121 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.0
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- EP041998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 13.3N 101.2W | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 13.5N 100.8W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 14.8N 101.8W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 15.8N 102.7W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 16.4N 103.5W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 16.9N 104.6W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 17, 12:00 | 17.5N 105.9W | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 18:00 | 18.4N 107.1W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 00:00 | 19.4N 108.3W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 06:00 | 20.4N 109.8W | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 12:00 | 21.0N 111.3W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 18, 18:00 | 21.5N 112.5W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 00:00 | 21.8N 113.7W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 06:00 | 22.0N 114.6W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 12:00 | 22.1N 115.4W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 19, 18:00 | 22.2N 116.3W | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 20, 00:00 | 22.2N 117.3W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 20, 06:00 | 22.2N 118.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 20, 12:00 | 22.3N 118.8W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 20, 18:00 | 22.4N 119.8W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 21, 00:00 | 22.7N 120.8W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 21, 06:00 | 22.8N 121.6W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1998
- Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm FrankEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane HowardEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane IsisEastern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane KayEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific · 1998
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.