Hurricane Gilma (2000)
Hurricane Gilma reached Category 1 in the Eastern Pacific between August 4, 2000 and August 11, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 984 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
- August 4, 2000 to August 11, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb (29.06 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 426 km (265 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.3
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- EP092000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 12.0N 100.0W | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 12.3N 101.3W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 12.8N 102.6W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 13.8N 104.0W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 15.0N 105.2W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 15.2N 106.1W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 15.5N 106.9W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 15.8N 107.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 16.2N 108.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 16.6N 109.9W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 17.0N 111.0W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 17.4N 112.0W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 00:00 | 17.9N 113.0W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | 18.2N 114.1W | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 12:00 | 18.4N 114.9W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 18:00 | 18.5N 115.8W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 00:00 | 18.7N 116.7W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 06:00 | 18.9N 117.5W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 8, 12:00 | 19.0N 118.3W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 8, 18:00 | 19.3N 119.1W | 70 kt | 986 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 9, 00:00 | 19.8N 119.7W | 60 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 06:00 | 20.2N 120.2W | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 12:00 | 20.7N 120.6W | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 18:00 | 21.2N 121.1W | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 10, 00:00 | 21.7N 121.6W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 22.0N 122.2W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 22.1N 122.7W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 22.2N 123.2W | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 22.3N 123.6W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 2000
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- Tropical Storm BudEastern Pacific · 2000
- Hurricane CarlottaEastern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm UpanaEastern Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2000
- Hurricane DanielEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm EmiliaEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm ChanchuEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm FabioEastern Pacific · 2000
- Hurricane HectorEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm IleanaEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm JohnEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm KristyEastern Pacific · 2000
- Hurricane LaneEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm MiriamEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm NormanEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm OliviaEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm PaulEastern Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm RosaEastern Pacific · 2000
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.