Tropical Storm Norman (2000)
Tropical Storm Norman peaked at 45 kt in the Eastern Pacific between September 20, 2000 and September 22, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 998 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Norman, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2000 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 20, 2000 to September 22, 2000
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb (29.47 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 12 kt (14 mph)
- Identifier
- EP162000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfalls
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 20:00 | Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacan, Mexico, 42 km away | 18.4N 103.2W | 45 kt (52 mph) | 1000 mb |
| Sep 22, 15:00 | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, 18 km away | 23.1N 106.3W | 25 kt (29 mph) | 1006 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.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 16.8N 103.4W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 17.2N 103.2W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 17.8N 102.9W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 18.3N 103.1W | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 20:00 landfall | 18.4N 103.2W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 18.6N 103.5W | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 19.5N 104.2W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 20.0N 105.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 20.2N 105.3W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 20.7N 105.7W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 21.4N 106.1W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 22.6N 106.3W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 15:00 landfall | 23.1N 106.3W | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 23.7N 106.3W | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 2000
- Hurricane AlettaEastern Pacific · 2000
- 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 GilmaEastern 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 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.