Hurricane Marty (2003)
Hurricane Marty reached Category 2 in the Eastern Pacific between September 18, 2003 and September 26, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Hurricane Marty. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 85 kt (98 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.1
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)
- Overall size
- 180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 19 kt (22 mph)
- Identifier
- EP132003
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 22, 09:30 | San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 6 km away | 23.0N 109.7W | 85 kt (98 mph) | 970 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 471 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 3.09 inches (78 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| TKLT2 | 3.09 in (78 mm) | 31.33N 100.63W |
| ORGA3 | 2.83 in (72 mm) | 31.95N 112.80W |
| MAAT2 | 2.35 in (60 mm) | 30.79N 99.22W |
| DAVA3 | 2.32 in (59 mm) | 32.00N 110.65W |
| AJOA3 | 2.27 in (58 mm) | 32.37N 112.86W |
| MSNT2 | 2.27 in (58 mm) | 30.74N 99.24W |
| AMIT2 | 2.22 in (56 mm) | 29.47N 101.03W |
| QEMA3 | 2.20 in (56 mm) | 31.78N 110.63W |
| GLCT2 | 2.15 in (55 mm) | 31.88N 99.67W |
| HAYA3 | 2.12 in (54 mm) | 31.91N 110.45W |
| MTLA3 | 2.12 in (54 mm) | 32.44N 110.79W |
| PNDT2 | 2.11 in (54 mm) | 30.12N 101.53W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 16.5N 105.7W | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 16.8N 106.3W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 16.9N 106.8W | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 17.1N 107.1W | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 17.3N 107.2W | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 17.5N 107.3W | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 17.7N 107.5W | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 18.0N 107.9W | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 18.3N 108.3W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 18.6N 108.6W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 18.9N 108.8W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 19.3N 109.1W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 20.1N 109.4W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 21.0N 109.5W | 75 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 22.0N 109.6W | 85 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 22, 09:30 landfall | 23.0N 109.7W | 85 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 23.7N 109.9W | 80 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 25.4N 110.8W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 27.0N 111.8W | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 28.3N 112.5W | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 29.4N 113.2W | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 29.9N 113.5W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 30.5N 113.7W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 30.8N 113.5W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 31.1N 113.3W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 31.5N 113.6W | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 31.5N 114.1W | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 31.1N 114.2W | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 30.7N 114.3W | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 30.2N 114.5W | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 29.9N 114.7W | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
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- Tropical Storm EnriqueEastern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm FeliciaEastern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm GuillermoEastern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane IgnacioEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane JimenaEastern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm KevinEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane LindaEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane NoraEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane OlafEastern Pacific · 2003
- Hurricane PatriciaEastern Pacific · 2003
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.