Hurricane Marie (2014)

Basin

Eastern Pacific

Dates

August 22, 2014 to September 2, 2014

Peak strength

Category 5, 140 kt (161 mph)

Lowest pressure

918 mb (27.11 inHg)

Landfall

No; closest approach 428 km (266 mi)

Accumulated cyclone energy

20.5

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

270 nmi (500 km, 311 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)

Overall size

400 nmi (741 km, 460 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

170 kt (196 mph)

Fastest the center moved

15 kt (17 mph)

Identifier

EP132014

The sources count different things and are not added together.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

1

Property damage

$40 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

27 in 5 reports from 3 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

22 high surf, 4 flash flood, 1 coastal flood.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Large southeast swells from Hurricane Marie generated high surf conditions along local beaches. Surf heights between 15 and 20 feet were reported at local beaches, including Cabrillo and Malibu. The swell and surf generated significant rip current activity which resulted in over 300 rescues by Los Angeles county lifeguards. At the time of high tide, some minor coastal flooding occurred including the flooding of some apartments in Seal Beach. Officials at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach made initial damage estimates between 20 and 40 million dollars.

Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles, California · High Surf · Aug 26, 14:00 UTC

Large southeast swells from Hurricane Marie generated high surf conditions along local beaches. Surf heights between 15 and 20 feet were reported at local beaches, including Port Hueneme. The swell and surf generated significant rip current activity which resulted in numerous rescues by local lifeguards. Due to the large swell and surf, local piers experienced some damage including the pier at Port Hueneme.

Ventura County Coast, California · High Surf · Aug 26, 14:00 UTC

Heavy rain of up to 1.5 inches in less than one hour lead to areas of flash flooding in the Sierra Vista/Nicksville area. Local streets and low-lying areas became flooded and impassable.

Cochise, Arizona · Flash Flood · Aug 26, 21:15 UTC

Thunderstorms produced over an inch of rain in less than 30 minutes in Tucson causing extensive street flooding in midtown. Some areas affected include Seneca and Country Club Roads, Grant Road between Swan and Campbell, as well as Tucson Boulevard between Speedway and Grant. A swift water rescue occurred at Fort Lowell Rd at Tucson Blvd for a vehicle stalled in flood waters. Water was up to 2 feet deep in some spots.

Pima, Arizona · Flash Flood · Aug 26, 22:00 UTC

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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.

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.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Marie