Hurricane Orlene (2016)
Hurricane Orlene reached Category 2 in the Eastern Pacific between September 10, 2016 and September 17, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 967 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
- September 10, 2016 to September 17, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 841 km (523 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.2
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 110 nmi (204 km, 127 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 240 nmi (444 km, 276 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 115 kt (132 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 12 kt (14 mph)
- Identifier
- EP162016
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 12.3N 113.1W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 13.0N 113.8W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 13.7N 114.5W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 14.5N 115.4W | 35 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 15.3N 116.2W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 15.9N 117.2W | 45 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 16.4N 118.0W | 55 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 16.8N 118.7W | 65 kt | 994 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 17.2N 119.1W | 80 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 17.7N 119.2W | 95 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 18.4N 119.1W | 95 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 18.9N 118.9W | 90 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 19.2N 118.8W | 85 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 19.6N 118.7W | 80 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 19.8N 118.6W | 75 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 20.1N 118.6W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 12:00 | 20.1N 119.0W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 18:00 | 20.2N 119.4W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 00:00 | 20.3N 120.0W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 06:00 | 20.2N 120.7W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 15, 12:00 | 20.0N 121.5W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 18:00 | 19.9N 122.3W | 65 kt | 990 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 16, 00:00 | 19.9N 123.3W | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 19.9N 124.4W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 19.9N 125.4W | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 20.0N 126.2W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 20.1N 127.1W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Low |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 20.2N 128.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Low |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 2016
- Hurricane PaliEastern Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane CeliaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm EstelleEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane FrankEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm HowardEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm IvetteEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm KayEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane NewtonEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane PaineEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane UlikaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm RoslynEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane SongdaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane SeymourEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TinaEastern Pacific · 2016
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.