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Post-tropical Cyclone Norma at 24.9°N - 107.7°W

Mexico

Last observation: 23 Oct 2023 - 23:10 UTC

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17 Oct 2023 - 23 Oct 2023


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23 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...NORMA BECOMES A REMNANT LOW... ...THIS IS THE LAST NHC ADVISORY... As of 9:00 AM MDT Mon Oct 23 the center of Norma was located near 24.9, -107.7 with movement ENE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

23 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...NORMA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... ...STILL A THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING... As of 3:00 AM MDT Mon Oct 23 the center of Norma was located near 24.5, -108.4 with movement E at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 998 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

23 Oct 2023 - 6:00 UTC ...NORMA TAKES A SOUTHEASTWARD JOG AS IT NEARS THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO... ...RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 12:00 AM MDT Mon Oct 23 the center of Norma was located near 24.6, -108.8 with movement E at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 994 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

23 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...NORMA COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVERNIGHT OVER SINALOA... As of 9:00 PM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 25.0, -109.0 with movement ENE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

23 Oct 2023 - 0:00 UTC ...NORMA MOVING SLOWLY OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... ...FLASH FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES IN MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 6:00 PM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.9, -109.2 with movement NE at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 18:00 UTC ...NORMA MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... ...ONGOING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT TO MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 12:00 PM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.9, -109.4 with movement NE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...NORMA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... ...ONGOING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT TO MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 9:00 AM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.7, -109.6 with movement NNE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 12:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT SPREADING INTO MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 6:00 AM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.7, -109.7 with movement NNE at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT SPREADING INTO MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 3:00 AM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.5, -109.8 with movement NNE at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 6:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NORMA SPREADING INTO WESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO... As of 12:00 AM MDT Sun Oct 22 the center of Norma was located near 24.0, -109.6 with movement NE at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 989 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 9:00 PM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 23.5, -109.7 with movement NNE at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 989 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

22 Oct 2023 - 0:00 UTC ...NORMA NOW A TROPICAL STORM OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 6:00 PM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 23.3, -109.8 with movement NNE at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 986 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 21:00 UTC ...NORMA HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 3:00 PM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 23.1, -110.0 with movement NNE at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 979 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 18:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THE CENTER OF NORMA STILL OFFSHORE JUST WEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... As of 12:00 PM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 22.9, -110.3 with movement N at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 977 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLASH FLOODING, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TODAY... As of 9:00 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 22.7, -110.3 with movement N at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 968 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 12:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLASH FLOODING, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TODAY... As of 6:00 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 22.3, -110.1 with movement N at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 962 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLASH FLOODING, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL MEXICO... As of 3:00 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 21.7, -110.1 with movement N at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 958 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 6:00 UTC ...OUTER RAINBANDS SPREADING OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLASH FLOODING, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... As of 12:00 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 the center of Norma was located near 21.2, -110.1 with movement NNW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLOODING RAINFALL, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... As of 9:00 PM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 20.8, -109.9 with movement NNW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

21 Oct 2023 - 0:00 UTC ...OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVING INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLOODING RAINFALL, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... As of 6:00 PM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 20.4, -109.8 with movement NNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 21:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND NORMA IS A MAJOR HURRICANE... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS, FLOODING RAINFALL, AND A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... As of 3:00 PM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 20.1, -109.8 with movement NNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 19:40 UTC ...NORMA STRENGTHENS BACK INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE... As of 1:40 PM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 19.9, -109.7 with movement NNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 18:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING NORMA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 12:00 PM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 19.7, -109.5 with movement NNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 963 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO... As of 9:00 AM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 19.4, -109.2 with movement NNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 960 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 12:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT... As of 6:00 AM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 19.2, -108.9 with movement NNW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 958 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... As of 3:00 AM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 18.8, -108.6 with movement NNW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 6:00 UTC ...NORMA EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING TO SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT... As of 12:00 AM MDT Fri Oct 20 the center of Norma was located near 18.3, -108.3 with movement N at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...NORMA EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING TO SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 9:00 PM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 18.2, -108.1 with movement N at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

20 Oct 2023 - 0:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THROUGH SUNDAY... As of 6:00 PM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 17.9, -108.0 with movement N at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 944 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 21:00 UTC ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THROUGH SUNDAY... As of 3:00 PM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 17.5, -108.0 with movement N at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 944 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 18:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING NORMA... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR LAS ISLAS MARIAS... As of 12:00 PM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 17.3, -108.0 with movement N at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 941 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS TO INVESTIGATE MAJOR HURRICANE NORMA LATER TODAY... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 9:00 AM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 17.4, -107.6 with movement N at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 12:00 UTC ...MAJOR HURRICANE NORMA MOVING NORTHWARD... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 6:00 AM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 17.0, -107.5 with movement N at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 950 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...NORMA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE... ...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA... As of 3:00 AM MDT Thu Oct 19 the center of Norma was located near 16.7, -107.7 with movement N at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 953 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

19 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...NORMA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... As of 9:00 PM MDT Wed Oct 18 the center of Norma was located near 16.4, -108.0 with movement N at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

18 Oct 2023 - 21:00 UTC ...NORMA BECOMES A HURRICANE... ...CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED... As of 3:00 PM MDT Wed Oct 18 the center of Norma was located near 15.6, -108.0 with movement N at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 984 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

18 Oct 2023 - 15:00 UTC ...NORMA FORECAST TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE SOON... As of 9:00 AM MDT Wed Oct 18 the center of Norma was located near 14.8, -107.9 with movement NNW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

18 Oct 2023 - 9:00 UTC ...NORMA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN... As of 3:00 AM MDT Wed Oct 18 the center of Norma was located near 14.2, -107.9 with movement NW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

18 Oct 2023 - 3:00 UTC ...NORMA STRENGTHENING... As of 9:00 PM MDT Tue Oct 17 the center of Norma was located near 13.7, -107.8 with movement NW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

17 Oct 2023 - 21:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM NORMA DEVELOPS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC... As of 3:00 PM MDT Tue Oct 17 the center of Norma was located near 13.2, -107.3 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

Post-tropical Cyclone Norma at 24.9°N - 107.7°W

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