Hurricane Celia (1970)
Jul 31, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 5, 6:00 PM UTC (5.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 1, 12:00 AM UTC · 21.9°N 84.3°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph · 1006 mb
- Aug 3, 9:00 PM UTC · 27.8°N 97.1°W · Hurricane · 140 mph · 944 mb
Every track point (25)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-07-31 00:00 | TD | 18.5°N 82.5°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1970-07-31 06:00 | TD | 19.5°N 82.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1970-07-31 12:00 | TD | 20.3°N 83.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1970-07-31 18:00 | TD | 21.1°N 83.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1970-08-01 00:00 | TS | 21.9°N 84.3°W | 35 | 1006 | Landfall |
| 1970-08-01 06:00 | TS | 22.7°N 85.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1970-08-01 12:00 | TS | 23.3°N 85.8°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1970-08-01 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 86.5°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1970-08-02 00:00 | HU | 24.2°N 87.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1970-08-02 06:00 | HU | 24.7°N 88.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1970-08-02 12:00 | HU | 25.3°N 89.6°W | 75 | 986 | |
| 1970-08-02 18:00 | HU | 25.7°N 90.8°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1970-08-03 00:00 | HU | 26.2°N 92.0°W | 75 | 983 | |
| 1970-08-03 06:00 | HU | 26.6°N 93.5°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1970-08-03 12:00 | HU | 27.0°N 94.9°W | 90 | 971 | |
| 1970-08-03 18:00 | HU | 27.5°N 96.3°W | 110 | 953 | |
| 1970-08-03 21:00 | HU | 27.8°N 97.1°W | 120 | 944 | Landfall |
| 1970-08-04 00:00 | HU | 28.1°N 97.8°W | 95 | — | |
| 1970-08-04 06:00 | HU | 28.6°N 99.3°W | 65 | 977 | |
| 1970-08-04 12:00 | TS | 29.1°N 100.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1970-08-04 18:00 | TS | 29.7°N 102.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1970-08-05 00:00 | TD | 30.3°N 103.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1970-08-05 06:00 | TD | 30.9°N 104.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1970-08-05 12:00 | TD | 31.5°N 105.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1970-08-05 18:00 | TD | 32.3°N 107.0°W | 25 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.