Hurricane Ella (1970)
Sep 8, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 13, 6:00 AM UTC (4.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 10, 9:30 AM UTC · 20.5°N 87.3°W · Tropical Storm · 45 mph
- Sep 12, 10:00 AM UTC · 23.9°N 97.7°W · Hurricane · 125 mph · 962 mb
Every track point (22)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-09-08 12:00 | TD | 15.8°N 82.8°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1970-09-08 18:00 | TD | 16.2°N 83.1°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1970-09-09 00:00 | TD | 16.6°N 83.5°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1970-09-09 06:00 | TD | 17.0°N 84.2°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1970-09-09 12:00 | TD | 17.6°N 84.9°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1970-09-09 18:00 | TD | 18.4°N 85.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1970-09-10 00:00 | TS | 19.2°N 86.1°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1970-09-10 06:00 | TS | 20.0°N 86.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1970-09-10 09:30 | TS | 20.5°N 87.3°W | 40 | — | Landfall |
| 1970-09-10 12:00 | TS | 20.8°N 87.6°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1970-09-10 18:00 | TS | 22.0°N 89.0°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1970-09-11 00:00 | HU | 23.0°N 90.8°W | 65 | 993 | |
| 1970-09-11 06:00 | HU | 23.6°N 92.6°W | 65 | 994 | |
| 1970-09-11 12:00 | HU | 23.9°N 94.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1970-09-11 18:00 | HU | 24.0°N 95.5°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1970-09-12 00:00 | HU | 23.9°N 96.5°W | 85 | 973 | |
| 1970-09-12 06:00 | HU | 23.8°N 97.4°W | 100 | 967 | |
| 1970-09-12 10:00 | HU | 23.9°N 97.7°W | 110 | 962 | Landfall |
| 1970-09-12 12:00 | HU | 23.9°N 98.0°W | 80 | — | |
| 1970-09-12 18:00 | TS | 24.2°N 98.7°W | 55 | — | |
| 1970-09-13 00:00 | TS | 24.6°N 99.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1970-09-13 06:00 | TD | 25.0°N 100.0°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.