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Hurricane Erika (2003)

Hurricane Erika was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 986 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 66 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst August 16, 2003
1
Lowest pressure
986 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Erika’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 16, 2003, Category 1 at 75 mph, in Mexico

Modeled winds at cities (1)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX66 mph54 mph47 milesAug 16, 2003, 5:15 AM CDT

Best track (11 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1011 mb26.4°N, 83.3°W
Aug 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1008 mb26.6°N, 85.7°W
Aug 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1008 mb26.4°N, 88.3°W
Aug 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1007 mb26.1°N, 90.5°W
Aug 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1001 mb26.0°N, 92.5°W
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb25.9°N, 94.4°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph988 mb25.6°N, 96.2°W
Aug 16, 10:30 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane75 mph986 mb25.3°N, 97.4°W
Aug 16, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph988 mb25.2°N, 97.6°W
Aug 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb24.8°N, 98.9°W
Aug 17, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb24.7°N, 100.3°W