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NHC EP042016 · Eastern Pacific basin

Hurricane Celia (2016)

July 6, 2016 – July 21, 2016

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Celia peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Celia in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Celia from July 6, 2016 to July 21, 2016; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, all in Hawaii. The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 27 miles from Pearl Harbor, HI.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
2
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Celia passed near, strongest first

Hawaii (2)

Other storms of the 2016 season

  • ColinTropical storm · 255 cities
  • DarbyCategory 3 · 16 cities
  • HermineCategory 1 · 434 cities
  • JuliaTropical storm · 254 cities
  • MatthewCategory 5 · 293 cities

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.