Hurricane Celia (1970)
Atlantic storm, 07/31/1970 to 08/06/1970. Peak: Category 4.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Peak winds
- 138 mph
- 120 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Duration
- 6 days
Storm track
25 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point
- Depression
- Tropical storm
- Cat 1
- Cat 2
- Cat 3
- Cat 4
- Cat 5
U.S. landfalls
- Texas08/04/1970 04:00 UTC · 138 mph (Category 4) · 27.8°N, 97.1°W
Counties along the track
Strongest estimated winds near each county, tropical storm force (39 mph) or more
- Nueces County, TX138 mph
- San Patricio County, TX138 mph
- La Salle County, TX109 mph
- Live Oak County, TX109 mph
- McMullen County, TX109 mph
- Dimmit County, TX75 mph
- Maverick County, TX75 mph
- Zavala County, TX75 mph
- Brewster County, TX40 mph
All track points (25)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/31/1970 07:00 UTC | 18.5°N, 82.5°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | 1,008 mb |
| 07/31/1970 13:00 UTC | 19.5°N, 82.9°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/31/1970 19:00 UTC | 20.3°N, 83.3°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/01/1970 01:00 UTC | 21.1°N, 83.8°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/01/1970 07:00 UTC | 21.9°N, 84.3°W | Tropical storm (landfall) | 40 mph | 1,006 mb |
| 08/01/1970 13:00 UTC | 22.7°N, 85.0°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 08/01/1970 19:00 UTC | 23.3°N, 85.8°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | 993 mb |
| 08/02/1970 01:00 UTC | 23.9°N, 86.5°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 990 mb |
| 08/02/1970 07:00 UTC | 24.2°N, 87.2°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 08/02/1970 13:00 UTC | 24.7°N, 88.3°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 08/02/1970 19:00 UTC | 25.3°N, 89.6°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 986 mb |
| 08/03/1970 01:00 UTC | 25.7°N, 90.8°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 984 mb |
| 08/03/1970 07:00 UTC | 26.2°N, 92.0°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 983 mb |
| 08/03/1970 13:00 UTC | 26.6°N, 93.5°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | 988 mb |
| 08/03/1970 19:00 UTC | 27.0°N, 94.9°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 971 mb |
| 08/04/1970 01:00 UTC | 27.5°N, 96.3°W | Hurricane | 127 mph | 953 mb |
| 08/04/1970 04:00 UTC | 27.8°N, 97.1°W | Hurricane (landfall) | 138 mph | 944 mb |
| 08/04/1970 07:00 UTC | 28.1°N, 97.8°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 08/04/1970 13:00 UTC | 28.6°N, 99.3°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 977 mb |
| 08/04/1970 19:00 UTC | 29.1°N, 100.8°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 08/05/1970 01:00 UTC | 29.7°N, 102.1°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 08/05/1970 07:00 UTC | 30.3°N, 103.3°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/05/1970 13:00 UTC | 30.9°N, 104.6°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/05/1970 19:00 UTC | 31.5°N, 105.8°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/06/1970 01:00 UTC | 32.3°N, 107.0°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained