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Hurricane Norman

Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Norman at peak intensity in the Eastern Pacific.
Formed	August 28, 2018
Dissipated	Active
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h)
Lowest pressure	937 mbar (hPa); 27.67 inHg
Fatalities	None reported
Damage	None
Areas affected	None
Part of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Norman is currently a powerful tropical cyclone. The fourteen named storm, eight hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season,

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Norman was formed on August 28, 2018. Norman intensifies a Category 4 hurricane on August 30.

Current storm information

As of 8 a.m. PDT (15:00 UTC) August 30, Hurricane Norman is located within 20 nautical miles of 17.8°N 118.0°W / 17.8; -118.0 (Norman), about 630 miles (1015 km) west-southwest of the Baja California Peninsula. Maximum sustained winds are 130 knots (150 mph; 240 km/h), with gusts to 160 knots (185 mph; 295 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg), and the system is moving west at 7 knots (8 mph; 13 km/h). Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km), while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center of Norman.

See also

• Other tropical cyclones with the same name
• List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes
• Hurricane Lane (2018) - Another rapidly intensifying hurricane of similar strength.

External links

• The NHC's latest public advisory on Hurricane Norman
• The NHC's latest forecast advisory on Hurricane Norman
• The NHC's latest forecast discussion on Hurricane Norman

Category:2018 Pacific hurricane season