Hurricane Norma

Hurricane Norma

Norma was a major hurricane in the Eastern Pacific basin.

Norma made landfall as a category 1 storm along the southern tip of Baja California Sur near Cabo San Lucas.

For more information, see the National Hurricane Center.

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Contributions by: CIRA Staff

Satellite imagery of this event:

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Norma Makes Two Landfalls In Mexico

Description:

Hurricane Norma made landfall on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, then made a second landfall as a tropical depression in the state of Sinaloa a couple days later.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: GeoColor GLM Group Energy Density

Instrument: ABI GLM

Norma's Intensification Seen by VIIRS

Description:

Norma’s intensification seen by polar orbiting satellites.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: NOAA-20 NOAA-21 S-NPP

Product: Infrared (band I5)

Instrument: VIIRS

Norma's Evolution as a Rapidly Intensifying Storm

Description:

This multi-day time lapse shows the evolution of Norma, rapidly intensifying from a tropical storm into a category four hurricane.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: Infrared (band 13)

Instrument: ABI

Norma is a Category Four Storm

Description:

Norma strengthens to a major category 4 storm.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: Infrared (band 13) Visible (band 2)

Instrument: ABI

Sunset on Hurricane Norma

Description:

The sun sets on a strengthening Hurricane Norma.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: Visible (band 2)

Instrument: ABI

Norma Continues to Strengthen

Description:

Tropical Storm Norma continues to strengthen well offshore of southwestern Mexico. The storm is expected to become a hurricane soon.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: GeoColor GLM Group Energy Density

Instrument: ABI GLM

Tropical Storm Norma Forms

Description:

Newly formed Tropical Storm Norma is spinning off the southwestern shore of Mexico. The storm is expected to strengthen in the coming days.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-18

Product: GeoColor GLM Group Energy Density

Instrument: ABI GLM