Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Hurricane Florence (1973)
Florence was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 25, 1973 to July 30, 1973, about 6 days, and covered 1,412 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 70 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,412 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 70 mi (113 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 374th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Octave (2025), Hurricane Carlotta (2024), Hurricane Frank (2022) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 502nd lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Pilar (2023), Tropical Storm Tara (2018), Tropical Storm Xavier (2018) and 9 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.