Storm history › East Pacific › 1983 season
Hurricane Lorena (1983)
Lorena was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1983 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 6, 1983 to September 14, 1983, about 8 days, and covered 1,830 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 100 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,830 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 100 mi (162 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 241st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Priscilla (2025), Hurricane Eugene (2017), Hurricane Otis (2017) and 35 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1983 East Pacific season's ACE.