A tropical low formed in the Bay of Campeche and became a tropical depression at 1200 UTC on 19 June 2016 about 125 n mi east-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico. The system strengthened to Tropical Storm Danielle early on 20 June, reached its peak intensity near 1200 UTC that day, turned west-southwest, and made landfall the evening of 20 June. Danielle moved ashore near Tamiahua in the state of Veracruz and dissipated over the mountains of eastern Mexico early on 21 June.
Danielle made a single recorded landfall near Tamiahua, Veracruz, around 2200 UTC on 20 June 2016 with estimated sustained winds of 35 kt (about 40 mph). After landfall the cyclone weakened rapidly and was a depression by 0000 UTC 21 June, dissipating by 1200 UTC 21 June.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds were estimated at 40 kt (about 46 mph) at 1200 UTC on 20 June, with a minimum central pressure of 1007 mb. These values correspond to a tropical storm at peak intensity, not reaching hurricane strength.
Danielle produced locally heavy rain in eastern Mexico, especially in Veracruz and Tamaulipas. Twenty-four hour totals for 20–21 June were generally 3–6 inches, with the highest reported amount 6.22 inches at Cosautlán de Carvajal, Veracruz. Flash flooding was reported in parts of eastern Mexico; specific storm surge measurements were not reported in the NHC data, though coastal areas from Laguna Verde to Río Pánuco were under tropical storm warnings.
Media reports indicate one direct fatality: a man in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas drowned in flash flooding. Flooding damaged about 1,200 homes in the municipality of Pueblo Viejo, Veracruz. No monetary damage estimate was available in the NHC report.
Danielle was short-lived and small, and no surface observations of sustained tropical-storm-force winds were recorded on land; the highest land observation was 30 kt sustained with a 40 kt gust at Tampico. NHC track forecasts for Danielle had larger than average errors for this event, partly because forecasters did not anticipate two short-term changes in the storm’s motion on 20 June, while intensity forecasts performed near or better than recent averages.
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📄 Read NHC's full report on Danielle → (opens at nhc.noaa.gov)| Time (UTC) | Status | Lat | Lon | Winds (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-18 18:00 | LO | 19.40 | -91.60 | 25 | 1010 | |
| 2016-06-19 00:00 | LO | 19.70 | -92.30 | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2016-06-19 06:00 | LO | 19.90 | -93.20 | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2016-06-19 12:00 | TD | 19.90 | -94.10 | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2016-06-19 18:00 | TD | 19.80 | -94.60 | 30 | 1009 | |
| 2016-06-20 00:00 | TD | 19.80 | -95.10 | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2016-06-20 06:00 | TS | 20.00 | -95.50 | 35 | 1008 | |
| 2016-06-20 12:00 | TS | 20.70 | -96.10 | 40 | 1007 | |
| 2016-06-20 18:00 | TS | 21.30 | -96.80 | 35 | 1008 | |
| 2016-06-20 22:00 | TS | 21.20 | -97.40 | 35 | 1009 | Landfall |
| 2016-06-21 00:00 | TD | 21.10 | -97.80 | 30 | 1010 | |
| 2016-06-21 06:00 | LO | 20.80 | -98.70 | 20 | 1013 |
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.