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Before hurricane patricia arrived, the government of mexico issued multiple watches and. Hurricane patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone on record worldwide in terms of wind speed and the secondmost intense on record worldwide in terms of pressure, behind typhoon tip in 1979, with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 872 mbar hpa. Mexico withstood hurricane patricia by learning from past disasters and building their. Originating from a sprawling disturbance near the gulf of tehuantepec, south of mexico, in midoctober 2015, patricia was first. Mexico s pacific coast was making preparations for the approach of hurricane patricia, a category 5 storm that the u. Hurricane in mexico downgraded to tropical storm patricia. Just a day after menacing mexico as one of historys strongest storms, hurricane patricia left surprisingly little damage in its wake saturday and quickly dissipated into a lowpressure system. Three years ago, hurricane patricia became the record. Mexico braces for category 5 hurricane patricia wsj. Anticipating the devastating combination of high winds, a coastal surge, and as much as 20 inches of rain in certain. Manzanillo, mexico hurricane patricia headed toward southwestern mexico friday as a monster category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the. Hurricane patricia, the most powerful tropical storm measured in the western hemisphere, is rapidly weakening after hitting mexico s coast, tearing down trees and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Hurricane patricia hit mexico s pacific coast on friday night, bringing downpours, surging seas and cyclonic winds, but has since weakened, with the main concern moving to fears of landslides. Hurricane patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone on record worldwide in terms of wind. Hurricane patricia battered the west coast of mexico on friday night with torrential rains and winds of 165mph, but without causing any major damage or loss of life. Ap image caption patricia amenaza jalisco, colima y nayarit. Patricia continued to rapidly weakenduring the next couple of hours before landfall, and is estimated to have reached the southwestern coast of mexico in the state of jalisco, near playa cuixmala, around 2300 utc 23 october with an intensity of kt and a minimum pressure of around 932 mb. Forecasters warn that hurricane patricia, already a. The death toll from the strongest hurricane ever recorded was less. Monster hurricane patricia nears mexicos pacific coast. Less than an hour after patricia made landfall as a category 5 storm the fiercest the national hurricane center said it was barreling inland over southwestern mexico with.

Hurricane patricia is the strongest ever recorded and headed for mexico at category 5 speeds. Hurricane patricia threatened to devastate southwestern mexico as it. View residents walk along a flooded street in zoatlan, nayarit state, some 150 km northwest of guadalajara, mexico, oct. The strongest hurricane ever recorded around the americas is set for landfall on the southwest coast of mexico. Residents this evening october 23, 2015 have been evacuating in the thousands. Cbs news reporter adrienne bard reported the storm could drop 15 inches of rain in the. Mexico at risk of flash floods and mudslides in wake of. A combination of luck and preparation largely spared mexicans from. Patricia rapidly intensified as maximum sustained winds with the storm increased an incredible 120 mph in a 24hour window from 85 mph at 1 a. Forecasters warn that hurricane patricia, already a category 4 storm packing 150 mph winds, is extremely dangerous. Within 24 hours, hurricane patricia intensified from a tropical storm into the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere with sustained winds of 200 mph. Hurricane patricia weakens after making landfall in mexico. Huracan patricia toca tierras mexicanas muy interesante.

National hurricane center said is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in. Hurricane patricia nears mexico nasa earth observatory. Millions are told to prepare for the worstcase scenario with the tourist magnets of puerto vallarta and manzanillo also directly in patricias. As the hurricane made landfall friday night, it was packing winds above 160 mph. Three years ago, hurricane patricia became the record strongest.