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Hurricane Otis, the only Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity. Of all of the Category 5 Pacific hurricanes, only five made landfall, all of which occurred during the late-season month of October, and all of which impacted Mexico. Only Hurricane Otis of 2023 was a Category 5 hurricane at landfall.
A total of 21 tropical cyclones have peaked at Category 5 strength in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator and to the east of 160°E. 20 of these tropical cyclones have been classified as Category 5 on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, while Severe ...
Hurricane Tina, the longest-lasting Pacific hurricane east of the International Date Line. This lists all Pacific hurricanes that existed as tropical cyclones while in the Pacific Ocean east of the dateline for more than two weeks continuously. Hurricanes John and Dora spent some time in the west Pacific before dissipating.
Western Pacific China 10,000 [1] Great Backerganj Cyclone: October 29 – November 1, 1876: North Indian Ocean Bangladesh 200,000 [2] Unnamed: September 27 – October 8, 1881: Western Pacific Ocean Philippines, Vietnam 3,000 [8] Unnamed: September 22, 1885: North Indian Ocean India 5,300 [5] Unnamed: April 20–25, 1892: South-West Indian ...
The state of California rarely experiences Pacific hurricanes for various reasons. Typically, storms in the region move to the west or northwest, away from the North American mainland and out to sea. In addition, much of the coast of California experiences cold sea surface temperatures due to the California Current.
[9] [10] The first tropical cyclone name to be removed in the South Pacific, was Rosie after it had impacted Vanuatu and New Caledonia during 1971. [1] Several names have been removed from the Pacific naming lists for various other reasons than causing a significant amount of death/destruction, which include being pronounced in a very similar ...
The last time a hurricane hit the state was Isaias in 2020, and the Category 1 storm produced relatively little damage when it made landfall. “People have a lot more things to do than just sit ...
On March 28, 2004, a system named Catarina impacted the Brazilian coast as a Category 2 hurricane killing 11 people and causing $ 350 million in damage. This was the first ever hurricane recorded in the South Atlantic.Cari brought heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides to eastern cities of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.