Tropical Depression Nineteen-E was a weak yet costly tropical cyclone that caused significant flooding throughout Northwestern Mexico and several states within the U.S. It originated from a tropical wave that left the west coast of Africa on August 29 to 30. The system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mbar on September 19. One day after forming, the depression quickly deteriorated and dissipated after making landfall in Sonora.
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Tropical Depression Nineteen-E was a weak yet costly tropical cyclone that caused significant flooding throughout Northwestern Mexico and several states within the United States in September 2018. It originated from a tropical wave that left the west coast of Africa on August 29 to 30. The system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mbar on September 19. One day after forming, the depression quickly deteriorated and dissipated after making landfall in Sonora. Thirteen individuals were killed in Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora, and over USD 40 million USD in agricultural losses were recorded. Flood damage there is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions. Remnant moisture from Nin19-E led to severe flooding within the U.S. states of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas and the death of one person. The storm was also the first known tropicalcyclone to form over the Gulf of California. It was unexpected, having occurred after the NHC had downgraded the 5-day formation chance to low. The NHC stated that Nin 19-E’s remnants continued to travel northward while causing severe flooding in Mexico and the remnants of the storm tracked eastward. It dissipated around 12: 00 UTC on September 20, after moving ashore between the cities of Ciudad Obregay and Guadad Obadaymas in the Sonora region of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center noted that the storm’s remnants had taken on a more linear look and that it had closed its surface circulation on a north-to-south axis.
It also noted that it was the first tropical cyclon to have formed over the Gulf of California based on records dating back to 1949. It then meandered to the southwest of Mexico for the next several days as it interacted with a mid- to-upper level trough. A surface trough developed over the Baja California peninsula on September 18. Despite disorganization and having close proximity to land, the disturbance developed into a tropical depression in the Gulf of California on September 19, after having developed a circulation center and more concentrated convection. After moving ashore, the system quickly weakened and quickly moved eastward, moving ashore in the rugged terrain of Sonora on September 21. The remnants of Nineteen E quickly moved northward, causing heavy rainfall and flooding in Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Sonora and Guadad Obregay. It disappeared after moving northward on September 22, leaving a large area of rain and thunderstorms in its wake. It is believed that the system is no longer in any danger of making a direct hit on the United Siberian Arabic state of São Paulo, Puerto Rio de Janeiro, or any other region of the Pacific Orientals. It has also been reported that a tropical storm has developed in the Baja Caribbean.
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