Hurricane Rick (2009)
Hurricane Rick was the second-most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2009, only behind Typhoon Nida. Developed off the southern coast of Mexico on October 15, Rick traversed an area favoring rapid intensification, allowing it to become a hurricane within 24 hours of being declared a tropical depression. It made landfall near Mazatlán, Mexico, on October 20, 2011, with a maximum sustained...
