Meteorological history of Hurricane Patricia
Hurricane Patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and the second-most intense worldwide in terms of barometric pressure. The storm developed from a disturbance near the Gulf of Tehuantepec in mid-October 2015. Patricia grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours. It made landfall in a significantly weakened state near Cuixmala,...