1943 Mazatlán hurricane
Hurricane Season Fatalities
Mexico 1959 1,800
Paul 1982 1,625
Liza 1976 1,263
Tara 1961 436
Aletta 1982 308
Pauline 1997 230-400
Agatha 2010 190
Manuel 2013 169
Tico 1983 141
Ismael 1995 116
Baja California 1931 110
Mazatlán 1943 100
Lidia 1981 100
Effects and aftermath
The 1943 Mazatlán hurricane was a powerful tropical cyclone (at least Category 4) that lashed the southern coast of Sinaloa on the morning of 9 October 1943. The hurricane went essentially undetected before it made landfall just south of Mazatlán on 9 October with a pressure below and maximum sustained winds of at least . The hurricane destroyed two small towns and half of Mazatlán, killing at least 106 persons, injuring 102, and leaving over 1,000 homeless. Total damage was estimated at $4.5 million (1943 USD, $56 million 2008 USD). The hurricane was the strongest on record to strike Mazatlán.