hurricane hurricane deadliest pacific hurricanes landfall mexico sixteenth tropical storm eighth hurricane seventh major hurricane pacific hurricane season developed tropical wave africa september moving south_america pacific_ocean october depression intensified tropical storm early day october reached hurricane intensity initially moved eastward turned northwestward quickly strengthened reach peak winds mph paralleled mexican coastline short distance offshore weakening making landfall near october dissipated day hurricane produced torrential rainfall mexican coastline peaking inches intense flooding mudslides areas mexico killed people making deadliest storms recorded history passage hurricane destroyed damaged tens thousands houses leaving people homeless causing million damage usd meteorological history tropical wave exited coast africa september traversed steadily westward southern portion wave axis moving northern south_america september wave entered eastern pacific_ocean near panama slowly organized weak low level trough extended caribbean_sea south mexico disrupting normal flow westward steering currents october tropical wave developed distinct area deep convection began drift eastward south mexico days later low level circulation formed midday october system developed tropical depression eighteen located miles south southwest state absence vertical wind shear depression drifted south east steadily organized system developed banding features central dense overcast early october depression intensified tropical storm named located miles south southeast strong high pressure system eroded trough southeastern mexico turned northeast eye feature developed late october early day intensified hurricane miles southeast turning north northwest rapidly intensified hurricane favorable conditions continued development hours hurricane attained peak intensity mph winds hurricane weakened slightly mph october strengthened reach winds mph short distance coast mexico hurricane turned west northwest paralleling southern coast quickly weakened interaction mountainous terrain landfall near mph hurricane early october tropical cyclone continued weaken paralleled coast short distance inland october dissipated state preparations early forecasts peak intensity mph october hours landfall government mexico issued hurricane warning guerrero shortly landfall warning extended northwestward later turn west northwest near landfall unexpected resulting hurricane conditions hours notice areas authorities el_salvador declared national state alert response potential threat hurricane residents flood prone areas warned potential flash flooding hurricane turned sharply northwest reports damage deaths country officials closed port facilities ships excluding ships open seas seeking shelter government ultimately closed major ports acapulco state authorities opened emergency shelters prepared schools house people impact surface observations taken passage hurricane officials reported southern mexico experienced storm near landfall reported peak wind gust mph hours hurricane moved area reports available time acapulco reported wind gust mph sustained winds mph officials estimate hurricane passing area hurricane produced heavy rainfall path areas receiving inches according precipitation recorded sites highest reported rainfall totals inches inches near tropical cyclone history guerrero acapulco hurricane dropped rainfall hours broke city precipitation record set originally total represented city annual rainfall seas reported coastline hurricane landfall lightly affected state severely affected guerrero regions mexico area impacted region acapulco country resulted million damage usd report issued reported deaths days hurricane days passage hurricane news report stated dead missing government mexico issued statement reporting deaths ultimately media reports indicated death toll people estimated dead missing estimated people killed relief web suggests fatalities reported people impacted approximately people left homeless storm environment hurricane caused severe damage environment square miles low lying pine oak woodlands greatly damaged southern mexico strong waves produced severe beach erosion locations erosion affected nesting cycles olive turtle destroying million eggs nearly nests affected wiped deadliest intense hurricane hit southern mexico hurricane documented hurricane strike pacific coral reefs crop damage extreme bags coffee lost days hurricane wheat prices increased large effect fauna state emergency declared state shortly landfall abundant rainfall caused river los overflow capacity flooding municipalities flooding damaged bridges destroyed cut areas electricity drinking water telecommunications days passage hurricane affected thousands houses leaving roughly homeless state people died state hundreds thousands residents communities affected strong winds hurricane downed trees power lines southern storm temporarily isolated navy base cutting communications rest mexico winds blew local television station destroyed cardboard houses community near airport city hit hard people left homeless heavy rainfall storm caused severe flooding portions neighboring total entire communities destroyed areas worst affected guerrero heavy rainfall led severe mudslides flooding southern guerrero entire communities nearly destroyed remaining flooded week hurricane flooding washed destroyed thousands acres crops killed thousands cattle flooding mudslides isolated people outside world passage hurricane resulted damage houses bridges electrical water supply fell city hour span resulting rivers banks vessels stranded port ships sunk damage coffee industry million usd environmental agency remarked years coffee crops recover according preliminary estimate people died guerrero primarily acapulco missing days hurricane washed sea buried mudslides total people left homeless state striking week tropical storm previously wet grounds combined heavy rainfall resulted severe mudslides flash flooding towns acapulco bay homes destroyed damaged people left homeless city luxury resort hotels near beach largely unaffected hurricane residents towns lost little city covered mud percent acapulco water result hurricane city million residents left power telephone service overall total damage nearly million aftermath volunteers quickly went disaster areas search rescue teams including specially trained dogs search hurricane victims trapped muddy areas acapulco days storm team finding corpses day officials stating search weeks guerrero teams rescued total people hazard hours hurricane passed area relief works traveled boat flooded areas assist worst hit areas red_cross provided food water clothing blankets water supplies milk powder non foods medical supplies staying government shelters guerrero set shelters house feed hundreds displaced people days storm red_cross distributed tonnes relief supplies hurricane victims medical workers deployed area aid injured officials set emergency water plants acapulco water remained largely unavailable water trucks sent city thousands standing line fresh water tourists luxury hotels acapulco generally unaffected hurricane rapidly recovered parts city remained devastated hotels forced use water available water little possible provide water rest city extreme price occurred city following hurricane consumer protection official reporting charging percent milk percent percent usual water government blamed lack warnings water shortages president mexico time cut vacation europe short respond government officials set aid centers acapulco citizens residents unable food water residents suspected president taking aid supplies purposes president promised seek charges decided close aid centers favor opening soup despite having food mexican army set aid distributed aid centers acapulco remained closed week hurricane initially authorities acapulco gave preference clean tourist areas resulted scenic highway hotels airport quickly fixed tourism greatly decreased following hurricane causing hotels charge percent normal attempt bring people airline offered plane tickets price mexico_city acapulco hotels completely normal month hurricane donations governments guerrero asked assistance specifically water tanks water pumps construction material international aid initially focused solely damage acapulco week hurricane communities remained isolated assistance large communities guerrero receiving material aid week hurricane organized tons food clothing sent bus people help isolated villages southern mexico days hurricane struck people isolated emergency crews relief works causing president suspect people begin death helicopters initially sent remote areas severe fog heavy rainfall hurricane grounded operations government worked bring food remote mountain communities officials noted risk days hurricane sent initial donation usd sent plastic sheets temporary cleaning supplies cleaning chemicals local chapters offered assistance chapter san_antonio texas sent cleaning kits chapter los_angeles delivered comfort kits containing supplies puzzles children offered assistance diseases hurricane combined raw sewage poor areas southwestern mexico leading widespread threat spread tropical diseases result government health workers opened centers cities guerrero coasts thousands fever officials noted potential threat cholera result water health workers stated possessing malaria fever likely breed large areas water acapulco days hurricane passed day sun week areas water spreading dust region deadly diseases residents warned food water minutes threat contamination dust cases cholera cases fever reported significantly cases malaria villages represented malaria cases mexico army soldiers distributed water pools remove rotting mud sewage damaged homes hercules planes helicopters food water smaller villages south acapulco stranded nearly week hurricane retirement month struck general region brought additional rainfall hampered relief efforts compared damage minimal high death tolls extent damage mexico retired spring pacific hurricane replaced season
Hurricane Pauline