hurricane olivia hurricane olivia actively tracked tropical cyclone atlantic basin originated tropical depression september tropical atlantic cyclone tracked nearly westward low latitude passing southern windward_islands later northern south_america southwest caribbean_sea intensified tropical storm later hurricane landfall southeastern nicaragua september maintained circulation crossed low lying terrain country reaching pacific renamed ultimately attained peak winds mph olivia weakened significantly moving ashore baja california peninsula september day dissipated atlantic produced moderate rainfall winds path impact greatest nicaragua moved ashore hurricane total homes destroyed people left homeless rainfall resulted widespread flooding killing people neighboring costa_rica caused million usd damage banana crop later remnants hurricane olivia produced rainfall southwest united_states flooding reported near arizona closed major highway moisture produced snowfall higher elevations rocky_mountains meteorological history origins hurricane tropical wave exited west african coast september moved rapidly westward developing tropical depression september miles east windward_islands seven active tropical cyclones atlantic basin day active single days record existed fairly low latitude failed intensify unfavorable combination hurricane long trough northwest september depression passed south barbados subsequently entered caribbean_sea interacting terrain south_america center broad ill defined reported winds near tropical storm force crossed island september later moved near northern venezuela colombia approached western caribbean depression able organize influence trough north utc september estimated depression attained tropical storm status day named miles east initially storm expected track west northwestward northwest caribbean similar track taken destructive hurricane weeks prior tropical storm gradually intensified continued southwestern caribbean_sea late september storm attained hurricane status short distance coast central_america mph winds peak intensity atlantic_ocean strengthened developed eye spiral rainbands extended panama pacific_ocean weakened slightly approached coast pressure dropped mbar september hurricane landfall south caribbean coast autonomous region tropical cyclone hurricane intensity strike nicaragua south quickly weakened deteriorating tropical depression status hours moving ashore circulation remained organized low lying terrain southern nicaragua possibly crossing reaching pacific_ocean september depression attain tropical storm status designated new olivia time atlantic hurricane tracked tropical cyclone crossing central_america pacific_ocean subsequent research indicated earlier storms accomplished feat known time tropical cyclone olivia maintained defined outflow gradually intensified paralleled southern central_america coastline late september hurricane hunters flight reported winds mph eye miles diameter based readings olivia upgraded hurricane status days olivia moved west west northwestward coast mexico exact intensity fluctuations unknown lack significant observations september eye pronounced satellite imagery based report hurricane_hunters estimated olivia reached peak winds mph miles southwest hurricane_hunters reported pressure mbar lowest reported pressure pacific hurricane season intensity hurricane olivia fluctuated days turned westward away land blocking ridge northwestern mexico early september weakened winds mph quickly previous peak intensity subsequently dry air circulation olivia began weaken moved cooler waters eye disorganized eventually dissipated late september weakened tropical storm status beginning turn northwest later north hours later olivia weakened tropical depression status approached coastline baja california peninsula thunderstorm activity dissipated time depression moved ashore september day olivia dissipated near border baja california baja california sur impact records tropical depression cyclone produced wind gust mph barbados system dropped inches rainfall trinidad prior arrival officials noted potential depression bring flash flooding northern venezuela heavy rainfall abc islands later tropical storm brushed island western caribbean gale force winds major damage reported prior hurricane landfall nicaragua country army evacuated people settlement near coastline boats advised remain port moved ashore hurricane produced sustained winds mph winds destroyed houses region observations available sparsely populated region near moved ashore winds believed reached hurricane force reconnaissance planes reported heavy structural tree damage southeastern nicaragua satellite imagery suggested heavy rainfall occurred panama honduras location nicaragua reported inches precipitation rainfall caused flooding communities killing people rivers reported flooding rivers houses inundated swept away crops personal belongings villages country hurricane destroyed homes people left homeless costa_rica passage resulted million usd damage banana crop late duration brought increased moisture southwest united_states inches rainfall reported arizona new_mexico light precipitation reported western texas southeastern california national_weather_service issued flash flood warnings region near arizona thunderstorms caused major power outages produced flooding resulted closure portion route counties rainfall damaged roads bridges homes amounted repair work state arizona storm moisture produced locally heavy snowfall higher elevations rocky_mountains unusual survived passage seven storms known atlantic pacific crossover tropical cyclones 1970s took eastern pacific names starting letter
Hurricane Irene–Olivia