hurricane hurricane latest forming major hurricane basin record originating tropical wave classified tropical depression november south mexico environmental conditions including high sea surface temperatures low wind shear highly intensification storm quickly organized small central dense overcast developed atop storm reached hurricane status early november consolidation eye hurricane achieved peak category saffir simpson hurricane wind scale winds mph pressure mbar hpa inhg early november strongest november hurricane record increasing shear degraded hurricane structure weakening ensued rapid weakening took place november circulation devoid convection diminished tropical storm evening cyclone degenerated remnant low soon ultimately dissipated coast mexico november precursor traversed central_america produced heavy rainfall triggered flooding landslides people died incidents related system el_salvador honduras initially expecting storm officials prepared equipment power outages closed schools evacuated residents effects largely consisted light moderate rainfall traffic accidents landslides resulted overall impacts limited meteorological history november tropical wave emerged west coast africa atlantic_ocean sporadic convection shower thunderstorm activity accompanied system traveled west days reached southwestern caribbean_sea november westerly winds associated convergence zone spurred development area low pressure extensive convection forecasters national_hurricane_center nhc noted potential system develop tropical cyclone persistent wind shear system consolidating reached central_america system emerged pacific_ocean near nicaragua november water convection near low center convection remained largely disorganized following days system progressed westward response subtropical ridge north gap wind event conjunction horizontal wind shear spurred development vortex disturbance defined low formed utc november hours later low acquired sufficient convective organization including elongated banding features north classified tropical depression time depression situated south southwest acapulco mexico aided high sea surface temperatures ample ocean heat content low wind shear small system quickly intensified tropical storm time nhc assigned developed central dense overcast prominent banding feature cloud tops frequent lightning formed north circulation november utc wide eye apparent signaling onset rapid intensification november dramatically strengthened deep convection clearing eye system achieved hurricane status utc major hurricane status category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale utc november prominent outflow established atop cyclone aided intensification strengthening phase mid- upper level trough near west coast north_america created weakness subtropical ridge prompting turn north western edge high reached peak intensity high end category hurricane utc november maximum sustained winds mph barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg time hurricane eye diameter hours increasing wind shear began impact circulation caused convection concurrently system started turn northeast mainland mexico rounded ridge steadily increasing wind shear gradually november november storm outflow prominent north restricted southern briefly regained organization utc november eye persistent shear prevailed system weakened major hurricane status utc hurricane rapidly deteriorated november convection displaced northeast circulation low level circulation soon mid- upper level degraded tropical storm utc november devoid low level circulation abruptly turned northwest response shallow ridge failing convection atop center degenerated remnant low utc sustained winds dropped gale force utc intense thunderstorm activity northeast center late november prompting storm resume northeasterly course cyclone eventually succumbed strong shear opened trough roughly southwest mexico late november records reaching tropical storm status november fourth latest forming tropical storm basin reliable records began hurricane utc november second latest storm record hurricane december hurricane record basin formed later marked record tying 16th hurricane form pacific north equator east record shared major hurricane utc november latest forming storm basin record surpassed previous record set hurricane kenneth nearly days ninth major hurricane proper eleventh east setting record single season peak intensity winds mph pressure mbar hpa inhg ranked strongest november hurricane record surpassing hurricane kenneth mph mbar hpa inhg global scale 30th major hurricane record shattering 25th category storm previous records respectively occurring preparations impact precursor produced heavy rains parts central_america leading flooding nicaragua flooding affected homes destroyed primarily total families required evacuation local officials blamed flooding trash drains people injured department ambulance crashed rain road landslide honduras destroyed home killing day old baby injuring el_salvador people drowned swept away swollen flooding killed person inundated homes prompting evacuation families moisture streamed northward contributed widespread rainfall flooding heavy rains affected portions texas oklahoma arkansas mississippi tennessee dallas received rain november november day record total contributed breaking city year record mexico november government mexico issued tropical storm watch baja california sur los discontinued hours later california sur opened shelters cabo del cabo school officials cancelled classes november deployed trucks handle potential power outages november tropical storm warning raised mainland mexico warning discontinued following day rapidly dissipated raised portions advance hurricane port suspended operations november public shelters opened city water pumps generators relief crews mobilized port people small community evacuated inland storm prompted delay annual november produced wind gusts mph storm moved southeast island effects minor limited dissipation offshore rainfall limited areas largely considered beneficial contrast predictions rain baja california sur fell del cabo areas received trace accumulation wet roads cabo resulted accidents left people injured minor landslides damaged roads
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