hurricane martha hurricane martha known tropical cyclone landfall panama eighteenth named storm twelfth hurricane atlantic hurricane season martha developed southwestern caribbean_sea november initially storm developed sustained winds mph tropical depression status remained stationary quickly intensified hurricane martha attained maximum sustained winds mph november subsequently martha weakened drifted southward november martha landfall panama strong tropical storm system weakened tropical depression dissipated land november storm weakened prior landfall strong winds expected reported impacted countries panama inches precipitation fallen areas agricultural land flooded del streets inundated low lying areas storm brought significant rains costa_rica flooding mudslides isolated capital city numerous streets inundated damage costa_rica reached million usd deaths reported meteorological history winds aloft vicinity colombia panama canal zone indicated low level circulation developed southwestern caribbean_sea november according best track tropical storm martha formed utc november initial wind speed mph martha tropical depression status centered miles northeast storm remained stationary hours tropical cyclogenesis martha immediately began deepening hurricane utc november operationally national_hurricane_center initiated advisories utc erroneously indicated tropical depression noted conditions favor significant intensification later november reconnaissance flight indicated martha deepened compact hurricane tropical cyclone attained maximum sustained wind speed mph reconnaissance aircraft measured minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg later corrected mbar inhg post season analysis eye feature miles wide described poorly organized convection increasing reaching peak intensity martha began drifting south slowly weakened utc november tropical cyclone diminished tropical storm winds decreased mph reconnaissance flight recorded increased barometric pressure mbar inhg storm maintained intensity shortly utc november martha landfall rural panama miles east mouth operationally winds thought mph storm moved inland martha tropical cyclone record landfall panama possible panama tropical cyclones detected storm rapidly weakened inland deteriorating tropical depression status early november hours dissipating southern preparations impact residents warned tides feet normal near expected point landfall later forecast decreased feet normal tides martha relatively weak tropical cyclone flash floods emphasized greatest threat national_hurricane_center stated rainfall exceed inches additionally national_hurricane_center warned residents gale force winds heavy precipitation advising people living nicaragua del panama precautions panama storm dropped inches precipitation especially western portions country result half agricultural land del flooded causing extensive crop damage persistent rainfall led street flooding inundated areas similar conditions reported costa_rica effects martha resulted deaths occurred costa_rica nation incurred flooding heavy rainfall caused significant destruction capital city received flooding damages estimated near million usd
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