hurricane lily hurricane lily short lived category hurricane august devastated city mexico forming area associated storm slowly intensified building peak intensity landfall northwest august hurricane quickly weakened extratropical leaving land extratropical remnants lily dissipated september storm movement close land affected shipping limited warning partially set difficulties hurricane position radar reconnaissance aircraft hurricane worst decades second hurricane season heavily impact mexico hurricane storm caused overflow banks downtown section water feet deep sections mexican army flew aid trucks blocked flooded roads hurricane claimed lives mainland lives boat capsized meteorological history august tropical storm landfall british honduras present day belize tropical depression dissipating remnants storm crossed pacific_ocean contributed area shower activity persisted august tropical activity organized circulation quickly developed tropical depression day depression upgraded tropical storm august based satellite presentation depicted significant outflow shaped cloud mass spanning latitude diameter subsequently named lily following upgrade tropical storm intensity lily began developing spiral cloud structure heavy outflow august upgraded hurricane day intensification united_states_air_force reconnaissance tried fly hurricane penetration rendered impossible clouds spiral bands causing aircraft rely radar readings showed eye miles diameter following flight hurricane turned north northwestward mexican coast august ship called reported inhg sea level pressure eye hurricane shortly report hurricane peaked intensity winds mph prior landfall miles northwest cyclone quickly weakened overland hours land winds weakened mph decline mph cyclone extratropical extratropical lily continued cross mexican coast shortly emerging water september cyclone dissipated impact north northwestward track lily took mexican coast forecast difficulties interpreting radar data reconnaissance flight result ships got caught hurricane force winds high seas trying cross coastline reported exhausted tropical birds taken aboard ship eye ship maneuver order avoid hitting ships area boat people aboard capsized beach near wind gusts mph hurricane aboard ship reported dead result able swim shore hurricane worst strike years people evacuated hurricane addition people vacation stranded inside hotels sought refuge customs house additional evacuating airport terminal sought shelter schools city hall major rivers including flows city overflowed banks city neighboring communities areas downtown submerged depths feet flooding telephone lines city suspended highways rendered impassable floods person died house collapse city drowned source reported deaths house collapses post season report regards deaths association lily mexico hurricane passed nearby town residents took refuge inside church san_antonio local legend states hurricane arms jesus christ church broke hung moment arms broke hurricane effects town stopped figure known christ cyclone aftermath relief efforts following hurricane affected associated flooding trucks transporting food medicine state government forced turn flooded roads army decided aerial transport effort hampered federal helicopters air_force planes touched local airport road city flooded meaning aid distributed lily effects second hurricane season declared worst hurricane strike specific city years struck acapulco despite damage retired reused change names lists lily
Hurricane Lily (1971)