hurricane hurricane powerful atlantic hurricane quiet atlantic hurricane season tropical cyclone season developed tropical wave august north central gulf mexico tracked westward area conditions favorable development quickly intensified hurricane late august initially forecast strike texas building ridge turned west southwest hurricane rapidly strengthened attain peak winds mph september landfall eastern category hurricane quickly weakened crossed mexico briefly tropical depression dissipated september south baja california peninsula hurricane produced light rainfall high tides gulf_coast united_states low level flooding reported damage slight mexico hurricane caused strong winds moderate rainfall winds caused extensive damage villages northeastern mexico people left homeless rainfall reaching inches caused flooding mudslides killed people overall damage unknown storm history tropical wave moved coast africa august wave axis tracked steadily westward august convection increased wave passed beneath cold core upper level low august wave axis located cuba area convection located florida bahamas tracking northwestward disturbance crossed southern florida entering gulf_of_mexico anticyclone provided favorable conditions development tracked slowly westward mph developing surface circulation system developed tropical depression august located miles south southwest new_orleans louisiana ridge high pressure north depression tracked westward favorable conditions persisted days prior arrival depression depression quickly intensified tropical storm storm tracked slowly warm water temperatures duration embedded warm moist tropical air rapidly organized attained hurricane status late august latest date hurricane initially threatened strike texas building high pressures north hurricane turned west southwest hurricane developed defined eye hurricane began rapidly intensify late september attaining major hurricane status day period peak intensity deepened rate mbar hour september hurricane reached peak winds mph located offshore northeastern mexico making category saffir simpson hurricane scale hurricane maintained strength approached land utc september landfall miles south texas miles north mexico moving ashore pressure mbar intense tropical cyclone strike nation intense hurricane hit gulf_of_mexico rapidly weakened mountainous terrain mexico september hours moving ashore emerged tropical depression reclassified tropical depression system continued west weakened encountering cooler water temperatures depression gradually lost deep convection september dissipated southern tip baja california peninsula preparations shortly developing oil company evacuated oil texas louisiana helicopter companies beginning evacuate workers ultimately oil workers removed offshore oil platforms threat developing disturbance prompted officials close state park southern louisiana national_hurricane_center advised small craft northern gulf_coast remain port initially predicted continue tracking west northwestward landfall near texas louisiana border result schools louisiana closed august hurricane watch issued southwestern louisiana northeastern texas coastlines track shifted south watch replaced hurricane warning south texas emergency shelter opened texas army trucks prepared assist evacuations official national_weather_service recommended evacuation residents east galveston texas living area feet sea level left cameron louisiana people evacuated coastal locations louisiana texas national_hurricane_center issue hurricane warnings mexico officials warned mexican government potential danger hurricane northeastern coastline country people evacuated prior arrival hurricane including residents village hurricane struck mexican army assisted evacuations preparing emergency shelters impact united_states precursor tropical disturbance crossed southern florida dropped light rainfall inch miami area later developing tropical depression system produced gusty winds heavy rainfall southern louisiana station near reported inches precipitation hurricane produced storm tide feet normal resulted hundreds families asked leave homes hurricane produced normal tides texas coastline closed highways including northern periphery hurricane produced light moderate rainfall southern portion state peaked inches damage state minor damage limited broken windows mexico hurricane landfall sparsely populated portion mexico result meteorological statistics exist station near hurricane moved ashore recorded inches precipitation hours resulted severe flooding mudslides winds eastern mexico coastline estimated mph hurricane caused extensive damage fishing farming communities northeastern mexico strong winds destroyed thousands homes left people homeless according newspaper reports mexico_city winds destroyed roofs buildings near hurricane moved ashore caused widespread power outages disrupted communications heavy rainfall destroyed roadways region flooded avenues reports flooded highways near people killed floods mudslides people affected hurricane mexico aftermath retired following storm atlantic hurricane shortly hurricane landfall government mexico sent trucks food areas greatest impact additionally officials permitted use mexican railway system facilitate distribution aid municipalities declared disaster areas following storm texas combination moderate rainfall high tides low lying led outbreak near galveston following storm
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