Hurricane Rick (2009)

Developing off the southern coast of Mexico in mid-October, the system found favourable conditions and became a hurricane within 24 hours of being declared a tropical depression. Early on October 18 it reached winds of 180 mph and a central pressure of 906 mbar. It then weakened, brushing the tip of Baja California Sur before coming ashore near Mazatlan on October 21 with winds reported at 60 to 65 mph, the estimates differing between accounts. Damage was significantly less than initially anticipated.

Formed (UTC)

2009-10-14

Dissipated (UTC)

2009-10-21

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

155

Basin it formed in

Eastern North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2009288N07267

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, eastern pacific, mexico, landfall, 2009

Coordinates: 14.990217267871746, -105.93152087510222

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2009 to 2012 seasons

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