Hurricane Patricia (2015)

Patricia grew out of a sprawling disturbance near the Gulf of Tehuantepec and was classified as a tropical depression on 20 October. It went from tropical storm to Category 5 in 24 hours, a near-record pace, then weakened sharply late on 23 October before coming ashore near Cuixmala, Jalisco, with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). Over the mountainous terrain of Mexico it fell apart faster than it had built.

Formed (UTC)

2015-10-20

Dissipated (UTC)

2015-10-24

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

185

Basin it formed in

Eastern North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2015293N13266

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: eastern pacific, hurricane, category 5, rapid intensification, landfall, mexico, jalisco, 2015 season

Coordinates: 14.896743135974845, -103.6934862719497

Part of Eastern Pacific hurricanes of category 5 in the 2000 to 2024 seasons

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