Hurricane Rick (2009)

Rick formed as a tropical depression on 15 October several hundred miles south-southeast of Acapulco and became a hurricane within 24 hours of being designated. Early on 18 October it peaked with winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a central pressure of 906 mbar, the first Category 5 in the basin since Kenna in 2002. It then weakened sharply, turned northeast past the tip of Baja California Sur and made landfall near Mazatlan as a tropical storm with winds near 60 to 65 mph.

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: eastern pacific, hurricane, category 5, rapid intensification, landfall, mexico, 2009 season

Coordinates: 14.990217267871746, -105.93152087510222

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

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