Hurricane Willa (2018)

Willa reached its peak with sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) before weakening and coming ashore early on 24 October in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a marginal Category 3 hurricane. Torrential rain and damaging winds hit southwestern Mexico, particularly Sinaloa and Nayarit. In the city of Escuinapa schools, a hospital and infrastructure were badly damaged, with totals estimated at Mex$6 billion (US$306 million).

Formed (UTC)

2018-10-19

Dissipated (UTC)

2018-10-24

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

Eastern North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2018292N14261

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: eastern pacific, hurricane, category 5, landfall, mexico, sinaloa, 2018 season

Coordinates: 16.435743200862802, -106.6357432008628

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

Related collections

• Mass shootings in the United States that killed 13 or more people since 1949 — United States · 18 locations
• Industrial and accidental explosions that killed 200 or more people since 1900 — Worldwide · 13 locations
• Peacetime shipwrecks that killed 500 or more people since 1900 — Worldwide · 10 locations
• Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899 — Worldwide · 12 locations
• Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2013 seasons — Western North Pacific · 18 locations
• Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2016 season — Western North Pacific · 8 locations