User:MarioProtIV/Oho 2015

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Hurricane Oho
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Oho at peak intensity on October 6
FormedOctober 3, 2015
DissipatedOctober 10, 2015
(Extratropical after October 7)
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 110 mph (175 km/h)
Lowest pressure957 mbar (hPa); 28.26 inHg
Areas affectedHawaii, Alaska
Part of the 2015 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Oho was a rare tropical cyclone whose extratropical remnants struck the state of Alaska.[1][2][3] The twenty-first tropical cyclone and thirteenth hurricane of the extremely active 2015 Pacific hurricane season, Oho formed out of a monsoon trough located south of Hawaii on October 3.

Meteorological history[edit]

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression


Preperations and impact[edit]

Hawaii[edit]

Oho caused some increased surf and flash flooding along the Big Island.[4]

Alaska[edit]

British Columbia[edit]

See also[edit]

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