User:Yellow Evan/Ignacio
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Ignacio near peak intensity | |
| Formed | October 23, 1979 |
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| Dissipated | October 30, 1979 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 938 mbar (hPa); 27.7 inHg |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Western Mexico |
| Part of the 1979 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ignacio was a powerful Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in extreme western Mexico. It was the ninth named storm and final hurricane and major hurricane of the extremely quiet 1979 Pacific hurricane season. Ignacio had a low pressure of 938 mbar (938 hPa), making it the most powerful hurricane of the season. On October 23, a disturbance strengthened into a depression. The system continued to strengthen before becoming a tropical storm hours later, giving it the name Ignacio. It became a hurricane on October 26 before gaining major hurricane strength the following day and reached Category 4 status. However, it weakened significantly and made landfall in west Mexico.
Meteorological history[edit]
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
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
On October 22, a well-organized area of low pressure formed a few hundred miles of the coast of Guatemala. The next day, the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center upgraded the low into a depression. The system would strengthen into a tropical storm hours prior to formation. The system strengthen into a tropical storm, which was named Ignacio. On October 25, Tropical Storm Ignacio strengthened into a minimal hurricane on October 26. It quickly intensified, becoming a major hurricane a few hours later. On October 27, Ignacio reached its peak intensity with winds of up to 145 mph (130 km/h). On October 28, however, the storm began to weaken, and was downgraded into a Category 1 hurricane. On October 29, it weakened into a tropical storm. The system weakened to a depression on October 30. Ignacio made landfall on the coast of western Mexico as a tropical depression. The storm dissipated hours later after landfall.[1] [2]
Impact[edit]
As the storm made landfall, no damage or deaths were reported.[1]
See also[edit]
- Hurricane Jova (2011)-Another hurricane that made landfall near the same area
- 1979 Pacific hurricane season
Reference[edit]
- ^ a b Gunther, Emil (1980). "Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones of 1979". Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 26, 2024). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2023". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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