Hurricane Manuel
Hurricane Manuel (pronounced /mænˈwɛl, mɑːn-, ˌmænuˈɛl, -ju-/[1]) was a tropical cyclone in 2013. It crossed western Mexico between September 13 and 19, 2013 at the same time that Hurricane Ingrid was coming to Mexico from the other side.
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | September 13, 2013 |
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Dissipated | September 19, 2013 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 75 mph (120 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 983 mbar (hPa); 29.03 inHg |
Fatalities | 123 total |
Damage | $4.2 billion (2013 USD) (Costliest Pacific hurricane on record) |
Areas affected | Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Texas |
Part of the 2013 Pacific hurricane season |
Damage from Manuel totaled $4.2 billion (2013 USD). About 169 people died.
Hurricane Manuel Media
President Enrique Peña Nieto and Secretary of the Interior Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong visit affected zones around Acapulco de Juárez on 16 September 2013.
Debris on beach in the Acapulco Diamante area.
References
- ↑ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach, James Hartmann and Jane Setter (ed.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2