Hurricane Odile
Hurricane Odile was a hurricane (tropical cyclone) that happened in mid-September 2014. It made landfall in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. On September 15, 2014, Odile damaged several luxury resorts in Cabo San Lucas.[1] Parts of several hotels collapsed and about 135 people were injured.[1] Fifteen people were killed in the storm.[2][3] At the time of the damage it had wind speeds of 140 miles per hour.[1] Damage from Odile was 16.6 billion Mexican pesos[4] ($1.22 billion in 2014 US dollars).
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | September 10, 2014 |
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Dissipated | September 19, 2014 |
(Remnant low after September 18) | |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 918 mbar (hPa); 27.11 inHg |
Fatalities | 11 direct, 4 indirect |
Damage | $1.22 billion (2014ƒ USD) |
Areas affected | Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas |
Part of the 2014 Pacific hurricane season |
The name Odile was later retired. It was replaced with Odalys for the 2020 Pacific hurricane season.[5]
Hurricane Odile Media
Damage in Santa Rosalía after Odile
Along the coast of Los Cabos the morning following Hurricane Odile
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Erin McClam (15 September 2014). "Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas, Leaves 'Demolished Paradise'". NBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hurricane Odile" (PDF). NOAA. Retrieved Apr 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Mexico: Death Toll from Hurricane Odile Climbs to 6". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ (in es) Aseguradores pagaron 16,600 mdp por daños del huracán Odile. El Economista. December 17, 2014. http://eleconomista.com.mx/sistema-financiero/2014/12/10/ascienden-16600-mdp-costos-odile-aseguradoras. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Isis among Names Removed from UN List of Hurricane Names" (in español). Reuters. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved Apr 28, 2016.