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).

Hurricane Odile
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
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Hurricane Odile as a Category 4 hurricane on September 14, 2014
FormedSeptember 10, 2014
DissipatedSeptember 19, 2014
(Remnant low after September 18)
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h)
Lowest pressure918 mbar (hPa); 27.11 inHg
Fatalities11 direct, 4 indirect
Damage$1.22 billion (2014ƒ USD)
Areas affectedMexico, 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Hurricane Odile" (PDF). NOAA. Retrieved Apr 28, 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. (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. 
  5. "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.