Surface weather analysis of the hurricane on October 27
Meteorological history
Formed
October 22, 1959 (1959-10-22)
Dissipated
October 28, 1959 (1959-10-29)
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds
140 mph (220 km/h)
Lowest pressure
955 mbar (hPa); 28.20 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
1,800 total (Deadliest East Pacific hurricane)
Damage
≥$280 million (1959 USD)
Areas affected
Colima and Jalisco, much of western Mexico
IBTrACS
Part of the 1959 Pacific hurricane season
The 1959 Mexico hurricane was the deadliest Pacific hurricane on record. First observed south of Mexico on October 23, the cyclone tracked northwestward. It intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on October 25 and reached Category 4 intensity on the following day. After turning toward the northeast, the hurricane made landfall in Mexico near Manzanillo, Colima, at peak intensity. The system continued on that trajectory before dissipating on the next day.
Impact from the hurricane was severe and widespread. Initially forecast to remain offshore, the system curved northeast and moved ashore, becoming one of Mexico's worst natural disasters at the time. Up to 150 boats were submerged. Countless homes in Colima and Jalisco were damaged or destroyed, large portions of the states were inaccessible by flash flooding, and hundreds of residents were stranded. All coconut plantations were blown down during the storm, leaving thousands without work and instating fear that it would take the economy years to recover. Torrential rainfall across mountain terrain contributed to numerous mudslides that caused hundreds of fatalities. In the aftermath of the cyclone, convoys delivering aid were hindered by the destruction. Residents were vaccinated to prevent the spread of disease. Overall, the hurricane inflicted at least $280 million (1959 USD) in damage.
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