🌀 Manuel · Category 1 · 75 mph

Friday, September 13, 2013 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hurricane Manuel was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought widespread flooding across much of Mexico in September 2013, in conjunction with Hurricane Ingrid. The fifteenth named storm and seventh hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Manuel originated from a strong area of low pressure south of Acapulco on September 13. Within favorable conditions aloft, the storm intensified into a tropical storm as it tracked northward. The following day, Manuel curved westward and strengthened to a point just shy of hurricane intensity before making its first landfall at that intensity on September 15. Due to interaction with land, the tropical storm quickly weakened, and its center dissipated over western Mexico on September 16. However, the storm's remnants continued to track northwestward into the Gulf of California, where they reorganized into a tropical cyclone the next day. Manuel regained tropical storm status on September 18 as it began to curve northeastward. Shortly thereafter, Manuel attained Category 1 hurricane intensity, before making its final landfall just west of Culiacán at peak intensity. Over land, Manuel quickly weakened due to interaction with Mexico's high terrain, and the storm dissipated early on September 20. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 75 mph (65 knots), lowest pressure 983 mb. September 13 – September 19, 2013. Landfalls: September 15 at 70 mph, 18.2°N 103.2°W; September 19 at 75 mph, 24.8°N 108.0°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 4.2. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP132013 (public domain).

🌀 Manuel · Category 1 · 75 mph