🌀 Naomi · Category 1 · 85 mph

Monday, September 9, 1968 · 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Hurricane Naomi was a short-lived and damaging Category 1 hurricane that made landfall in Mexico's Pacific coast during the 1968 Pacific hurricane season. After rapidly intensifying before its landfall in Sinaloa, Naomi caused rainfall throughout northern Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas in association with a frontal system, with the highest measurement occurring in Corpus Christi. Four people perished in Mexico due to Naomi's effects with ten more missing, all in Sinaloa. The only reported injury in Texas due to the remnants was a factory worker who was injured when the roof of the plant they were working in collapsed due to rainfall. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 85 mph (75 knots). September 9 – September 13, 1968. Accumulated cyclone energy: 3.8. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP141968 (public domain).

🌀 Naomi · Category 1 · 85 mph