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Patricia, strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record, downgraded to tropical storm
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Patricia, strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record, downgraded to tropical storm | 24 Oct 2015 | Former Hurricane Patricia was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning just 13 hours after becoming the strongest hurricane ever known to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Earlier Friday, Patricia became the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere as its maximum sustained winds reached an unprecedented 200 mph (320 kph) and its central pressure fell to 879 millibars (25.96 inches of mercury). In addition to its unprecedented 200-mph (320-kph) sustained winds, Hurricane Patricia broke the record for lowest pressure in any hurricane on record…Around 1 p.m. CDT Friday, the minimum central pressure reached its lowest point, 879 millibars (25.96 inches of mercury).
Source: http://www.legitgov.org/Patricia-strongest-landfalling-Pacific-hurricane-record-downgraded-tropical-storm
