Tropical storm Hazel
| Tropical storm ( SSHWS ) | ||
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| Emergence | September 24, 1965 | |
| resolution | September 26, 1965 | |
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Peak wind speed |
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| Lowest air pressure | 986 mbar ( hPa ; 29.1 inHg ) | |
| dead | 6 total | |
| Property damage | US $ 10 million (1965) | |
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Affected areas |
Mexico | |
| Season overview: Pacific hurricane season 1965 |
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Tropical Storm Hazel , sometimes called Cyclone Hazel , was a short-lived tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific Ocean that wreaked havoc in Mexico . The storm caused the greatest damage in the 1965 Pacific hurricane season . It was formed from a northward moving fault originating southeast of the island of Socorro . After reaching the strength of a tropical storm on the later introduced Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale , the cyclone turned east-northeast, which is documented by weather data from a ship. After landfall near Mazatlán on September 26, the storm quickly lost its tropical characteristics. At least six people lost their lives as a result of the storm. Despite its short existence, the storm caused severe damage to the Mexican economy. In Mazatlán, many houses have been washed away or flooded with muddy water. The damage totaled around 10 million US dollars (1965; today approximately US $ 81 million), but was possibly higher. The name Hazel has been removed from the list of tropical cyclone names in the Pacific Basin.
Storm course
On September 22nd, a weak tropical disturbance was noted southeast of Socorro. The fault traveled uneventfully northward until September 23. Then it was classified as a tropical depression around 160 km east of Socorro. However, the National Hurricane Center's hurricane database states that Hazel did not intensify to tropical depression until September 24th. Reports from the island as well as from several nearby ships indicate that winds of 55 km / h occurred within a radius of 80 km. The depression intensified into a tropical storm on September 24, moving north at a forward speed of 15 km / h.
Satellite images suggest that wind speeds of up to 80 km / h prevailed in the center. The lowest air pressure of the storm was reported around the same time by the ship Santa Anita with 986 mbar (hPa). On September 26, the Philippine President Quezon reported south-south-westerly winds of 95 km / h, rough seas and a wave height of 3.7 m, which indicated that the storm was now moving in a north-northeast direction. The storm moved south of Mazatlán on September 26th and quickly lost its tropical characteristics. Hazel was partly responsible for ensuring that in the Atlantic Ocean of Tropical Storm Debbie could not intensify because Hazel to a change in the temperature distribution throughout Texas led.
Effects
Hazel hit the city of Mazatlán, causing significant damage there. The weather reports hadn't reported that the storm would reach the coast, let alone move overland. Because of this, many residents were unprepared. Around 10,000 people fled the low-lying parts of Mazatlan. Three people were killed in the city by the storm; two fishermen drowned and a boy was electrocuted. Three others were also electrocuted in a rural area in Nayarit . Thousands were homeless after Hazel moved through. Many dwellings made of wood, sheet metal and chipboard were washed away or flooded up to 180 cm high. Flood water damaged and destroyed bridges and country roads on the coast. Mazatlán's shrimp fishing fleet, which was one of the mainstays of the coastal city's economy, was badly damaged. In the south of Sinaloa, the harvest was destroyed on 22,000 hectares of agricultural land, mainly cotton , maize and sorghum . In addition, there were high losses of livestock. After the storm, 1,000 people sought refuge in schools, and in the areas around Barron and El Wailamo it was reported that residents had to escape because of the flooding on trees and roofs. At least 50 fishing boats were damaged or sunk by the storm. Property damage was estimated at ten million US dollars (1965), which made Hazel the most costly storm of the season.
The name Hazel was removed from the list of tropical cyclone names after the season and replaced with Heather in the 1969 hurricane season after the annually changing name lists were introduced in 1966. It is interesting that in 1954 another tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin also bore the name, which also led to the deletion of the name. Hazel is thus the only name that has been struck off the list of names in both the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e United States Weather Bureau: Climatological Data - National Summary ( English ) pp. 72–73. 1965. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ a b National Hurricane Center: Eastern Pacific hurricane best track analysis 1949-2014 ( English ) United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ United States Weather Bureau: Climatological Data - National Summary ( English ) 74. 1965. Retrieved on June 21 of 2009.
- ^ Arnold L. Sugg: The Hurricane Season of 1965 ( English , PDF; 6.1 MB) NOAA. 1966. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ A b c Associated Press: Death Count Now 6 In Mazatlan Storm ( English ) Tucson Daily Citizen . 1965. Retrieved on June 21, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Associated Press: Storm Damage In Mexico May Exceed $ 10 Million ( English ) San Antonio Express . 1965. Retrieved on June 21, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory: Subject: B3) What names have been retired in the Atlantic and East Pacific basin? ( English ) 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
