Early Saturday morning, Hurricane Patricia was downgraded to a tropical depression. This comes after the natural disaster ravaged Mexico with 200 mph winds. The storm is known as the strongest hurricane ever known to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
As Weather.com reports, the eye of the storm "made landfall Friday at 6:15 p.m. CDT near Cuixmala in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico." At that point, the maximum sustained winds estimated at 165 mph, which still stands within a dangerous category 5 storm. The central pressure of the hurricane fell to 879 millibars. Weather.com explains, cyclone strength is based off of its central pressure. "At 892 millibars, Patricia shattered the Eastern Pacific basin's previous record of 902 millibars set by Hurricane Linda in 1997."
USA Today advises there were no major damages known at this time.
Hurricane Patricia is expected to dissipate over Mexico causing rainfall in Texas. Those caught along the storm's path uploaded the shocking images to social media. Take a look at the winds and waters that overtook Mexico.
#preyformexico #huracanpatricia #hurricanepatricia
A video posted by Rodrigo Violante (@rvtwelve) on Oct 23, 2015 at 10:28pm PDT
WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION #hurricanepatricia #prayformexico #huracánpatricia #huracanpatricia (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 11:15 a.m. ET] Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, was downgraded to a tropical depression late Saturday morning, with 35-mph winds, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. In a tweet, emergency response officials in Mexico said airports in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta have resumed operations. A video posted by Leticia Enciso (@leticia_enciso) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:08am PDT
A video posted by Huracan Patricia Mexico (@huracanpatriciamexico) on Oct 24, 2015 at 8:26am PDT
Hurricane Patricia Hurricane Patricia weakens, but still 'extremely dangerous - (CNN)[Breaking news update, 11:20 p.m. ET] Hurricane Patricia weakened to a Category 4 storm Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, but remained "extremely dangerous" over southwestern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Patricia made landfall hours earlier as a Category 5 storm, the fiercest. #hurricanepatricia #huracanpatricia #prayformexico #México #orarpormexico A video posted by Leticia Enciso (@leticia_enciso) on Oct 23, 2015 at 11:57pm PDT
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