Tropical Storm Beatriz (1993)

Tropical Storm Beatriz of 1993 was a strong tropical storm that made landfall in Mexico during the moderately active 1993 Pacific hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Beatriz
Tropical storm (SSHWS/NWS)
Tropical Storm Beatriz off the coast of Mexico
FormedJune 18, 1993 [1]
DissipatedJune 20, 1993 [2]
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 65 mph (100 km/h)
Lowest pressure995 mbar (hPa); 29.38 inHg
Fatalities6
Areas affectedMexico
Part of the 1993 Pacific hurricane season

Meteorological history
Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

The second named storm of the season originated from a slow-moving area of increasing cloudiness over the Gulf of Tehuantepec on June 14. Moving little, a broad area of low pressure formed within the mass, but the low remained disorganized, although a tropical wave moved through on June 16. However, another tropical wave moved through on June 18, and the area of cloudiness gradually became more concentrated, and post-storm analysis indicated that a tropical depression formed on June 18 near Huatulco, as banding increased. A report of tropical storm-force winds from a ship was issued, and the depression was quickly upgraded to Tropical Storm Beatriz.

Beatriz moved northwest, due to influence from the outflow from the developing Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico, briefly reaching its peak intensity of 65 mph (105 km/h) on June 19, shortly prior to landfall near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. The storm quickly made its landfall in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Beatriz rapidly weakened after landfall, dissipating over the mountainous southwest Mexican terrain, although the remnant cloudiness associated from the storm's circulation spread over portions of the western Gulf of Mexico on June 20. [3]

Impact

Beatriz caused extensive damage in southwest Mexico, especially from heavy rains and flooding, with the highest rainfall totals of between five and ten inches occurring in Oaxaca, with even higher totals of 11.97 in (304 mm) and 15.46 in (393 mm) from Las Pilas and Salina Cruz. Six deaths were reported in the Mexican states of Morelos and Veracruz from flooding and downed trees attributed to Beatriz.[3]

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See also

References
  1. "Tropical Storm BEATRIZ tracking". Weather Underground. July 1993.
  2. "Beatriz 1993 tracking". Storm Pulse. 1993. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.
  3. Mayfield, Max (July 31, 1993). "Tropical Storm Beatriz Preliminary Report, Page 1". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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