User:Red Thunder/Hurricane Fausto (1996)
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| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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| Formed | September 10, 1996 | |
| Dissipated | September 14, 1996 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar) | |
| Fatalities | 1 | |
| Damage | $800,000 (1996 USD) $1.1 million (2008 USD) |
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| Areas affected |
Northern Mexico, Texas | |
| Part of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season |
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Hurricane Fausto was a late-season pacific hurricane that was part of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season Fausto was formed as a tropical disturbance near Venezuela on August 31, 1996 that was originally part of the wave that became Hurricane Fran.[1] The storm was rated a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (or SSHS), with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour). Heavy rainfall was accompanied with the passage of this cyclone, with a storm total of 18.50 inches/470 mm reported at San Vicente de la Sierra.[2] Damage in Mexico was relatively minor, with only a single casualty caused by a downed power line.[1] Damage totaled to around $800,000 (1996 USD) in both areas.[3]
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[edit] Storm history
[edit] Preparations and impact
[edit] Lack of retirement
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Miles Lawrence (1996-10-12). Hurricane Fausto. National Hurricane Center. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ Hurricane Fausto. Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ CICESE - La Paz: de proyecto a realidad en expansión. Departamento de Comunicación para el Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
