The 2016 East Pacific Hurricane Season was an abnormal season with multiple rare occurrences appearing throughout the East Pacific and Central Pacific basins. Most notably Estelle, a category 5 hurricane that made multiple landfalls killing a currently unknown amount of people and a massive amount of damage yet to be calculated.
Season Summery[]
Storms[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | January 17 – January 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Omeka[]
| Category 2 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | April 29 – May 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Agatha[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | May 28 – June 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Blas[]
| Category 4 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 11 – July 3 |
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| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 944 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Celia[]
| Tropical depression (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 13 – June 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Five-E[]
| Category 1 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 4 – July 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Darby[]
| Category 5 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 27 – August 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 195 mph (315 km/h) (1-min) 888 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Estelle[]
| Tropical depression (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 17 – August 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Eight-E[]
| Category 3 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 28 – September 4 (exited basin) |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 975 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Pewa[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 3 – September 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Frank[]
| Category 4 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Georgette[]
| Tropical depression (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 12 – September 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Twelve-E[]
Storm Names[]
The following names were used for named storms that formed in East Pacific in 2016. This is the same list used in the 2004 season.In March 2011, the World Meteorological Organization announced that it would not retire any names. This list will be used again in the 2022 season.
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For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between140 degrees west and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names that were slated for use in 2016 are shown below.
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Season Effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
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| Omeka | January 17 - January 22 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Hawaii | none | 0 |
| Agatha | April 29 - May 5 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 984 | El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico | $284.28 million (2016 USD) | 2 |
| Blas | May 28 - June 4 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 993 | none | none | 0 |
| Celia | June 11 - July 3 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 944 | Mexico, Baja Sur, Texas | $1.3 billion (2016 USD) | 47 |
| Five-E | June 13 - June 14 | Tropical depression | 30 (45) | 1012 | none | none | 0 |
| Darby | July 4 - July 10 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 987 | Baja Sur,Mexico, Southwest United States | $174 million (2016 USD) | 5 |
| Estelle | July 27 - August 10 | Category 5 hurricane | 195 (315) | 888 | Central America, Mexico, Baja Sur, Southwest United States | $14.4 billion (2016 USD) | 1,388 |
| Eight-E | August 17 - August 20 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1009 | none | none | 0 |
| Pewa | August 28 - September 4 (exited basin) | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 975 | Hawaii | minimal | 0 |
| Frank | September 3 - September 6 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 1000 | none | none | 0 |
| Georgette | September 10 - September 20 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 968 | none | none | 0 |
| Eleven-E | September 12 - September 13 | Tropical depression | 30 (45) | 1012 | none | none | 0 |