1960 Pacific hurricane season

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1960 Pacific hurricane season
First storm formed: June 9, 1960
Last storm dissipated: October 23, 1960
Strongest storm: Celeste, Diana, Estelle, Fernanda and Hyacinth - 85 mph (136 km/h)
Total storms: 7
Major storms (Cat. 3+): 0
Total damage: unknown
Total fatalities: unknown
Pacific hurricane seasons
1925-1949, 1950-1969, 1960 1969, 1970, 1971

The 1960 Pacific hurricane season was an ongoing event in meteorology. It officially started on May 15, 1960 in the eastern Pacific and lasted until November 30, 1960. The 1960 season was the first season that Eastern Pacific Hurricanes were named.[1]

Eight tropical cyclones, seven named storms and five hurricanes formed during the 1960 season, none of the hurricanes reached beyond category 1 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.[2]

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[edit] Storms

[edit] Tropical Storm Annette

Tropical Storm Annette TS
Annette 1960 track.png
Duration June 9 – June 12, 1960
Intensity 45 mph (70 km/h), Pressure unknown

Tropical Storm Annette formed on June 9 as a 45 mph (70 km/h) tropical storm south of Mexico and moved westward before dissipating on June 12.[3] The storm never made landfall and the effects from Annette is unknown.

[edit] Tropical Storm Bonny

Tropical Storm Bonny TS
Bonny 1960 track.png
Duration June 22 – June 26, 1960
Intensity 45 mph (70 km/h), Pressure unknown

Tropical Storm Bonny formed on June 22 southwest of Mexico and moved northwestward as a 45 mph (70 km/h) tropical storm. Bonny then turned northward and then turned westward before dissipating south of Baja California on June 26.[2]

[edit] Hurricane Celeste

Hurricane Celeste 1
Celeste 1960 track.png
Duration July 20 – July 22, 1960
Intensity 85 mph (135 km/h), Pressure unknown

The remnants of Hurricane Abby moved into the Eastern Pacific Ocean[4] and intensifed into a hurricane on July 20 and was named Celeste. The hurricane moved northwestward where it winds peaked at 85 mph (135 km/h) before it weakened into a tropical storm and dissipated on July 22.[2]

[edit] Hurricane Diana

Hurricane Diana 1
Diana 1960 track.png
Duration August 16 – August 20, 1960
Intensity 85 mph (135 km/h), 987 mbar[2]

Hurricane Diana formed on August 16[5]And reached hurricane strength on August 17 where it moved northwestward.[2]Diana briefly weakened into a tropical storm on August 18 before reaching hurricane strength again the following day.[6] After brushing southern Baja California Peninsula, Diana entered the Gulf of California where it became extratropical on August 20.[2]

[edit] Hurricane Estelle

Hurricane Estelle 1
Estelle 1960 track.png
Duration August 29 – September 9, 1960
Intensity 85 mph (135 km/h), Pressure unknown

Estelle formed on August 29 south-southwest of Guatemala. The storm moved west-northwest, paralleling the coast of Mexico as a 85 mph (135 km/h) hurricane before becoming extratropical on September 9.[2] The remnants of Estelle brought heavy rainfall across southern California with rainfall totals reaching 3.1 inches (76.2 mm) in Julian.[7]

[edit] Hurricane Fernanda

Hurricane Fernanda 1
Fernanda 1960 track.png
Duration September 3 – September 8, 1960
Intensity 85 mph (135 km/h), Pressure unknown

Fernanda formed on September 3 southwest of Guatemala where it moved west-northwest as a category 1 hurricane before dissapating on September 8 southwest of Mexico.[2]

[edit] Tropical Cyclone Gwen

A tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific was given the name Gwen.[8] However, the system was not included in the best track data.[9] The reason why is unknown.

[edit] Hurricane Hyacinth

Hurricane Hyacinth 1
Hyacinth 1960 track.png
Duration October 21 – October 23, 1960
Intensity 85 mph (135 km/h), Pressure unknown

Hyacinth formed as a hurricane on October 21 and recurved northeastward where it made weakened into a tropical storm before it made landfall as a tropical depression on October 23.[2] Damage from Hyacinth, if any is unknown.

[edit] Storm names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1960. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1972 season. This is the same list as list 1 used during 1960-1965, Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

  • Annette
  • Bonny
  • Celeste
  • Diana
  • Estelle
  • Fernanda
  • Gwen
  • Hyacinth
  • Iva (unused)
  • Joanne (unused)
  • Kate (unused)
  • Liza (unused)
  • Madeline (unused)
  • Naomi (unused)
  • Orla (unused)
  • Pauline (unused)
  • Rebecca (unused)
  • Simone (unused)
  • Tara (unused)
  • Valerie (unused)
  • Willa (unused)

The Central Pacific used names and numbers from the Western Pacific's typhoon list. No systems formed in the area, and thus no names were required.

[edit] See also

Tropical cyclones Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ hurricane.com (2007). Hurricane Naming. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 1960 Pacific Hurricane Season (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  3. ^ Unisys (2007). Annette 1960 Best Track Data. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  4. ^ Raymond A. Green (1960). Weather and Circulation of July. NOAA. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  5. ^ L.P. Stark (1960). Weather and Circulation of August. NOAA. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  6. ^ Unisys (2007). Diana 1960 Best Track Data. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  7. ^ Jack Williams (2005). Background: California's tropical storms. USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  8. ^ List ot Tropical Cyclone names. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  9. ^ NOAA (2006). HURDAT Best Track Data. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.