List of Baja California Peninsula hurricanes

Paths of all hurricanes to hit the peninsula from 1949-2000

The list of Baja California hurricanes includes all of the tropical cyclones that impacted the Baja California Peninsula, which includes the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. In the period 1951 to 2000, Baja California had one hurricane and three tropical storms make landfall. During the same period, Baja California Sur witnessed nineteen hurricanes and thirty tropical storms. During the same time period, the region got hit by two major hurricanes (Hurricane Oliva in 1967 and Hurricane Kiko in 1989).[1] The most expensive storm in the area is Hurricane Odile in 2014 and the deadliest is Hurricane Liza in 1976.

List of tropical cyclones

Pre-1949

1950s

1960s

1970s

Hurricane Liza is one of Mexico's deadliest hurricanes

1980s

1990s

1993's 1993's Tropical Storm Hilary over the peninsula

2000s

Hurricane John south of the Baja California Peninsula

2010s

Listed by month

Most tropical cyclone impacts occurred in the month of September. This coincides with the statistical peak in the eastern north Pacific hurricane season, which occurs in early September or late August.[117] Although hurricane season in the eastern north Pacific officially runs from May 15 to November 30,[118] no known tropical cyclones have impacted the peninsula in May, November, or outside the season.

Month Number of storms affecting
the Baja California Peninsula
May 0
June 2
July 10
August 17
September 53
October 22
November 0

Deadly systems

As many tropical cyclones impact the peninsula, sometimes when rather intense, deaths frequently occur.

Name Year Number of deaths
Liza 1976 435-600+
Unnamed 1918 25
Unnamed 1941 15
Marty 2003 5
John 2006 5
Odile 2014 5
Pauline 1968 4-5
Flossie 1995 2
Nora 1997 2
Juliette 2001 2
Ignacio 2003 2
Paul 2006 2
Rick 2009 2
Fausto 1996 1
Henriette 2007 1
Julio 2008 1
Jimena 2009 1
Ismael 1995 0-57
Isis 1998 0-18

Tropical cyclone warnings and watches

If a tropical cyclone threatens to bring tropical storm or hurricane conditions to areas in the Baja California Peninsula, the government issues tropical cyclone warnings and watches for the threatened areas. The watches and warnings will be issued in coastal area between internationally recognized points known as breakpoints. The Baja California peninsula has twenty-two breakpoints, running from the United States-Mexico border, south along the Pacific coast to Cabo San Lucas, and north along the Gulf of California coast to Calamajue.[119] However, tropical cyclones can still bring dangerous conditions such as flooding to areas not covered by warnings and watches.

See also

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