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HURRICANE PATRICIA: AFTER LANDFALL IN SW MEXICO OCTOBER 25, 2015

The rapid intensification and landfall of Hurricane Patricia as a Category 5 storm in Mexico. Impact on Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo. Threats of flash floods and mudslides.

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HURRICANE PATRICIA: AFTER LANDFALL IN SW MEXICO OCTOBER 25, 2015

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  1. HURRICANE PATRICIA:AFTER LANDFALL IN SW MEXICO OCTOBER 25, 2015 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 

  2. FROM A TROPICAL STORM TO A CAT 5 IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF STORM INTENSIFICATION

  3. PATRICIA MADE LANDFALL AS A CAT 5 STORM IN A SPARSELY POPULATED PART OF MEXICO NO DIRECT HITS ON PUERTO VALLARTA AND THE PORT CITY OF MANZANILLO

  4. FROM A CAT 5 STORM TO AN UNNAMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN LESS THAN 16 HOURS NO DEATHS (YET), But flash floods and mudslides still pose threats

  5. THE MOUNTAINS ACCELERATED PATRICIA’S RAPID DEMISE

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