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Tropical Depression Nineteen-E
Tropical Depression (SSHWS/NWS)
Nineteen-E making landfall in Baja California Sur on September 19.
FormedSeptember 19, 2018
DissipatedSeptember 20, 2018
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 35 mph (55 km/h)
Lowest pressure1002 mbar (hPa); 29.59 inHg
Fatalities4 deaths, 3 missing
Damage$42.5 million (2018 USD)
Areas affectedBaja California Sur, Northwestern Mexico
Part of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season

Tropical Depression Nineteen-E was a weak tropical cyclone that caused flooding throughout Western Mexico. Nineteen-E originated from an area of low pressure that formed several hundred miles off the southern coast of Mexico on September 14. The National Hurricane Center continued to track the disturbance for the next several days. Despite disorganization and then having close proximity to land, the disturbance developed into Tropical Depression Nineteen-E on September 19 in the Gulf of California. The system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mbar (29.59 inHg). One day after forming, the depression quickly deteriorated and dissipated after making landfall in Sonora. Overall, Nineteen-E affected 8 Mexican states. Four individuals were killed, 3 were reported missing, and over $40 million USD in agricultural loses were recorded.

Meteorological history edit

 
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
  Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Tropical Depression Nineteen-E originated from an area of low pressure that the National Hurricane Center (NHC) first noted for future development on September 11 at 00:00 UTC.[1] An area of disturbed weather formed several hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico on September 14 at 12:00 UTC.[2] The NHC continued to track the disturbance as it moved northward over the next five days. The disturbance made landfall in Baja California Sur on September 18[3], before moving into the Gulf of California on September 19.[4] Despite negative projections due to its proximity to land, the disturbance organized into Tropical Depression Nineteen-E at 15:00 UTC, approximately 35 miles (60 km) northeast of Loreto Mexico.[5] Six hours later, Nineteen-E's maximum sustained winds peaked at 35 mph (55 km/h).[6] At that time, the NHC noted that banding features had become slightly more defined and an area of strong convection was present in the eastern semicircle.[7] At 03:00 UTC on September 20, Nineteen-E's winds decreased in speed despite the fact that the minimum central pressure had decreased to 1002 mbar (29.59 inHg).[8] Six hours later, as Nineteen-E moved over rough terrain in the Mexican state of Sonora, the tropical depression quickly dissipated after its convection took on a more linear look and the system lost its closed surface circulation.[9]

Impact edit

On September 20, Nineteen-E made landfall in Sonora, Mexico as a tropical depression.[9] There, at least 500 families were affected and 100 people were rescued from floods. A freight train derailed while traveling from Retes Station to Techa in Mocorito. In Chihuahua, three people were reported dead.[10]

In Sinaloa, one person was killed in Ahome and three people were counted as missing in Culiacán.[10] Damages to agriculture exceeded 800 million pesos ($42.5 million USD) in Sinaloa. In total, 58 thousand jobs were impacted, and over 500 thousand birds and 15 thousand heads of cattle, goats, and pigs were killed and swept away by the currents of engorged rivers. The municipalities of Ahome, Culiacán, Angostura, Badiraguato, Choix, Guasave, El Fuerte, Mocorito, Salvador Alvarado, and Navolato were all declared disaster areas.[11] In total, at least eight Mexican states were affected by Nineteen-E.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Zelinsky, David. NHC Graphical Outlook Archive. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ Blake, Eric. NHC Graphical Outlook Archive. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ Blake, Eric; Carbin. NHC Graphical Outlook Archive. National Hurricane Center (Report). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Daniel. NHC Graphical Outlook Archive. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ^ Blake, Eric; Roth, David. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Advisory Number 1. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ Orrison, Andrew; Blake, Eric. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Advisory Number 2. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ^ Orrison, Andrew; Blake, Eric. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Discussion Number 2. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ Cangialosi, John. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Advisory Number 3. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b Berg, Robbie. Remnants Of Nineteen-E Discussion Number 4. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "El país se hace agua; tormenta tropical causa caos en Sinaloa y Sonora". Elsoldecaborca (in Spanish). Elsoldecaborca. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. ^ Javier Cabrera Martínez (September 26, 2018). "Suman 800 mdp en daños a cultivos por lluvias en Sinaloa". El Universal (in Spanish). Culiacán. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

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