Hurricane Stan

Category 1 Atlantic hurricane in 2005

Hurricane Stan was a category 1 hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Stan was the sixth of the seven storms in 2005 to make landfall in Mexico. The storm caused $1 Billion in Mexico and the Central American region. Hurricane Stan was either the deadliest or second deadliest of 2005 (or Hurricane Katrina). The exact number of deaths in unknown the number is at least 1,660 but could be up to 2,000. [1]

Hurricane Stan
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Stan after landfall
FormedOctober 1, 2005
DissipatedOctober 5, 2005
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Lowest pressure977 mbar (hPa); 28.85 inHg
Fatalities80 direct, 1,540-2,000 indirect including non-tropical rains
Damage$1 billion (2005 USD)
Areas affectedGuatemala, El Salvador, southern and eastern Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica
Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

Retirement change

The name Stan was retired in the spring of 2006. It was replaced by Sean in 2011.

Related pages change

Reference change

  1. "Jeff Masters' wunderground blog". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2009-08-20.