Hurricane Pauline
Category 4 Pacific hurricane in 1997
Hurricane Pauline was a destructive hurricane of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season and one of the deadliest.
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Pauline at peak intensity near landfall in Mexico on October 8 | |
| Formed | October 5, 1997 |
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| Dissipated | October 10, 1997 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 130 mph (215 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 948 mbar (hPa); 27.99 inHg |
| Fatalities | 230–500 confirmed |
| Damage | $447.8 million (1997 USD) |
| Areas affected | Southwestern Guerrero, Oaxaca |
| Part of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season | |
Pauline formed in the eastern Pacific on October 6. It strengthened rapidly, reaching category four on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on the next day. After a brief period of weakening to a category three, it re-intensified back to a category four, moving roughly parallel to the Mexican coast.Pauline then made landfall, slamming into Mexico. Heavy rains and high winds caused damage as the storm skirted the coast.
There were 300-400 deaths, and heavy damage to Acalpulco. The name was retired and replaced by Patricia for the 2003 Pacific hurricane season.
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