Hurricane Cesar–Douglas
Category 4 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane in 1996 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hurricane Cesar–Douglas was one of the few tropical cyclones to survive the crossover from the Atlantic to east Pacific basin, and was the last to receive a new storm name upon doing so. Hurricane Cesar was the third named storm and second hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed in the southern Caribbean Sea and affected several countries in South America before crossing Nicaragua and entering the Eastern Pacific where it was renamed Hurricane Douglas, the fourth named storm, third hurricane, and first and strongest major hurricane of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season. The storm killed 113 people in Central and South America and left 29 others missing, mainly due to flooding and mudslides.
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | July 24, 1996 |
Dissipated | August 6, 1996 |
Category 4 major hurricane | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 130 mph (215 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 945 mbar (hPa); 27.91 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 113 deaths (111 as Cesar, 2 as Douglas) |
Missing | 29 |
Damage | $203 million (1996 USD) |
Areas affected | Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Leeward Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Socorro Island, Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador |
IBTrACS: Cesar, Douglas | |
Part of the 1996 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons |