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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Willa (2018)
19 October 2018 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Hurricane Willa formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 19 October 2018 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 19 October 2018
- Dissipated
- 24 October 2018
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Mexico185 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Lane259 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Walaka259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Hector250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Norman241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Rosa241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Aletta222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Bud222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Sergio222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth