State
Tamaulipas
Mexico · North America
Tamaulipas is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 11 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- EarthquakeVery Low
- TsunamiVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 2010Hurricane AlexCat. 2
- 2005Hurricane EmilyCat. 5
- 2003Hurricane ErikaCat. 1
- 2000Hurricane KeithCat. 4
- 1988Hurricane GilbertCat. 5
- 1983Hurricane BarryCat. 1
- 1977Hurricane AnitaCat. 5
- 1975Hurricane CarolineCat. 3
- 1970Hurricane EllaCat. 3
- 1967Hurricane BeulahCat. 5
- 1954Hurricane AliceCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002