2009 Pacific hurricane season
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First storm started:
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June 18, 2009
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Last storm ended:
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October 28, 2009
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Strongest storm:
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Hurricane Rick - 906 mbar, 180 mph winds
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Number of storms:
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20 named storms + 3 depressions
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Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)
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5
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Cost of damage:
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$59.8 million (2009 USD)
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People killed:
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9 people
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Nearest seasons:
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2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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The 2009 Pacific hurricane season started on May 15, 2009 and ended November 30, 2009. In this season there were 12 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. This season featured Hurricane Rick, which was the second strongest hurricane recorded in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Another storm to remember was Hurricane Jimena, which caused over $50 million in damage when it made landfall in Baja California.
Storms
- Tropical Depression One-E
- Hurricane Andres
- Tropical Storm Blanca
- Hurricane Carlos
- Tropical Storm Dolores
- Tropical Storm Lana
- Tropical Storm Enrique
- Hurricane Felicia
- Tropical Depression Nine-E
- Tropical Storm Maka
- Hurricane Guillermo
- Tropical Storm Hilda
- Tropical Storm Ignacio
- Hurricane Jimena
- Tropical Depression Two-C
- Tropical Storm Kevin
- Hurricane Linda
- Tropical Storm Marty
- Tropical Storm Nora
- Tropical Storm Olaf
- Tropical Storm Patricia
- Hurricane Rick
- Hurricane Neki
Storm names
This are the names that were set aside for the 2009 Pacific hurricane season. Names that did not get used are marked in gray.
- Andres
- Blanca
- Carlos
- Dolores
- Enrique
- Felicia
- Guillermo
- Hilda
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- Ignacio
- Jimena
- Kevin
- Linda
- Marty
- Nora
- Olaf
- Patricia
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- Rick
- Sandra (unused)
- Terry (unused)
- Vivian (unused)
- Waldo (unused)
- Xina (unused)
- York (unused)
- Zelda (unused)
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These are the name that were set aside for the Central Pacific, which is close to Hawaii. Again, names that did not get used are marked in gray.
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- Pewa (unused)
- Unala (unused)
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