HIGHLIGHTS OF NOTABLE DISASTERS OF 2012

PART 10: 2012 EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANES

(In Chronological Order)

Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of

North Carolina, USA

2012 EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON

16 STORMS; 10 HURRICANES AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2012

THE PROJECTION FOR 2012WAS

A “NEAR NORMAL” YEAR

12-18 NAMED STORMS OF WHICH UP TO 9

COULD BE HURRICANES

ACTUAL (AS OF SEPT. 25)

FATALITIES: ONLY 7

ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION

THIRTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES

ACTUAL STORM TRACKS: AS OF SEPT 25, 2012

ACTUAL (AS OF OCT. 16)

FATALITIES: ONLY 8

ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION

SIXTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES

ACTUAL STORM TRACKS: AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2012

NAMED STORMS IN 2012

• ALETTA – TS: May 15

• BUD – H: May 24

• CARLOTTA – H: June 15

• DANIEL – H: JULY 7

• EMILIA – H: JULY 8

• FABIO – H: JULY 12

• GILMA – H: AUGUST 7

NAMED STORMS IN 2012

• HECTOR –TS: AUGUST 11

• IIEANA – H: AUGUST 27

• JOHN –TS: SEPT. 2

• KRISTY – TS: SEPT. 12

• LANE –TS: SEPT. 17

• MIRIAM – H: SEPT. 25

• NORMAN –TS: SEPT. 28

NAMED STORMS IN 2012

• OLIVIA – TS: OCT. 6

• PAUL – H: Oct. 12

• ROSA -

• SERGIO -

• TARA -

• VICENT -

• WILLA -

NAMED STORMS IN 2012

• XAVIER -

• YOLANDA -

• ZEKE -

TROPICAL STORM ALETTO ---

FIRST STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED OFF MEXICO’S COAST

May 15, 2012

ALETTA’S TRACK: MAY 14-19

ALETTA: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012

TROPICAL STORM BUD ---

SECOND STORM OF 2012 SEASON BECAME A HURRICANE

OFF MEXICO’S PACIFIC COASTMay 24, 2012

BUD’S TRACK: MAY 21-26, 2012

HURRICANE BUD: MAY 24, 2012

HURRICANE BUD: MAY 25, 2012

LANDFALLBETWEEN MANZANILLO AND PUERTA VALLARTA

BUD’S IMPACTS

• Manzanillo’s schools closed

• Manzanillo’s port closed

• Heavy rainfall and high winds

• 2011’S Hurricane Jova, which hit almost the same area in October 2011, was more deadly than Bud.

TROPICAL STORM CORLOTTA ---

THIRD STORM OF 2012 SEASONBECAME A HURRICANE OFF MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST

JUNE 15, 2012

CARLOTTA’S TRACK: JUNE 17-21

CARLOTTA: PREDICTED IMPACTS

CARLOTTA: PROJECTED PATH

CARLOTTA

Carlotta, which grew to a hurricane, was a big rainmaker, dumping up to 50 cm (20 inches) of rain in Mexico

The heavy rain triggered mudslides in mountainous areas

JUNE 15TH LANDFALLNEAR PUERTO ESCONDIDO

AT LEAST 2 DEAD

CARLOTTA’S LANDFALL AS CAT 1 STORM

HURRICANE DANIEL ---

FOURTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONBECAME A HURRICANE IN PACIFIC

NO THREAT TO LANDJULY 7, 2012

DANIEL’S TRACK: JULY 4-11

HURICANE DANIEL: A CAT 1 STORM, JULY 8

TROPICAL STORM EMILIA ---

FIFTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED SOUTH OF MEXICO

NOT SIGNIFICANTJULY 8, 2012

EMILIA: FROM A TS TO A CAT 4 HURRICANE: JULY 8-18

TROPICAL STORM EMILIAJULY 8

TROPICAL STORM FABIO ---

SIXTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC

NOT SIGNIFICANTJULY 13, 2012

TS/HURRICANE FABIOJULY 12-18

TROPICAL STORM GILMA ---

SEVENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC

NOT SIGNIFICANTJULY 13, 2012

GILMA: FROM TS TO A CAT 1 HURRICANE; AUGUST 7

TROPICAL STORM HECTOR ---

EIGHTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC;

WEAKENED BEFORE BECOMING SIGNIFICANT

AUGUST 11, 2012

HECTOR’S PATH: AUGUST 11-17

TROPICAL STORM IIEANA ---

NINTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC

AND WAS NEVER A THREATAUGUST 27, 2012

IIEANA’S PATH: AUGUST 27-SEPT. 2

TROPICAL STORM JOHN ---

TENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC

AND WAS NEVER A THREATSEPTEMBER 2-4, 2012

JOHN’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 2-4

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ---

ELEVENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON

FORMED IN EAST PACIFICAND WAS NEVER A THREAT

SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2012

KRISTY’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 12-14

TROPICAL STORM LANE ---

TWELFTH STORM OF 2012 SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFIC

AND WAS NEVER A THREATSEPTEMBER 17-19, 2012

LANE’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 17--19

TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM

---THIRTEENTH STORM OF 2012

SEASONFORMED IN EAST PACIFICAND QUICKLY BECAME A

HURRICANESEPTEMBER 25 --?, 2012

MIRIAM’S PROJECTED PATH: SEPTEMBER 25

NORMAN’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 28

OLIVA’S PATH: OCTOBER 6

PAUL’S PATH: OCTOBER 12