Wind speed and direction near the ocean surface, as measured on October 23 by the International Space Station-Rapid Scatterometer (ISS-RapidScat). Brighter shades of blue represent stronger surface winds. Meteorologists were impressed by the rate at which Patricia intensified, growing from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours. Captions and Image source: NASA / Earth Obserbatory
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The eye of Hurricane Patricia made landfall Friday at 6:15 p.m. CDT near Cuixmala in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico, hammering coastal areas but causing less damage than had been feared.
Patricia is among the most rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones ever witnessed anywhere in the world since the advent of modern meteorology. Patricia weakened even faster than it strengthened…
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