2000 Pacific hurricane season
| 2000 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 22, 2000 |
| Last system dissipated | November 8, 2000 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Carlotta |
| • Maximum winds | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 932 mbar (hPa; 27.52 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 21 |
| Total storms | 19 |
| Hurricanes | 6 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities | 18 |
| Total damage | $14 million (2000 USD) |
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| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 22 – May 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 13 – June 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 18 – June 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 932 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 6 – July 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 20 – July 24 (classified by JMA on July 27) |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 22 – July 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 23 – August 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 26 – July 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 3 – August 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
The 2000 Pacific hurricane season was an active Pacific hurricane season. There were few notable storms this year. Tropical Storms Miriam, Norman, and Rosa all made landfall in Mexico with minimal impact. Hurricane Daniel briefly threatened the U.S. state of Hawaii while weakening. Hurricane Carlotta was the strongest storm of the year and the second strongest June hurricane in recorded history. It killed 18 people when it sank a freighter.
The 2000 Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15, 2000 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 2000 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2000. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
This season had an above average number of storms. However, it had a below average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes. There were also two tropical depressions that did not reach storm strength. In the central Pacific, two tropical storms formed. The first storm formed on May 22 and the last storm dissipated on November 8.
A tropical wave crossed Central America and entered the Gulf of Tehuantepec on May 20. Deep convection developed near a center, and the system became the first tropical depression of the season on May 22 while located south of Acapulco, Mexico. A mid-level ridge forced a west-northwest track away from the Mexican coast. It intensified into Tropical Storm Aletta early on May 23 while located 220 mi (350 km) south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, becoming the first May tropical storm in four years. As it turned westward, it continued a slow intensification trend, before strengthening more quickly due to decreased wind shear. On May 24 Aletta attained hurricane status, and shortly thereafter reached peak winds of 105 mph (165 km/h); this made it a Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
After maintaining peak winds for about 18 hours, Aletta began a weakening trend due to increasing wind shear. At around the same time, a trough eroded the ridge that was steering the movement of Aletta, causing the hurricane to remain almost stationary for the next two days. The lack of motion resulted in upwelling which imparted additional weakening, and Aletta weakened to tropical storm status on May 27. It quickly deteriorated that day, and on May 28 the system dissipated well south of Cabo San Lucas after it began a slow north drift. The remnants lingered in the same area for the next several days. Aletta caused no known damages or casualties. Hurricane Aletta was the second-strongest May hurricane by pressure, as well as the fourth strongest May hurricane by winds.
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