NASA’s Aqua satellite captured Hurricane Patricia making landfall. Hurricane Patricia made landfall on Oct. 24, 2015, along the southwestern coast of Mexico.
“Hurricane Patricia made history when it became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with maximum sustained winds reported at 200 mph by the National Hurricane Center,” said Research Meteorologist Steve Lang.
Patricia’s estimated minimum central pressure of 880 millibars was also the lowest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. For comparison, Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in U.S. history, had a minimum central pressure of 902 millibars and peak sustained winds of 175 mph.
Source: Earth Imaging Journal
