1966 Pacific hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=EPac
Year=1966
Track=1966 Pacific hurricane season map.png First storm formed=June 12, 1966
Last storm dissipated=September 19, 1966
Strongest storm name=Dolores
Strongest storm winds=75
Strongest storm pressure=981
Average wind speed=
Total depressions=18
Total storms=13
Total hurricanes=8
Total intense=0
Fatalities=9+
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Inflated=2
five seasons=1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968The 1966 Pacific hurricane season was an ongoing event in tropical cyclone formation in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The season officially started on May 15 and ended November 31, 1966. The season was of little note. Hurricane Blanca traveled 4,300 miles, setting a new record. During September and October of the year, Hurricane Helga and Tropical Storms Kirsten, Lorraine, and Maggie hit Mexico. Kirsten caused 8 deaths and $5.6 million (1966 USD) in damages in Mexico.

torms

Hurricane Adele

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=June 20
Dissipated=June 24
1-min winds=75
Pressure=982On the morning of June 20th, a tropical depression formed, the first of the season formed south of Mexico. It initially went west-northwestward. On the afternoon of June 21, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm and was named "Adele". It countinued north until the evening of June 22, when it strengthened into a category 1 hurricane and sharply recurved west. It made landfall west of Manzanillo, Mexico on the evening of June 24 and dissipated that day. Extensive damage was caused by Adele in Mexico but no deaths were reported. Adele was the shortest lived hurricane of the seasoncite web|author=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|year=1966|title=JTWC Report of 1966|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf] . .

Tropical Depression Two

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=June 28
Dissipated=June 30
1-min winds=25On June 28, a tropical depression formed west of Central America. It remained weak and dissipated two days later, never threatening land. Tropical Depression Two caused no reports of damages or deathscite web |url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf |title=JTWC Report on the 1966 Hurricane Season |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=1966 .

Tropical Depression Three

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=July 11
Dissipated=July 11
1-min winds=25cite web |url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf |title=JTWC Report on the 1966 Hurricane Season |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=1966 .

Hurricane Blanca

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 2
Dissipated=August 12
1-min winds=75
Pressure=990On the evening of August 2, a tropical storm formed south of Mexico, skipping tropical depression strength. It initially went west-northwest until the evening of August 4 when it reached category 1 hurricane status. Blanca eventually leveled off as it headed westward. On the morning of August 7, Blanca weakened into a tropical depression after weakening into a tropical storm two days later. During the afternoon of that day, Blanca crossed into the Central Pacific as a 30 mile per hour tropical depression. Blanca regained tropical storm staus on August 9 as it went northwestward. Blanca countinued stair-stepping as it dissipated on August 12 while northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. As Blanca never affected land, there were no reports of damages or deaths. Blanca set a record for the farthest traveling storm that formed in the Eastern Pacific by traveling 4,300 miles during her life. (1957's Hurricane/Typhoon Della traveled 5,000 miles, but formed in the Central Pacific.)cite web|author=Central Pacific Hurricane Center|year=1966|title=CHPC Report of 1966|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1966.php#Blanca]

Hurricane Connie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 7
Dissipated=August 17
1-min winds=75
Prepressure=≤
Pressure=1004On August 7, a tropical storm was identified southwest of the Baja Peninsula and named "Connie". It continued westward until three days later when Connie began to move northwest while remaining a tropical storm. During the morning of August 12, the storm crossed into the Central Pacific. The next morning, Connie was deemed to have become a hurricane with winds of 85 miles per hour. Connie was stable in intensity until the 15th when she weakened into a tropical storm while southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Connie dissipated while almost directly south of Kihei on Maui.Connie caused no reported damage or deaths in Hawaii.

Tropical Depression Six

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 11
Dissipated=August 13
1-min winds=25cite web |url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf |title=JTWC Report on the 1966 Hurricane Season |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=1966 .

Tropical Depression Seven

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 15
Dissipated=August 16
1-min winds=25cite web |url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf |title=JTWC Report on the 1966 Hurricane Season |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=1966 .

Hurricane Dolores

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 16
Dissipated=August 25
1-min winds=75
Pressure=981On August 16, a tropical storm was indentified south of Manzanillo, Mexico and was named Dolores, the eight tropical depression of the season. During the afternoon of August 18, Dolores was noted to have more organization and became a hurricane. Dolores time as a hurricane was brief, Dolores weakened 24 hours after being upgraded. Dolores countinued on her northwestward trek until August 23 when she became quasi-stationay and began to weaken. Dolores dissipated on August 25 while far away from land.

Tropical Depression Nine

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 17
Dissipated=August 17
1-min winds=25cite web |url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1966atcr/pdf/annexa.pdf |title=JTWC Report on the 1966 Hurricane Season |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=1966 .

Hurricane Eileen

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=August 22
Dissipated=August 29
1-min winds=75
Pressure=990On August 22, a area of low pressure gained enough organization and became Tropical Depression Ten. Two days later, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Eileen. Eileen headed northwest-ward as the slowly became stronger. On the morning of August 26, Eileen rapidly strengthened and became the seasons 5th hurricane.Eileen stayed this was for 36 hours and her minimum pressure of 990 mbar was recorded.. Just before she recurved, she weakened into a tropical storm as she moved over cooler waters.As she continued to recurve sharply, and on the night of August 28 (PDT time) she weakened into a remnant low. During the 26th, a ship sailed through the hurricane but there was no reported damage aboard the ship. Eileen also caused no deaths.

Hurricane Francesca

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 5
Dissipated=September 16
1-min winds=75
Pressure=994Tropical Depression Eleven formed due south of La Paz, Mexico on September 5. The next morning, the depression became the seasons sixth tropical storm and was named Francesca. Francesca entered a period of rapid deepening for six hours as her winds increased 35 miles per hour and became the season's 7 hurricane. After this period of deepening for six hours, Francesca leveled out and remained a hurricane until the morning of September 9 when she weakened prior to a southward dive due to the fact that she had nearly absorbed Tropical Storm Gretchen (see below)cite web|author=Central PacificHurricane Center|year=1966|title=Effects of Hurricane Francesca to Gretchen|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1966.php#Gretchen] . She "dove" until the evening of the 11th she she very sharply recurved. She weakened as she recurved and weakened into a tropical depression as the went due east for 36 hours. Francesca degenerated into a remnant low on the morning of September 16. Francesca was the longest lived hurricane of the season by lasting eleven days. Wave action from Francesca and Hurricane Helga caused beach erosion through out California cite web|author=Long Beach California Independent|year=1966|title=Effects of Helga (Sea Action)|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
]

Tropical Storm Gretchen

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 7
Dissipated=September 11
1-min winds=45
Pressure=UnknownDuring the evening of September 7, a tropical wave that was near Hurricane Francesca became Tropical Storm Gretchen, bypassing the depression stage. Gretchen didn't strengthen during her lifetime due to her proximity to Francesca and was nearly absorbed by her because Francesca disorganized Gretchen, the last advisory was issued on September 11 cite web|author=Central PacificHurricane Center|year=1966|title=Effects of Hurricane Francesca to Gretchen|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1966.php#Gretchen] . Due to the fact that Gretchen never affected land, there was no damage or deaths reported from her.

Hurricane Helga

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 9
Dissipated=September 17
1-min winds=75
Pressure=992On the morning of September 9, a tropical wave spawned Tropical Depression Thirteen. The storm was quicly to intensify and was named six hours later. The tropical storm began to curve north and on the 12th, Helga became the eighth, and last hurricane of the season. She remained at that intensity for 36 hours and then began to weaken. She had weakened into a tropical storm when she made landfall on the Baja Peninsula and weakened into a tropical depression. The depression dissipated on the 17th while in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Helga caused the death of one person in California and also caused beach erosion through out California and the Baja Peninsula. The combined wave action from Helga and Francesca caused exstensive damage through out the regioncite web|author=Long Beach California Independent|year=1966|title=Effects of Helga (Sea Action)|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
] .

Tropical Storm Ione

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 10
Dissipated=September 13
1-min winds=45On September 10, Tropical Depression Fourteen formed west of Tropical Storm Helga. The depression was slow to organize and became Tropical Storm Ione during the afternoon of the 12th. Ione's time as a tropical storm was brief and the last advisory was issued the next morning due to land interaction that weakened the system. Even though Ione dissipated near Mexico, the remnant low brought rain to Mexico. No deaths or damages were reported due to Ione when she was warned upon. While she was a low, there is no information.

Tropical Depression Twenty-Two

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac
Formed=September 10
Dissipated=September 12
1-min winds=25On September 10 a tropical depression was located by the Joint Hurricane Warning Center (JHWC) and was designated Tropical Depression Twenty-two and was heading westward. During the morning of the 12th, the depression passed 240 miles south of the island of Hawaii. It dissipated that night. The depression caused heavy rainfall through out the Hawaiian Islands during the 12thcite web|author=Central PacificHurricane Center|year=1966|title=Effects of Hurricane Francesca to Gretchen|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1966.php#TD22] . The reason that this depression was named 22 is because it was numbered with the Western Pacific cyclone numbering sequence.

Tropical Storm Joyce

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 14
Dissipated=September 20
1-min winds=45During the late evening of September 14, Tropical Depression Fifteen formed far away from land. The depression took a long time to strengthen and became a tropical storm for only 24 hours late in it's life before cooler waters took hold of the system and made it a remnant low on September 20. Joyce was one of the shortest lasting storms of the season.

Tropical Storm Kirsten

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=September 26
Dissipated=September 29
1-min winds=45Six days after Joyce dissipated, a new tropical depression formed while southwest of the Baja Peninsula of California. This depression, like Joyce before it, took a long time to become named. The depression finally became named storm on September 28 while nearing landfall. Kirsten made landfall during the late morning of September 28 on the Baja Peninsula. She made another landfall near Los Mochis, Mexico later that day. Kirsten rapidly dissipated over land the next morning. Kirsten caused at least 8 deaths in Ciudad Obregon and an estimated damage of 5.6 million dollars (1966 USD) cite web|author=Tuscan Daily CitizenHurricane Center|year=1966|title=Effects of Tropical Storm Kirsten on Mexico|accessdate=2008-10-08|url=http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
] . Despite this, Kirsten wasn't retired.

Tropical Storm Lorraine

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=October 3
Dissipated=October 5
1-min winds=45Near the end of the season Tropical Depression Sixteen formed while south of Mexico. The depression quickly intensified and became a tropical storm and was named Lorraine. Lorraine made landfall west of Tecoman, Mexico and quickly dissipated. Lorraine brought rain to Mexico in areas that would get rain from Tropical Storm Maggie (see below) a few days later. Lorraine caused no reports of damage or deaths in Mexico.

Tropical Storm Maggie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=EPac

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Formed=October 16
Dissipated=October 19
1-min winds=45On October 16, Tropical Depression Eighteen formed while south of Mexico. The depression, like Joyce and Kirsten before it took a long time to become a tropical storm. Finally on October 18 the depression strengthened and became Tropical Storm Maggie, the final tropical storm of the season. Maggie brought torrential rains to areas affected by Lorraine earlier in the month as she paralleled the Mexican coast. She finally made landfall near Manzanillo, Mexico and weakened into a tropical depression while near Puerto Vallarta. The depression briefly emerged off the coast before making landfall near Puerto Vallarta for the last time. Maggie dissipated shortly afterward. Maggie caused no reports of damages or deaths.

ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy)

torm names

The name Adele was last used this season, it was replaced by Aletta for 1974 and never was put back on a list.

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