1. 2012 EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON 16 STORMS; 10 HURRICANES AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2012
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2. THE PROJECTION FOR 2012 WAS A “NEAR NORMAL” YEAR
12-18 NAMED STORMS OF WHICH UP TO 9
COULD BE HURRICANES

3. ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION THIRTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES
ACTUAL (AS OF SEPT. 25)
FATALITIES: ONLY 7
ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION
THIRTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES

4. ACTUAL STORM TRACKS: AS OF SEPT 25, 2012

5. ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION SIXTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES
ACTUAL (AS OF OCT. 16)
FATALITIES: ONLY 8
ECONOMIC LOSS: $108 MILLION
SIXTEEN STORMS AND EIGHT HURRICANES

6. ACTUAL STORM TRACKS: AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2012

7. 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

8. 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

9. NAMED STORMS IN 2012
OLIVIA – TS: OCT. 6
PAUL – H: Oct. 12
ROSA -
SERGIO -
TARA -
VICENT -
WILLA -

10. NAMED STORMS IN 2012
XAVIER -
YOLANDA -
ZEKE -

11. TROPICAL STORM ALETTO --- FIRST STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED OFF MEXICO’S COAST May 15, 2012

12. ALETTA’S TRACK: MAY 14-19

13. ALETTA: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012

14. TROPICAL STORM BUD SECOND STORM OF 2012 SEASON BECAME A HURRICANE OFF MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST May 24, 2012

15. BUD’S TRACK: MAY 21-26, 2012

16. HURRICANE BUD: MAY 24, 2012

17. HURRICANE BUD: MAY 25, 2012

18. LANDFALL BETWEEN MANZANILLO AND PUERTA VALLARTA

19. 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.

20. TROPICAL STORM CORLOTTA THIRD STORM OF 2012 SEASON BECAME A HURRICANE OFF MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST JUNE 15, 2012

21. CARLOTTA’S TRACK: JUNE 17-21

22. CARLOTTA: PREDICTED IMPACTS

23. CARLOTTA: PROJECTED PATH

24. 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

25. JUNE 15TH LANDFALL NEAR PUERTO ESCONDIDO
AT LEAST 2 DEAD

26. CARLOTTA’S LANDFALL AS CAT 1 STORM

27. HURRICANE DANIEL FOURTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON BECAME A HURRICANE IN PACIFIC NO THREAT TO LAND JULY 7, 2012

28. DANIEL’S TRACK: JULY 4-11

29. HURICANE DANIEL: A CAT 1 STORM, JULY 8

30. TROPICAL STORM EMILIA FIFTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED SOUTH OF MEXICO NOT SIGNIFICANT JULY 8, 2012

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

32. TROPICAL STORM EMILIA JULY 8

33. TROPICAL STORM FABIO SIXTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC NOT SIGNIFICANT JULY 13, 2012

34. TS/HURRICANE FABIO JULY 12-18

35. TROPICAL STORM GILMA SEVENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC NOT SIGNIFICANT JULY 13, 2012

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

37. TROPICAL STORM HECTOR EIGHTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC; WEAKENED BEFORE BECOMING SIGNIFICANT AUGUST 11, 2012

38. HECTOR’S PATH: AUGUST 11-17

39. TROPICAL STORM IIEANA NINTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC AND WAS NEVER A THREAT AUGUST 27, 2012

40. IIEANA’S PATH: AUGUST 27-SEPT. 2

41. TROPICAL STORM JOHN TENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC AND WAS NEVER A THREAT SEPTEMBER 2-4, 2012

42. JOHN’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 2-4

43. TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ELEVENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC AND WAS NEVER A THREAT SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2012

44. KRISTY’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 12-14

45. TROPICAL STORM LANE TWELFTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC AND WAS NEVER A THREAT SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2012

46. LANE’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 17--19

47. TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM THIRTEENTH STORM OF 2012 SEASON FORMED IN EAST PACIFIC AND QUICKLY BECAME A HURRICANE SEPTEMBER 25 --?, 2012

48. MIRIAM’S PROJECTED PATH: SEPTEMBER 25

49. NORMAN’S PATH: SEPTEMBER 28

50. OLIVA’S PATH: OCTOBER 6

51. PAUL’S PATH: OCTOBER 12