Hurricane Marty (2003)
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Part of the 2003 Pacific hurricane season |
Hurricane Marty was a Category 2
The hurricane was responsible for significant flooding and storm surges that caused $100 million (2003 USD) in damage mostly on the peninsula of Baja California, and resulted in the deaths of 12 people. Marty affected many of the same areas that had been affected by Hurricane Ignacio a month earlier.
Meteorological history
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Marty began moving north-northwestward in response to a high pressure ridge to the west, and continued to strengthen, reaching a peak intensity of 100 mph (160 km/h) early on September 22. Marty then moved northward at an increased speed before making
Preparations
Fearing a repeat of the damage left by
Impact
Overall, Marty killed 12 people, making it the deadliest storm of the 2003 season.[1] Moreover, Marty was also the costliest tropical cyclone to affect Mexico that year.[7]
About 8 to 11 inches (203 to 279 millimetres) of rain fell in areas of the
On the mainland, the largest daily rainfall total occurred on Sebampo, Sonora, which recorded 6.73 in (171 mm) of rain.[2] Five fishermen drowned when their fishing boat sank in the Gulf of California, off the coast of Sonora.[3] Also in that state, the University of Sonora suspended operations in its Navojoa campus.[13] Two more people died when a tree fell on a car in Sinaloa. Heavy rainfall caused moderate to severe flash flooding in Sonora and Sinaloa, although damage was not as severe or as extensive as on the Baja California peninsula.[14] Los Mochis, Sinaloa, reported sustained winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) on September 22.[1]
The outer bands of Marty brought locally heavy rains to extreme southwestern
See also
- Tropical cyclones in 2003
- Other storms named Marty
- List of wettest tropical cyclones in Arizona
- Hurricane Katrina (1967) Took similar impacts on the Baja California Peninsula, just 36 years later before Marty took identical.
- Hurricane Olaf (2021) – took a similar path and impacted similar areas
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Franklin, James L. (2015-05-22). "Hurricane Marty Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
- ^ a b Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. "Huracán "Marty" del Océano Pacífico: 18 Septiembre - 24 Septiembre" (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional del Agua. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ a b c d "2003 World Meteorological Organization Report" (PDF). WMO. 2004-05-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2005. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
- ^ "Hurricane Marty hits Baja California". CNN. 2003-09-22. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
- ^ "Hurricane Marty slams Pacific coast, kills 1". Agence France-Presse. 2003-09-22.
- ^ Iván Saldaña; Iván González; Arturo Cerda; et al. (September 25, 2003). "Miles de damnificados por lluvias en México" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. Archived from the original on October 1, 2005. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ Foro Consultivo Cientifico y Technológio (2005). Desastres mayores registrados en México de 1980 a 2003 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved August 10, 2006.
- ^ "Hurricane-turned-depression Marty kills six in Mexico". Agence France-Presse. September 23, 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
- ^ a b "Hurricane Marty kills five in Mexico, Baja California". Agence France-Presse. 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
- ^ Hollywood.com.Arrests on Set of Brad Pitt Film, 50 Cent Buys Mike Tyson's Mansion, "Wonder Woman" Gets Screen Treatment. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
- Diario Oficial de la Federación. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. "EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database". Université catholique de Louvain.
- ^ "Suspende Unison actividades por Huracán "Marty"" (in Spanish). Universidad de Sonora. September 22, 2003. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ "Six dead, several missing in Mexico". Agence France-Presse. 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
- ^ Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (2006). "Rainfall information for Hurricane Marty". Retrieved 2006-09-14.