&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Lowell_2008-09-09_1820Z.jpg) Lowell of the Mexican coast on September 9 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 6, 2008 |
| Dissipated | September 11, 2008 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 998 mbar (hPa); 29.47 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 direct |
| Damage | $15.5 million (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Baja California Sur, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Lowell was a moderate tropical storm that developed during the 2008 Pacific hurricane season. The fourteenth tropical cyclone and thirteen named storm of the season, Lowell formed out of a western side of a trough on September 6. It quickly intensified into Tropical Storm Lowell, peaking as a moderate tropical storm. It pass directly over Socorro Island and began a weakening trend. It weakened into depression before landfall in Baja California Sur and dissipated before striking Sonora. It later joined with a frontal boundary and Hurricane Ike which caused severe damage as far inland as Chicago. In all, the storm had caused 6 deaths and $15.5 million damage.