Hurricane Fausto (1996)

Hurricane Fausto

Hurricane Fausto near landfall on the Baja Peninsula on September 12
Meteorological history
Formed	September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
Dissipated	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)
Category 3 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	120 mph (195 km/h)
Lowest pressure	955 mbar (hPa); 28.20 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	1 indirect
Damage	$800,000 (1996 USD)
Areas affected	Revillagigedo Islands, Southwestern Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Northern Mexico, Southwestern United States, Southern United States, East Coast of the United States
IBTrACS
Part of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Fausto was a Pacific hurricane that caused light damage to Baja California Sur in September 1996. On September 10, a tropical depression developed a short distance south-southeast of the Mexican Riviera. Slowly intensifying, Fuasto paralleled the coastline. It became a hurricane on September 12, and after briefly reaching major hurricane intensity, increasing wind shear resulted in a weakening trend. It traversed Baja California Sur on September 13 as minimal hurricane, and struck Sinaloa the next day. Inland, it degenerated into a remnant circulation by September 15. Fausto's remnants continued moving eastward across the Gulf of Mexico and later emerged into the Atlantic, before developing into a large nor'easter on September 17. Afterward, the system moved northeastward, before it was last noted on September 18.

In Mexico, while 15 in (380 mm) of rain was recorded, only one person was killed and damage totaled to around $800,000 (1996 USD).