Hurricane Frank (2010)

Hurricane Frank

Frank off the Mexican coast on August 25.
Meteorological history
Formed	August 21, 2010
Remnant low	August 28, 2010
Dissipated	August 29, 2010
Category 1 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	90 mph (150 km/h)
Lowest pressure	978 mbar (hPa); 28.88 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	6
Damage	$8.3 million
Areas affected	Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico
IBTrACS / [1]
Part of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Frank was a Category 1 hurricane that caused minor damage in Mexico in late August 2010. The ninth tropical cyclone, sixth named storm, and third (and final) hurricane of the inactive 2010 Pacific hurricane season,^[2] Frank formed from an area of thunderstorms from the Caribbean Sea, and became Tropical Depression Nine-E on August 21 while located just south of the Mexican Coast. It moved northwest, and became Tropical Storm Frank only 12 hours after it was declared a depression. It strengthened to its initial peak as a moderate tropical storm, and weakened due to increasing wind shear late on the August 23. It later recovered, and became a hurricane on August 25. After peaking as a strong Category 1 hurricane, it rapidly weakened, and dissipated on August 28. Although Frank never made landfall, it did impact western Mexico. A total of six people were killed with over 800,000 people affected.