&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Lorenzo_2007-09-28_0450Z.jpg) Hurricane Lorenzo making landfall in Veracruz on September 27 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 25, 2007 |
| Dissipated | September 28, 2007 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 mbar (hPa); 29.23 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 direct |
| Damage | $92 million (2007 USD) |
| Areas affected | Mexico |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Lorenzo was a rapidly developing tropical cyclone that struck the Mexican state of Veracruz in late September 2007. The twelfth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico from a tropical wave. After meandering for two days without development, the storm began a steady westward track as its structure became better organized. In an 18‑hour period, Lorenzo's winds increased from 35 mph (55 km/h) to 80 mph (130 km/h), or from a tropical depression to a hurricane. On September 28 it struck near Tecolutla, Veracruz, a month after Hurricane Dean affected the same area, before it quickly dissipated over land.
The most significantly affected area was Veracruz, where damage reached over $1 billion pesos ($92 million 2007 USD). Most of it came from road damage in the state's northern portion, although there were also hundreds of damaged houses. Between Veracruz and neighboring Hidalgo, there were 123,320 people affected across 112 municipalities. Overall there were six deaths in the country, one in Veracruz and five in Puebla. In the latter state, a family of three perished in a landslide.