&sq=&lang=&file=File:Marty_2003-09-22_0925Z.jpg) Hurricane Marty at peak intensity nearing landfall on September 22 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 18, 2003 |
| Dissipated | September 24, 2003 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 970 mbar (hPa); 28.64 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 12 direct |
| Damage | $100 million (2003 USD) |
| Areas affected | Baja California Peninsula, Sonora, Sinaloa, Arizona |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2003 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Marty was a Category 2 Pacific hurricane that caused extensive flooding and damage in northwestern Mexico just weeks after Hurricane Ignacio took a similar course. Marty was the thirteenth named storm, fourth hurricane, and the deadliest tropical cyclone of the 2003 Pacific hurricane season. Forming on September 18, it became the 13th tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the year. The storm moved generally northwestward and steadily intensified despite only a marginally favorable environment for development, and became a Category 2 hurricane before making two landfalls on the Baja California peninsula and mainland Mexico.
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.