Hurricane Nate (2011)

Hurricane Nate
Hurricane Nate at peak intensity to the west of the Yucatán Peninsula on September 8
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 7, 2011
Remnant lowSeptember 11
DissipatedSeptember 12, 2011
Category 1 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds75 mph (120 km/h)
Lowest pressure994 mbar (hPa); 29.35 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities4 direct, 1 indirect
DamageMinimal
Areas affectedMexico
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Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Nate was a hurricane that caused minor damage in southeastern Mexico in mid-September 2011. The fourteenth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Nate originated from a frontal trough in the Bay of Campeche on September 7. Within a weak steering environment, the storm meandered southwestward while gradually gaining strength. Though classified as a tropical storm operationally, data during a post-season review indicated that Nate briefly attained Category 1 hurricane status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale on September 8. As a result of its slow motion, the storm caused significant upwelling, leading to a marked decrease in convection, and weakening accordingly. On September 11, Nate moved ashore Mexico as a tropical storm, producing several inches of rainfall and damaging several hundred structures. Ten oil rig workers went missing; seven were rescued, but one died of an unknown cause, and three other bodies were later recovered. In Veracruz, a boy was killed after being struck by lightning.[verification needed]