&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nora_2021-08-28_1900Z.jpg) Hurricane Nora at peak intensity on August 28 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 24, 2021 |
| Dissipated | August 30, 2021 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 976 mbar (hPa); 28.82 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Damage | $193 million |
| Areas affected | Western Mexico |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Nora was a large tropical cyclone that caused significant damage across the Pacific Coast of Mexico in late August 2021. The fourteenth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season, Nora was first monitored by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as an area of low pressure near the coast of Mexico. On August 24, the low organized into tropical depression, but struggled to develop further due to wind shear in its surrounding environment. The depression eventually intensified into a tropical storm and was named Nora as it tracked to the west-northwest. Nora peaked as a strong Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (140 km/h) on August 28. The storm then grazed the west coast of Mexico and made landfall two separate times, first in the state of Jalisco, followed by neighboring Nayarit. Nora weakened as it interacted with land, dissipating on August 30 just inland of the Mexican coast.
Nora caused extensive and destructive flooding as the cyclone traversed the coast of Mexico, with rainfall accumulations peaking at 523 mm (20.6 in) in the town of Melchor Ocampo in Michoacán. Severe damage was reported to homes, businesses and hotels across several states in western Mexico. Overflowing rivers inundated numerous cities and rural areas. Three people died as a result of the hurricane, and a total of MXN$3.85 billion (USD$193 million) in damage occurred throughout Mexico.