&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hurricane_Rick_Nov_9_1997_1445Z.jpg) Hurricane Rick at peak intensity off the coast of Mexico on November 9 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 7, 1997 |
| Dissipated | November 11, 1997 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 973 mbar (hPa); 28.73 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Mexico |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Rick was the second-latest hurricane in the calendar year to make landfall in Mexico. The eighteenth named storm and ninth and final hurricane of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season, Rick was a short-lived Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale that weakened before making landfall in Mexico on November 10. It hit almost a month after the more powerful Hurricane Pauline made landfall in the same area. Most of the damage associated with Pauline was exacerbated by the weaker Rick, which struck during rebuilding efforts.
Damage from Rick was fairly minor. As Rick was heading towards Mexico, the people on the coastline evacuated due to the impact of Pauline making them more prepared to deal with another hurricane, leading to no casualties.