 Hurricane Winifred near peak intensity on October 9 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 6, 1992 |
| Dissipated | October 10, 1992 |
| Category 3 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 115 mph (185 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 mbar (hPa); 28.35 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Damage | $5 million (1992 USD) |
| Areas affected | Western Mexico, especially Colima and Michoacán |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Winifred was the last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the record-breaking 1992 Pacific hurricane season. Impacting western Mexico, especially Colima and Michoacán, Hurricane Winifred brought heavy rain and destruction to the area. Rains flooded farms and roads, and caused more than $5 million (1992 USD, $10.9 million 2024 USD) in damage and a total of three people were killed.
The last major hurricane, and hurricane of its season, Winifred existed in October 1992. It formed southeast of Acapulco on October 6 as the twenty-fourth east Pacific tropical cyclone of its season, and recurved as it strengthened. It peaked as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall southeast of Manzanillo, Colima and dissipated inland.