![]() Twelve-E just off the coast of Mexico. | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 12, 2011 |
Dissipated | October 12, 2011 |
Tropical depression | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 35 mph (55 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 1004 mbar (hPa); 29.65 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 36 confirmed |
Damage | Unknown |
Areas affected | Southwestern Mexico, Central America |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season |
Tropical Depression Twelve-E was a short-lived but deadly tropical cyclone that dropped heavy rainfall across large portions of Central America in October 2011. It formed from a tropical disturbance roughly hundred miles south of Mexico, which fluctuated in organization for several days. By October 12, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) deemed the associated low pressure-area well defined enough for it to be considered a tropical depression. After attaining peak wind speeds of 35 mph (55 km/h), the depression moved ashore between Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, and Arriaga, Chiapas. It caused significant flooding and at least 30 fatalities in the region.[1]