&sq=&lang=&file=File:Cristina_03_july_1996_1319Z.jpg) Tropical Storm Cristina at peak intensity on July 3 off the Mexican coast. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 1, 1996 |
| Dissipated | July 3, 1996 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 991 mbar (hPa); 29.26 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 13 total, 62 missing |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Central America, Southwestern Mexico |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Cristina was the third tropical cyclone to make landfall along the Pacific Coast of Mexico in 10 days. On July 1, an area of disturbed weather developed into a tropical depression off the coast of Central America. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristina on July 2 as it moved west-northwest. Cristina was almost a hurricane at the time of its landfall near Puerto Ángel on July 3. The cyclone dissipated over the mountains of Mexico on the same day. Tropical Storm Cristina claimed 13 lives and left 62 missing. Eleven fishing boats were reported missing and 350 people were left homeless