Hurricane Fausto (1996)
Hurricane Fausto was a Pacific hurricane that caused light damage to Baja California Sur in September 1996. On September 10, a tropical depression developed a short distance south-southeast of the Mexican Riviera. Slowly intensifying, Fuasto paralleled the coastline. It became a hurricane on September 12, and after briefly reaching major hurricane intensity, increasing wind shear resulted in a weakening trend. It traversed Baja California Sur on September 13 as minimal hurricane, and struck Sinaloa the next day. Inland, it degenerated into a remnant circulation by September 15. Fausto's remnants continued moving eastward across the Gulf of Mexico and later emerged into the Atlantic, before developing into a large nor'easter on September 17. Afterward, the system moved northeastward, before it was last noted on September 18.
Hurricane Fausto near landfall on the Baja Peninsula on September 12 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 10, 1996 |
| Dissipated | September 18, 1996 |
| Category 3 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 mbar (hPa); 28.20 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 indirect |
| Damage | $800,000 (1996 USD) |
| Areas affected | Revillagigedo Islands, Southwestern Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Northern Mexico, Southwestern United States, Southern United States, East Coast of the United States |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season | |
In Mexico, while 15 in (380 mm) of rain was recorded, only one person was killed and damage totaled to around $800,000 (1996 USD).