East Pacific Ocean Spawns Record Second Category 4 Hurricane Before July
 

East Pacific Ocean Spawns Record Second Category 4 Hurricane Before July
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The eastern Pacific Ocean is primed for powerful hurricanes this year, as proven during the past two weeks. First, Hurricane Amanda — the first storm of the young season — exploded to high-end Category 4 status in late May. **w, just two weeks later, Hurricane Cristina, which also formed off the west coast of Mexico, rapidly intensified between June 11-12, winding up as a high-end Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale

In the history of hurricane records for that region, there had never been two category 4 or stronger hurricanes in any season prior to July 1, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Amanda had also set a**ther milestone when it became the strongest May hurricane on record for that ocean basin. Read more...

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