Hurricane Brenda ( Hurricane Brenda ) is the hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane season of 1973, which passed through the Cayman Islands and Mexico .
| Hurricane Brenda | |
|---|---|
| Category 1 Hurricane ( SSHS ) | |
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| Formed | August 18, 1973 |
| Broke up | August 22, 1973 |
| Maximum wind | 90 mph (150 km / h) (1 minute constantly) |
| Lower pressure | 977 mbar ( hPa ) 732.81 mmHg Art. |
| Dead | 52 |
| Damage | is unknown |
| Distribution area | |
| Cayman Islands and Mexico | |
As a result of the impact of the hurricane, 52 people died and over 2,000 lost their shelter in the Mexican state of Campeche . The hurricane caused a flood that was deemed the worst in 25 years. Despite the severity of the consequences caused by the hurricane, Brenda's name was not excluded from the list of hurricanes in the future.
The path of Hurricane Brenda lay so that it went to the Mexican coast twice: the first time on the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula , and then in Campeche.
The origin of the hurricane came from a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa on August 9. By August 13, passing through the Lesser Antilles and discharged by rains and thunderstorm activity, the cyclone began to lose strength. However, a few days later it began to gain strength again and by August 18 it was declared a tropical cyclone . The next day, the cyclone grew into a storm, reports from the ships in the immediate vicinity of the storm received reports of a hurricane wind. At that moment, when Brenda reached the coastline, the pressure in the center of the cyclone dropped to 992 mbar, the wind speed reached 105 km / h. On the Yucatan coast, a hurricane entered about 48 km north of Cozumel on August 19.
Pattern: 1973 Atlantic Hurricanes