| Hurricane Lane 2006
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Hurricane Lane 2006 was the strongest Pacific hurricane to create landfall in Mexico since Hurricane Kenna of 2002. The thirteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season, Lane started from a tropical wave on September 13 to the south of Mexico.
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Active Dates
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Sep 13 , 2006 – Sep 17, 2006
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category
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Category 3 hurricane
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Highest winds
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125 mph (205 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
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Lowest pressure
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952 mbar (hPa; 28.11 inHg)
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Fatalities
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4 Direct
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Damage
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$203 million (2006 USD)
$217 million (2009 USD)
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Areas affected
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Northern Pacific coast of Mexico, Southern Texas
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| Hurricane Kristy 2006
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Hurricane Kristy 2006 was one of only two Pacific tropical hurricane on evidence to reach tropical storm type on three separate occasions. A capricious storm, Kristy started on August 30 from a tropical wave off the southwest coast of Mexico.
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Active Dates
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Aug 30 , 2006 – Sep 08, 2006
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category
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Category 1 hurricane
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Highest winds
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80 mph (130 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
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Lowest pressure
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985 mbar (hPa; 29.09 inHg)
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Fatalities
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None Reported
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Damage
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None
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Areas affected
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No land areas
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