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.

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.