Hurricane Flossie 2001 Pacific hurricane season

a tropical wave emerged atlantic ocean on august 11 , spawned atlantic tropical storm chantal 3 days later. after tracking westward toward yucatán peninsula, southern portion of tropical wave split , entered pacific ocean on august 21 after crossing central america. system failed organize, although there closed circulation august 23. low-level circulation began become well-defined moved away mexico on august 26, while convection consolidated near center. later day, classified tropical depression seven-e. conditions appeared favorable development, , after banding features increased, system upgraded tropical storm flossie later on august 26. while steering currents weakened, flossie began develop cloud-filled eye on august 27, , upgraded hurricane based on , wind estimates of 75 mph (120 km/h).

by on august 29, further intensification not expected, flossie deepened category 2 hurricane. after winds reached 105 mph (165 km/h) , barometric pressure fell 972 mbar (28.7 inhg), flossie entered region sea surface temperatures less 79 °f (26 °c). flossie weakened quickly, , minimal hurricane 24 hours after peak intensity, when national hurricane center noted ill-define eye. on august 30, flossie weakened tropical storm. on september 1, flossie downgraded tropical depression, , after becoming devoid of deep convection, system degenerated remnant low on september 2. remnants of flossie moved inland on baja california, entering southwestern region of united states , dissipating. remnants caused flash flooding in san diego , riverside counties in california, dropping 2 in (50.8 mm) of rain in 1 hour. strong downdraft knocked tree onto house. in addition, 4 people struck lightning, 2 of them fatally. total cost of damage caused flossie s remnants $35,000 (2001 usd).