Hurricane Andres (2009)

Within 36 hours, the storm rapidly degenerated, having most of the convection being displaced by high wind shear, becoming a non-tropical trough during the afternoon of June 24.

Hurricane Andres originated out of a tropical wave that entered the eastern Pacific basin on June 16 after crossing Central America.

[2] By June 20, the wave spawned an area of low pressure roughly 175 mi (280 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico.

[1][4] By the morning of June 22, very deep thunderstorm activity existed near the center, and the overall convective pattern had become more symmetric in nature.

[5] Favorable conditions, warm sea surface temperatures, allowed Andres to gradually intensify as it tracked near the Mexican coastline.

[1] Early the next day, the center of circulation became embedded within a central dense overcast[8] and Andres intensified into a hurricane, the first of the season, around 0600 UTC.

[9] By the evening of June 23, Andres weakened to a tropical storm due to increasing wind shear, decreasing sea surface temperatures as it entered a more stable air mass.

[10] By 1200 UTC on June 24, the storm weakened into a tropical depression while situated roughly 100 mi (155 km) west of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco.

[16] Rough seas led to the drowning of a fishermen in a lagoon near Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero,[1] while flooding caused by the storm prompted the evacuation of 200 people; 14 shelters were opened to accommodate the evacuees.

[19] The Civil Protection System prepared relief materials, consisting of 600 blankets, 600 mattresses and 700 cots to house people in emergency shelters.

[21] In the community of La Soledad, heavy rains accompanied by hail hit 38 homes, crops and coffee grounds cultivation in the region.

Map of a path in the Pacific Ocean along the west coast of Mexico. Most of Baja California can be seen at the top of the image, Central America is visible on the right side and the coastline of the Gulf States in the United States can be seen at the top right.
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone , remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
Visible satellite image of a tropical depression intensifying. The storm features a broad area of cloud cover, stretching far out horizontally from the main system. Central and southern Mexico can be seen at the top of the image.
Tropical Depression Two-E upon being classified
Colorized infrared satellite image of a tropical storm near the west coast of central Mexico. Intense convective activity, such as strong thunderstorms, are depicted by areas of bright red, concentrated around the center of the storm.
Infrared satellite image of Andres near the Mexican coastline