2009 Pacific hurricane season facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
2009 Pacific hurricane season

First storm started:	June 18, 2009
Last storm ended:	October 28, 2009
Strongest storm:	Hurricane Rick - 906 mbar, 180 mph winds
Number of storms:	20 named storms + 3 depressions
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	5
Cost of damage:	$59.8 million (2009 USD)
People killed:	9 people
Nearest seasons:	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

The 2009 Pacific hurricane season started on May 15, 2009 and ended November 30, 2009. In this season there were 12 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. This season featured Hurricane Rick, which was the second strongest hurricane recorded in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Another storm to remember was Hurricane Jimena, which caused over $50 million in damage when it made landfall in Baja California.

Storms

• Tropical Depression One-E
• Hurricane Andres
• Tropical Storm Blanca
• Hurricane Carlos
• Tropical Storm Dolores
• Tropical Storm Lana
• Tropical Storm Enrique
• Hurricane Felicia
• Tropical Depression Nine-E
• Tropical Storm Maka
• Hurricane Guillermo
• Tropical Storm Hilda
• Tropical Storm Ignacio
• Hurricane Jimena
• Tropical Depression Two-C
• Tropical Storm Kevin
• Hurricane Linda
• Tropical Storm Marty
• Tropical Storm Nora
• Tropical Storm Olaf
• Tropical Storm Patricia
• Hurricane Rick
• Hurricane Neki

Storm names

This are the names that were set aside for the 2009 Pacific hurricane season. Names that did not get used are marked in gray.

These are the name that were set aside for the Central Pacific, which is close to Hawaii. Again, names that did not get used are marked in gray.

Related pages

• 2009 Atlantic hurricane season

Images for kids

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  A series of tropical cyclones on August 12. From left to right the systems are Tropical Depression Maka, the remnants of Hurricane Felicia, Tropical Depression Nine-E and the low that would later become Hurricane Guillermo.

See also

In Spanish: Temporada de huracanes en el Pacífico de 2009 para niños