Hurricane Nora was a third tropical cyclone that reached Arizona as a tropical storm. Nora occurred in 1997 during the Pacific hurricane season. Hurricane Nora formed on September 16 and dissipated on the 26th. Nora formed over very warm water (29-30 degrees Celsius) Nora developed south of the Mexican coast, intensified into a hurricane, and made landfall over northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. A high pressure area over northern Mexico forced the storm to move west to northwest. During that period, Nora continued to intensify becoming a Category 1 hurricane. It's highest winds reached 130 mph (215km/h). Hurricane Nora affected Baja, California, and Southwest United States. In the United States, there were no direct deaths blamed on the hurricane. Although this is the case, the California Highway Patrol attributed three or four traffic fatalities in southern California due to weather. Damage totals from Nora aren't fully discovered. The media summaries of Nora included a loss to agriculture estimated at several hundred millions; approximately $150-200 million (1997 USD). It is also estimated that $30-40 million dollars in damage to lemon trees occurred. In California, about 125,000 customers lost power in the Los Angeles area with scattered, smaller outages elsewhere. In San Diego, Palm Springs, and Indio, street flooding was reported.
Hurricane Nora's remnants over the Southwestern
United States
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