The strongest land falling pacific hurricane on record, Hurricane Patricia, formed on October 20. This hurricane was a tropical cyclone that formed in the eastern pacific and rapidly intensified to a level 5 hurricane, the most destructive of its kind. Patricia was headed for Mexico, and people across the country prepared for the devastating storm. Many boarded up their windows, packed their valuables, and headed to shelters throughout the region. The landfall point was about 60 miles northwest of Manzanillo, where tropical storm force winds tore through the town. The eye of the storm, the strongest part, made landfall on October 23 at 6:15 pm near Cuixmala, just southwest of Mexico. But just as it grew rapidly, Patricia’s intensity swiftly decreased as the storms center ground across the rugged terrain of Mexico. Winds recorded at landfall were still close to 165 MPH, keeping Patricia locked in as a level 5 hurricane. Though the storm wasn’t as intense as meteorologists predicted, it still caused major damage all over Mexico. Streets were flooded, roofs torn off, and debris lay everywhere. Hurricane Patricia left as quickly as she came, and Mexico has a lot of cleaning up to do!