Tropical Storm Lowell (2008)

Tropical Storm Lowell was a moderate tropical storm that developed during the 2008 Pacific hurricane season. The fourteenth tropical cyclone and thirteen named storm of the season, Lowell formed out of a western side of a trough on September 6. It quickly intensified into Tropical Storm Lowell, peaking as a moderate tropical storm. It pass directly over Socorro Island and began a weakening trend. It weakened into depression before landfall in Baja California Sur and dissipated before striking Sonora. It later joined with a frontal boundary and Hurricane Ike which caused severe damage as far inland as Chicago. In all, the storm had caused 6 deaths and $15.5 million damage.

Tropical Storm Lowell
Lowell of the Mexican coast on September 9
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 6, 2008
DissipatedSeptember 11, 2008
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds50 mph (85 km/h)
Lowest pressure998 mbar (hPa); 29.47 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities6 direct
Damage$15.5 million (2008 USD)
Areas affectedBaja California Sur, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas
IBTrACS

Part of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season
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