Hurricane Linda Recap

Tropical Depression Fifteen-E developed on Sept. 6, 2015, well southwest of Mexico, and became Tropical Storm Linda later that day. This fifteenth tropical system of the 2015 eastern Pacific hurricane season went on to become the twelfth named storm in the basin.

• Linda moved northwest and rapidly intensified to a Category 2 hurricane over Labor Day weekend.
• At one point, Linda was a major Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 125 mph.
• Linda triggered a surge of moisture into the U.S. Desert Southwest, leading to flash flooding as a result of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
• As Linda moved into cooler waters west of Baja California, it dissipated to a remnant low on Sept. 10, 2015.

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