Hurricane Patricia (2015)

Basin

Eastern Pacific

Dates

October 20, 2015 to October 24, 2015

Peak strength

Category 5, 185 kt (213 mph)

Lowest pressure

872 mb (25.75 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

17.3

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

30 nmi (56 km, 35 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

5 nmi (9 km, 6 mi)

Overall size

180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

215 kt (247 mph)

Fastest the center moved

24 kt (28 mph)

Identifier

EP202015

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

0

Property damage

$55 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

29 in 11 reports from 4 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

11 flash flood, 5 coastal flood, 3 marine high wind, 2 strong wind, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high surf, 1 high wind, 1 waterspout, 1 tornado.

1 tornado and 1 waterspout recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The Weather Prediction Center attributes 6,878 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 28.41 inches (722 mm).

WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

After hours of rainfall the nuisance flooding became a flash flood. Several inches to at least a foot of water rose into homes in the Las Brisas subdivision on the east side of town, with three to five feet of water on neighborhood streets. At least three feet of water submerged vehicles along the frontage roads between the Westgate and Airport Road exits during the peak of the flash flooding. Additional high water closed portions of FM 1015 between Weslaco and Progresso (which also had flash flooding of unknown depth)and FM 493 near Donna. At least 26 separate boat rescues were made in flooded neighborhoods and more than 500 homes were impacted by some level of floodwater.

Hidalgo, Texas · Flash Flood · Oct 24, 19:00 UTC

There was widespread flooding around the city of Houston. There were numerous reports of flooded and impassable roadways with submerged vehicles. Vehicles were submerged near Fondren Road and the Highway 59 southwest freeway as well as in the Galleria area. The Katy exit ramp to the north freeway was closed due to high water. Interstate 45 at North Shepherd had two feet of water flowing across all lanes. Highway 59 at the 610 Loop interchange was closed due to high water. There was also high water reported over Clay Road at North Eldridge in Bear Creek Pioneers Park that was blocking traffic. Sections of Memorial Drive near Bagby Street were closed due to high flood waters. All entrances to downtown Houston off of Interstate 45 were closed due to high water over the roadways. Eastbound Interstate 10 was closed due to high water near White Oak Bayou.

Harris, Texas · Flash Flood · Oct 25, 00:00 UTC

As low pressure approached the Coastal Louisiana waters winds increased. A rig 7 miles southwest of Johnsons Bayou reported sustained winds of 50 to 55 knots for around one hour and a gust to 60 knots. Sustained winds of 40 to 50 knots were common across the rest of the coastal waters as well.

Coastal Waters From Cameron La To High Island Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico · Marine High Wind · Oct 25, 15:00 UTC

A weather station on a rig installed by Beaumont media recorded a sustained wind of 50 MPH with a gust of 61 MPH as low pressure pushed east across the coastal waters.

Cameron La To High Is Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico · Marine High Wind · Oct 25, 21:29 UTC

High surf and strong winds resulted in significant coastal flooding in the Ft. Pickens area. Sands drifts as high as 5 feet were left in the wake of the flood waters on portions of Ft. Pickens Rd.

Coastal Escambia, Florida · Coastal Flood · Oct 26, 12:00 UTC

Waves as high as 10 feet resulted in significant damage to the State Park Pier in Gulf Shores with multiple panels on the pier popping up and buckling due to the rough seas and surf. The lighting and waterlines were also damaged.

Lower Baldwin, Alabama · High Surf · Oct 26, 13:00 UTC

Minor coastal flooding was reported in several locations across Mobile County. The eastbound lanes of the Mobile Bay Causeway were closed due to the flooding. In addition, minor flooding was reported on the west end of Dauphin Island and at the foot of the Dog River Bridge. A homeowner on the west side of Mobile Bay reported 1-2 feet of water in the yard due to waves over topping the sea wall at the residence.

Lower Mobile, Alabama · Coastal Flood · Oct 26, 15:54 UTC

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A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Best track as a shapefile, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Patricia