How Hurricane Willa Formed and Landed
In short: Hurricane Willa originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea before becoming a Category 5 storm and making landfall in Mexico.
1. Willa originated from a tropical wave that the National Hurricane Center began to monitor in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 14. 2. Willa peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) on the following day. 3. A combination of an eyewall replacement cycle and increasing wind shear weakened the hurricane. 4. Early on October 24, Willa made landfall as a marginal Category 3 hurricane in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Sources: Wikipedia, “Hurricane Willa (Wikipedia)” (CC BY-SA 4.0). Illustrative, not to scale.
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