Hurricane Cesar–Douglas

Hurricane Cesar–Douglas
Hurricane Douglas near peak intensity on August 1
Meteorological history
FormedJuly 24, 1996
DissipatedAugust 6, 1996
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds130 mph (215 km/h)
Lowest pressure946 mbar (hPa); 27.94 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities113
Missing29
Damage$203 million (1996 USD)
Areas affected
IBTrACS: Cesar, Douglas

Part of the 1996 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons

Hurricane Cesar–Douglas was one of the few tropical cyclones to survive the crossover from the Atlantic to east Pacific basin, and was the last to receive a new storm name upon doing so. Hurricane Cesar was the third named storm and second hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed in the southern Caribbean Sea and affected several countries in South America before crossing Nicaragua and entering the Eastern Pacific where it was renamed Hurricane Douglas, the fourth named storm, third hurricane, and first and strongest major hurricane of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season. The storm killed 113 people in Central and South America and left 29 others missing, mainly due to flooding and mudslides.